New trial highlights incremental progress towards a cure for HIV-1

FEBRUARY 13, 2024byUniversity of North Carolina School of MedicineLymphocyte with HIV cluster. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAntiretroviral therapies (ART) stop HIV replication in its tracks

Updated on: March 25,2024

New trial highlights incremental progress towards a cure for HIV-1

FEBRUARY 13, 2024byUniversity of North Carolina School of MedicineLymphocyte with HIV cluster. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAntiretroviral therapies (ART) stop HIV replication in its tracks

Updated on:March 25,2024

Tryptophan in diet and gut bacteria protect against E. coli infection, study shows

by Krishna Ramanujan,Cornell UniversityDietary Trp protects against infection with C. rodentium strain DBS100 in a mouse model of EHEC infection. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s4

Updated on: March 20,2024

Tryptophan in diet and gut bacteria protect against E. coli infection, study shows

by Krishna Ramanujan,Cornell UniversityDietary Trp protects against infection with C. rodentium strain DBS100 in a mouse model of EHEC infection. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s4

Updated on:March 20,2024

Study of data from thousands of women suggests ovarian cycle is regulated by circadian rhythm

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Puwadon Sang-ngern from PexelsA team of reproductive researchers affiliated with several institutions in France and the U.S. has found that the timing of monthly o

Updated on: April 28,2024

Study of data from thousands of women suggests ovarian cycle is regulated by circadian rhythm

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Puwadon Sang-ngern from PexelsA team of reproductive researchers affiliated with several institutions in France and the U.S. has found that the timing of monthly o

Updated on:April 28,2024

Dicer enzyme cuts down on fats

by Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichDicer knockout in macrophages (right) accelerates atherosclerosis. Credit: Yuanyuan Wei, LMUThe enzyme Dicer cleaves long precursors into short RNA molecu

Updated on: April 12,2024

Dicer enzyme cuts down on fats

by Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichDicer knockout in macrophages (right) accelerates atherosclerosis. Credit: Yuanyuan Wei, LMUThe enzyme Dicer cleaves long precursors into short RNA molecu

Updated on:April 12,2024

Rodents may see moving objects in a way similar to primates, visual cortex study suggests

byInternational School of Advanced Studies (SISSA)To accurately perceive the direction of moving objects, rats could exploit a small but very useful cluster of visual neurons, which seem to work

Updated on: January 10,2024

Rodents may see moving objects in a way similar to primates, visual cortex study suggests

byInternational School of Advanced Studies (SISSA)To accurately perceive the direction of moving objects, rats could exploit a small but very useful cluster of visual neurons, which seem to work

Updated on:January 10,2024

3-D printed pill samples gut microbiome to aid diagnosis and treatment

by Tufts UniversityBacteria in the gut are pulled into the helical channels by an osmotic 'pump' in the pill. Credit: Nano Lab, Tufts UniversityA research team led by Tufts University eng

Updated on: April 02,2024

3-D printed pill samples gut microbiome to aid diagnosis and treatment

by Tufts UniversityBacteria in the gut are pulled into the helical channels by an osmotic 'pump' in the pill. Credit: Nano Lab, Tufts UniversityA research team led by Tufts University eng

Updated on:April 02,2024

Industrial societies losing healthy gut microbes, finds study

by Ben-Gurion University of the NegevCellulose degrading gut bacteria of hominids across evolutionary time. Previously unknown human gut cellulolytic ruminococcal species are highly prevalent in

Updated on: March 28,2024

Industrial societies losing healthy gut microbes, finds study

by Ben-Gurion University of the NegevCellulose degrading gut bacteria of hominids across evolutionary time. Previously unknown human gut cellulolytic ruminococcal species are highly prevalent in

Updated on:March 28,2024

Researchers develop novel method to improve disease prediction across diverse ancestries

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalBridgePRS improves prediction of African ancestry individuals in the New York BioMe cohort. Credit: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiA team of scientists from Ica

Updated on: December 28,2023

Researchers develop novel method to improve disease prediction across diverse ancestries

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalBridgePRS improves prediction of African ancestry individuals in the New York BioMe cohort. Credit: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiA team of scientists from Ica

Updated on:December 28,2023

Unlocking the human genome: Innovative machine learning tool predicts functional consequences of genetic variants

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalLoGoFunc identifies harmful (left) and harmless (right) genetic variations in the Vasopressin V2 receptor protein using a structure predicted by AlphaFold2. This helps

Updated on: January 02,2024

Unlocking the human genome: Innovative machine learning tool predicts functional consequences of genetic variants

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalLoGoFunc identifies harmful (left) and harmless (right) genetic variations in the Vasopressin V2 receptor protein using a structure predicted by AlphaFold2. This helps

Updated on:January 02,2024

Research finds T cell subset significantly expands in spleen and brain after virus infection

byScience China Pressslc43a2+T cells differentiate and mature in spleen and are then transported to brain to trigger the production of cytokines involved in antiviral strategies against RG

Updated on: April 30,2024

Research finds T cell subset significantly expands in spleen and brain after virus infection

byScience China Pressslc43a2+T cells differentiate and mature in spleen and are then transported to brain to trigger the production of cytokines involved in antiviral strategies against RG

Updated on:April 30,2024

Diabetes drug shows promise in protecting kidneys

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityMore red areas in the kidney indicate higher oxygen levels. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan UniversityType 2 diabetes can lead to diabetic kidney disease, but a class o

Updated on: December 04,2024

Diabetes drug shows promise in protecting kidneys

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityMore red areas in the kidney indicate higher oxygen levels. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan UniversityType 2 diabetes can lead to diabetic kidney disease, but a class o

Updated on:December 04,2024

Researchers develop innovative and flexible method to study immune cell capabilities

byNational University of SingaporeSchematic of PAINTKiller assay. a, Preparation of affinity matrix on effector cells. Effector cells were first labeled with anti-CD45 conjugated with streptavid

Updated on: December 30,2023

Researchers develop innovative and flexible method to study immune cell capabilities

byNational University of SingaporeSchematic of PAINTKiller assay. a, Preparation of affinity matrix on effector cells. Effector cells were first labeled with anti-CD45 conjugated with streptavid

Updated on:December 30,2023