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UC San Diego researchers part of special package of human genome studies

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine are among the contributors to a package of 10 studies, published July 29, 2020 in the journal Nature, describing the latest results from the ongoing Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project, a worldwide effort led by the National Institutes of Health to understand how the human genome functions.

29 Jul 2020

Study finds fungal isolates with high levels of virulence in different hospitals

A group of researchers from Brazil, Denmark, Italy and Spain analyzed 884 samples of fungi of the genus Candida collected from 16 hospitals and found a significant number of clusters in more than one hospital.

29 Jul 2020

New maps of chemical marks on DNA could help illuminate the causes of developmental disorders

In research that aims to illuminate the causes of human developmental disorders, Salk scientists have generated 168 new maps of chemical marks on strands of DNA--called methylation--in developing mice.

29 Jul 2020

Study reveals mechanisms of mechanical stretch induced skin expansion

The capacity of the skin to expand by mechanical stretching has been used for decades in plastic and reconstructive surgery to generate an excess of skin that can be used to repair birth defects, damaged tissues, and breast reconstruction after mastectomy.

29 Jul 2020

Research may provide new insights into wound healing

When we get a wound on our skin, the cells in our bodies quickly mobilize to repair it. While it has been known how cells heal wounds and how scars form, a team led by researchers from Washington University in St. Louis has determined for the first time how the process begins, which may provide new insight into wound healing, fibrosis and cancer metastasis.

29 Jul 2020

Remnants of bird ovaries can be preserved in the fossil record, confirms study

A research team led by Dr. Alida Bailleul from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has put one controversy to rest: whether or not remnants of bird ovaries can be preserved in the fossil record.

29 Jul 2020

Waterloo tech profiles antibodies in blood of COVID-19 patients

A world-leading University of Waterloo spinoff company, that decodes blood samples for potential treatments for illnesses like cancer and COVID-19, is expanding operations with the help of a $5-million USD investment.

29 Jul 2020

Avacta and Daewoong Pharmaceutical expand partnership to include COVID-19 neutralising Affimer therapy

Avacta Group plc, is pleased to announce an expansion of its collaboration and license agreement with Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co.Ltd and AffyXell Therapeutics.

29 Jul 2020

Study reveals multiple characteristics of HIV-1-producing cells in vivo

For eradication of HIV-1 infection, it is important to elucidate the detailed features and heterogeneity of HIV-1-infected cells in vivo.

29 Jul 2020

Deep learning algorithm can identify genetic alterations from routine histological images of tumors

Researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, working with colleagues in Europe, created a deep learning algorithm that can infer molecular alterations directly from routine histology images across multiple common tumor types.

28 Jul 2020

'Synthetic lethality' could be exploited for cancer therapy

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a new instance in which the simultaneous mutation of two nonessential genes--neither of which is on its own vital to cell survival--can cause cancer cell death.

28 Jul 2020

Identification of MTK1 SAPKKK as new human oxidative stress sensor

In an aging society, various studies are being conducted to explore the relationship between active oxygen and aging-related diseases such as cancer, chronic inflammatory diseases, and metabolic syndrome.

28 Jul 2020

UMass Amherst biologists identify environmental sensing mechanism in cells

Evolutionary and developmental biologist Craig Albertson and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report that they have identified a molecular mechanism that allows an organism to change the way it looks depending on the environment it is exposed to, a process known as phenotypic plasticity.

28 Jul 2020

Computational analyses suggest new pathway for inflammatory response to SARS-CoV-2

Analyses of lung fluid cells from COVID-19 patients conducted on the nation's fastest supercomputer point to gene expression patterns that may explain the runaway symptoms produced by the body's response to SARS-CoV-2.

28 Jul 2020

Researchers unlock new insights that may help inform vaccine design for infectious diseases

Vaccination is the most effective public health measure to prevent infectious diseases. Vaccines can greatly reduce the risk of infection by working with the body's natural defenses to safely develop immunity to disease.

28 Jul 2020

Investigational drug for Alzheimer's disease may help autistic children

An extensive international study led by Prof. Illana Gozes of Tel Aviv University's Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry found deposits of the tau protein typically found in Alzheimer's patients in tissues taken from the postmortem brain of a 7-year-old autistic child.

28 Jul 2020

Study shows promise of a major breakthrough in healing chronic diabetic ulcers

A new study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine shows promise of a major breakthrough in healing chronic foot ulcers resulting from diabetes.

28 Jul 2020

Human genome may explain the neonatal origins of chronic immune and inflammatory diseases

A study published in the journal Nature Communications has pinpointed a number of areas of the human genome that may help explain the neonatal origins of chronic immune and inflammatory diseases of later life, including type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and coeliac disease.

28 Jul 2020

Study: Mosquitoes species are attracted and repelled by light at different times of day

In a new study, researchers found that night- versus day-biting species of mosquitoes are behaviorally attracted and repelled by different colors of light at different times of day.

28 Jul 2020

Simultaneous mutation of two nonessential genes can cause cancer cell death

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a new instance in which the simultaneous mutation of two nonessential genes - neither of which is on its own vital to cell survival - can cause cancer cell death.

28 Jul 2020

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UC San Diego researchers part of special package of human genome studies

Study finds fungal isolates with high levels of virulence in different hospitals

New maps of chemical marks on DNA could help illuminate the causes of developmental disorders

Study reveals mechanisms of mechanical stretch induced skin expansion

Research may provide new insights into wound healing

Remnants of bird ovaries can be preserved in the fossil record, confirms study

Waterloo tech profiles antibodies in blood of COVID-19 patients

Avacta and Daewoong Pharmaceutical expand partnership to include COVID-19 neutralising Affimer therapy

Study reveals multiple characteristics of HIV-1-producing cells in vivo

Deep learning algorithm can identify genetic alterations from routine histological images of tumors

'Synthetic lethality' could be exploited for cancer therapy

Identification of MTK1 SAPKKK as new human oxidative stress sensor

UMass Amherst biologists identify environmental sensing mechanism in cells

Computational analyses suggest new pathway for inflammatory response to SARS-CoV-2

Researchers unlock new insights that may help inform vaccine design for infectious diseases

Investigational drug for Alzheimer's disease may help autistic children

Study shows promise of a major breakthrough in healing chronic diabetic ulcers

Human genome may explain the neonatal origins of chronic immune and inflammatory diseases

Study: Mosquitoes species are attracted and repelled by light at different times of day

Simultaneous mutation of two nonessential genes can cause cancer cell death

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