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Molecular tumor profiling in pediatric cancer patients significantly impacts clinical care

Results of a study of molecular tumor profiling in young patients revealed a high rate of genetic alterations with potential for impacting clinical care, including clarifying diagnoses and treatment with matched, precision cancer drugs.

23 Jun 2022

Researchers model a complex childhood disease on-a-chip

Millions of children in low- and middle-income nations suffer from environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine that is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old.

23 Jun 2022

Study analyzes the contagious capacity of a single drop of saliva

A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has established that the two-meter safety distance may be reasonable for preventing Covid-19 infection.

23 Jun 2022

Researchers measure temperature-dependent photovoltaic external quantum efficiency to transform the future of solar cells

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Kratom: A dangerous or beneficial plant?

A new study summarizes the traditional and modern uses of kratom, as well as its pharmacology, benefits, and adverse health impacts.

23 Jun 2022

Study provides better understanding of the brain pathways that control nausea

Nausea is a bit of a catchall sensation for the human body: the unpleasant sick feeling can hit us as a result of everything from pregnancy or a migraine to eating spoiled food or undergoing chemotherapy.

22 Jun 2022

Disrupting tuft cell development may be a new way to treat deadly lung cancer

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professor Christopher Vakoc's team discovered in 2018 a new type of small-cell lung cancer. The cancer originates from cells known as tuft cells.

22 Jun 2022

Preclinical study unlocks the promise of CAR T-cell therapy for treatment of solid tumors

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital identified a molecular mechanism that in a preclinical study unlocked the promise of CAR T–cell therapy for treatment of solid tumors.

22 Jun 2022

Gene expression regulation by N6-methyladenosine

A recent study published in Molecular Cell reviewed the control of gene expression by N6-methyladenosine (m6A), a modified nucleotide in the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA).

22 Jun 2022

Using omics technology to characterize and quantify biomolecules for better nutrition

Maya Rajasekharan, Senior Advisor, Strategic Program Development at the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), says that food is the single greatest determinant of human health and disease over the course of one's life, and yet a comprehensive understanding of the composition of what we eat remains unknown.

22 Jun 2022

Study shows molecular details of HIV-1 assembly and viral envelope protein incorporation

Assembly of HIV-1, which causes AIDS, takes place on the inner plasma membrane leaflet of infected cells, a geometric building process that creates hexamers out of trimers of the viral Gag protein, as guided by Gag's N-terminal matrix domain.

21 Jun 2022

Scientists discover 15 additional genetic mutations linked to KCNK9 imprinting syndrome

A collaborative team of scientists led by Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine has discovered 15 additional genetic mutations in the KCNK9 gene that cause a neurodevelopmental syndrome.

21 Jun 2022

Whole genome sequencing of 1,700-year-old individuals shows genetic heterogeneity in ancient Koreans from Gaya

An international team led by The University of Vienna and the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology in collaboration with the National Museum of Korea has successfully sequenced and studied the whole genome of eight 1,700-year-old individuals dated to the Three Kingdoms period of Korea (approx. 57 BC-668 AD).

21 Jun 2022

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Molecular tumor profiling in pediatric cancer patients significantly impacts clinical care

Researchers model a complex childhood disease on-a-chip

Study analyzes the contagious capacity of a single drop of saliva

Researchers measure temperature-dependent photovoltaic external quantum efficiency to transform the future of solar cells

Kratom: A dangerous or beneficial plant?

Study provides better understanding of the brain pathways that control nausea

Disrupting tuft cell development may be a new way to treat deadly lung cancer

Preclinical study unlocks the promise of CAR T-cell therapy for treatment of solid tumors

Gene expression regulation by N6-methyladenosine

Using omics technology to characterize and quantify biomolecules for better nutrition

Study shows molecular details of HIV-1 assembly and viral envelope protein incorporation

Scientists discover 15 additional genetic mutations linked to KCNK9 imprinting syndrome

Whole genome sequencing of 1,700-year-old individuals shows genetic heterogeneity in ancient Koreans from Gaya

Research offers new insights into how the brain interprets motion during self-motion

Gelatin in Pacific whiting skin may help prevent wrinkles caused by ultraviolet radiation

Researchers investigate the cell adhesion behavior on spider silk for medical use

First open-source program can improve detection and tracking of pathogenic DNA sequences

Protein produced by soft-tissue sarcomas makes immune cells ‘go bad’

TB-causing bacteria can evolve rapidly in response to new environments, study says

Researchers discover the skin's natural protection from nighttime bacterial invasion in mice

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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