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ACMG's new guideline strongly recommends the use of noninvasive prenatal screening for fetal chromosome abnormalities

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has released a new Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline (EBG), "Noninvasive prenatal screening for fetal chromosome abnormalities in a general-risk population: An evidence-based clinical guideline of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics."

16 Dec 2022

Novel lipstick formula could offer protection against disease-causing microbes

Lipstick can be a confidence booster, enhance a costume and keep lips from chapping. But sharing a tube with a friend or family member can also spread infections.

16 Dec 2022

Researchers identify a small number of 'cheating' cancer cells under hypoxia

Researchers at UConn Health, Yale, and Johns Hopkins have identified that some cancer cells can "cheat" through escaping constraints imposed by lack of oxygen, allowing the cancer cells to continue to grow.

16 Dec 2022

Mucosal DNA vaccine provides protection against lethal SARS-CoV-2 in mice

Less known to the general public, mucosal vaccination via the mucus membranes could provide robust protection against SARS-CoV-2 infections.

16 Dec 2022

First-ever atlas of global airborne microbiome provides a wealth of insights into microbial communities

Bacteria are truly abundant across the Earth's surface, from the soil to the oceans. The microbial population of the air that surrounds us is comparatively unknown, but a research expedition led by PolyU scientists is about to change that.

16 Dec 2022

New insights into how cells achieve cholesterol homeostasis within the cell membrane

Cholesterol is an essential component of the membrane surrounding every human cell, despite its poor reputation as a health concern when its blood levels are too high.

16 Dec 2022

Scientists launch UK's first comprehensive transformation strategy for managing phosphorus across the food system

As phosphate fertilizer prices remain at very high levels after spiking this year, scientists are calling for urgent measures to manage phosphorus, a vital element essential for food production, but which is also behind environmental pollution in our rivers and lakes.

16 Dec 2022

Cryo-microscopy reveals high-resolution structure of monkeypox virus DNA polymerase holoenzyme

Using cryo-microscopy, researchers present a high-resolution structure of monkeypox virus DNA polymerase holoenzyme, a complex that plays a key role in the genome replication process of the virus.

16 Dec 2022

New mutations near known genes could contribute to the increase in cleft lip and palate risk

Cleft lip and palate are among the most common congenital malformations, which are mainly due to genetic causes.

16 Dec 2022

Study reveals subtypes and EBV-associated regulatory epigenome reprogramming in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Researchers from the Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) discovered a novel subtype of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and EBV-associated immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment (TME).

16 Dec 2022

Next-generation sequencing could change research on sexual assault cases

In this interview, Alexis Garloff talks to NewsMedical about her next-generation sequencing research and the possible applications in forensics, particularly in sexual assault cases.

From Verogen, Inc. 16 Dec 2022

Natural substances show great therapeutic potential to inhibit influenza viruses

Fever, cough, sore throat, and general malaise - the cold season is here, and not only corona but also influenza viruses are spreading again at a rapid pace.

16 Dec 2022

Ceramide blockers prevent the loss of muscle mass during aging in mice

During aging, mice, like humans, become inactive and lose muscle mass and strength. A team of scientists led by Johan Auwerx at EPFL have now discovered that when mice age, their muscles become packed with ceramides.

16 Dec 2022

Using synthetic gene circuits to better control the timing of immunotherapy

In two separate studies, researchers demonstrate how synthetic biology can be used to tackle a difficult issue in cancer immunotherapy: the way immunotherapy-related approaches focused on short-term killing of tumor cells may fail to eradicate tumors because growth of tumors happens on longer timescales.

16 Dec 2022

New chemical compound shows promise to reverse effects of potentially deadly drugs

Drug overdoses in the United States have risen sharply in the last two decades. Nearly 92,000 people died from overdoses of illegal drugs and prescription opioids in 2020 - more than five times the number of deaths in the year 2000 - and synthetic opioids like fentanyl are one of the main culprits.

16 Dec 2022

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ACMG's new guideline strongly recommends the use of noninvasive prenatal screening for fetal chromosome abnormalities

Novel lipstick formula could offer protection against disease-causing microbes

Researchers identify a small number of 'cheating' cancer cells under hypoxia

Mucosal DNA vaccine provides protection against lethal SARS-CoV-2 in mice

First-ever atlas of global airborne microbiome provides a wealth of insights into microbial communities

New insights into how cells achieve cholesterol homeostasis within the cell membrane

Scientists launch UK's first comprehensive transformation strategy for managing phosphorus across the food system

Cryo-microscopy reveals high-resolution structure of monkeypox virus DNA polymerase holoenzyme

New mutations near known genes could contribute to the increase in cleft lip and palate risk

Study reveals subtypes and EBV-associated regulatory epigenome reprogramming in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Next-generation sequencing could change research on sexual assault cases

Natural substances show great therapeutic potential to inhibit influenza viruses

Ceramide blockers prevent the loss of muscle mass during aging in mice

Using synthetic gene circuits to better control the timing of immunotherapy

New chemical compound shows promise to reverse effects of potentially deadly drugs

PhoreMost and ThinkCyte collaborate to advance AI based drug discovery

INTEGRA Biosciences furthers scientific education with festive donation

Sphere Fluidics appoints Richard Hammond as Chief Technical Officer

mRNA vaccine methodologies: Production, value and spectrometer use

Scientists identify a novel epitope at the SARS-CoV-2 spike furin cleavage site

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

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