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Phase 1 clinical trial underway to test City of Hope-developed cancer treatment

Researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, today published a new study explaining how they took a protein once thought to be too challenging for targeted therapy, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), and developed a targeted chemotherapy that appears to annihilate all solid tumors in preclinical research.

1 Aug 2023

New way to create unnatural amino acids identified

Every protein in your body is made up of the same 20 building blocks called amino acids. But just because nature is stuck with a limited toolkit doesn't mean humans can't expand it.

1 Aug 2023

Chinese researchers sequence the genomes of over 100 oat plants

Oat is among the top ten cereal crop species in terms of global production. It can adapt to different climates, and farmers can grow it successfully even in harsh environments where other crops such as rice and corn fail. However, not all oat plants are the same.

31 Jul 2023

Researchers discover the effects of pasteurization and sterilization on coconut-rice milk

Whether they're made from soybeans, almonds, oats, or just sourced straight from the cow, milk products must go through heat treatment to prevent harmful bacterial growth and keep them safe.

31 Jul 2023

Study reveals internal structure of polyelectrolyte complexes for the first time

For years, we've known that a special kind of molecular assembly known as a "polyelectrolyte complex" helps your cells keep themselves organized.

31 Jul 2023

Novel tool uncovers new cell types in the visual system of flies

New York University researchers have discovered new cell types in the visual system of flies, made possible by their creation of a tool that finds and labels neurons during development.

31 Jul 2023

Ancient Brazilian skeleton discovered to be descendant of First Americans

An article to be published on July 31 in Nature Ecology & Evolution reveals that Luzio, the oldest human skeleton found in São Paulo state (Brazil), was a descendant of the ancestral population that settled the Americas at least 16,000 years ago and gave rise to all present-day Indigenous peoples, such as the Tupi.

31 Jul 2023

New report highlights gaps in cervical cancer awareness in Brazil

With Brazil's National Cancer Institute estimating 17,010 new cases in 2023, cervical cancer is the third leading cause of morbidity among Brazil's female population.

31 Jul 2023

Genetics may explain why some people are more likely to participate in genetic studies

Why do some people take part in genetic studies while others do not? The answer may lie within our genetic makeup.

31 Jul 2023

Newly identified protein plays a key role in the action of emerging anticancer therapies

Scientists have identified a protein that plays a pivotal role in the action of several emerging cancer therapies. The researchers say the discovery will likely aid efforts to fine-tune the use of immunotherapies against several challenging cancers.

31 Jul 2023

A new portal to ef-FIT-ciency: Introducing The Alpha Portal (TAP) by Alpha Laboratories

The Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) has revolutionised the colorectal cancer referral pathway with its quick and user-friendly nature, making it an easily integrated test for efficient patient triaging.

From Alpha Laboratories 31 Jul 2023

The essential role of the MPL36 protein in leptospirosis

The Leptospira membrane protein L36 (MPL36) is essential for its pathogenesis.

31 Jul 2023

Circadian clock gene plays role in memory formation

A gene that plays a key role in regulating how bodies change across the 24-hour day also influences memory formation, allowing mice to consolidate memories better during the day than at night.

28 Jul 2023

Pinto beans may have anti-inflammatory properties

Common beans are important food sources with high nutritional content. Bean seeds also contain phenolic compounds, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that promote health.

28 Jul 2023

New technique revolutionizes protein-ligand interaction studies

Raman spectroscopy - a chemical analysis method that shines monochromatic light onto a sample and records the scattered light that emerges - has caused frustration among biomedical researchers for more than half a century.

28 Jul 2023

Golgi apparatus may play a role in neuronal circuit reorganization during postnatal brain development

Neurons are the cells that constitute neural circuits and use chemicals and electricity to receive and send messages that allow the body to do everything, including thinking, sensing, moving, and more.

28 Jul 2023

Drosophila study pinpoints a genetic cause for virgin birth for the first time

Scientists have pinpointed a genetic cause for virgin birth for the first time, and once switched on the ability is passed down through generations of females.

28 Jul 2023

New method allows the discovery of specific inhibitors of lactate transporter

Scientists from the Giulio Superti-Furga Lab at CeMM, the Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, have developed a new method that allows the discovery of specific inhibitors of a lactate transporter associated with cancer and other disease areas.

28 Jul 2023

Study unravels how mitochondria call for help when under stress

Originally, the powerhouses of higher cells, the mitochondria, were independent organisms. Researchers at Goethe University Frankfurt have investigated to what extent their metabolism has blended with that of their host cells in the course of evolution, using the example of a mitochondrial stress response.

28 Jul 2023

Cryo-EM study elucidates 3D structure and molecular mechanism of platelet drug transporter

A research team led by Prof. CHEN Yuxing and Prof. ZHOU Cong from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) recently utilized single-particle cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to decipher the 3D structure and molecular mechanism of the platelet drug transporter ABCC4.

28 Jul 2023

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Phase 1 clinical trial underway to test City of Hope-developed cancer treatment

New way to create unnatural amino acids identified

Chinese researchers sequence the genomes of over 100 oat plants

Researchers discover the effects of pasteurization and sterilization on coconut-rice milk

Study reveals internal structure of polyelectrolyte complexes for the first time

Novel tool uncovers new cell types in the visual system of flies

Ancient Brazilian skeleton discovered to be descendant of First Americans

New report highlights gaps in cervical cancer awareness in Brazil

Genetics may explain why some people are more likely to participate in genetic studies

Newly identified protein plays a key role in the action of emerging anticancer therapies

A new portal to ef-FIT-ciency: Introducing The Alpha Portal (TAP) by Alpha Laboratories

The essential role of the MPL36 protein in leptospirosis

Circadian clock gene plays role in memory formation

Pinto beans may have anti-inflammatory properties

New technique revolutionizes protein-ligand interaction studies

Golgi apparatus may play a role in neuronal circuit reorganization during postnatal brain development

Drosophila study pinpoints a genetic cause for virgin birth for the first time

New method allows the discovery of specific inhibitors of lactate transporter

Study unravels how mitochondria call for help when under stress

Cryo-EM study elucidates 3D structure and molecular mechanism of platelet drug transporter

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