Genetic diseases: How scientists are working to make DNA repair (almost) a piece of cake

FEBRUARY 6, 2024by Camille Bouchard,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainI have always been fascinated by genetics, a branch of biology that helps explain everything from the striki

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Genetic diseases: How scientists are working to make DNA repair (almost) a piece of cake

FEBRUARY 6, 2024by Camille Bouchard,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainI have always been fascinated by genetics, a branch of biology that helps explain everything from the striki

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Study: This protein may be the 'glue' that helps COVID virus stick

JANUARY 24, 2024byTulane UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen SARS-CoV-2 enters the human body, the virus' spike protein binds to a cell, allowing the virus to infiltrate and begin replic

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Study: This protein may be the 'glue' that helps COVID virus stick

JANUARY 24, 2024byTulane UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen SARS-CoV-2 enters the human body, the virus' spike protein binds to a cell, allowing the virus to infiltrate and begin replic

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Researchers are using RNA in a new approach to fight HIV

FEBRUARY 20, 2024byUniversity of WaterlooGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Controlled Release(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.12.043Society learned about the value of mRNA dur

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Researchers are using RNA in a new approach to fight HIV

FEBRUARY 20, 2024byUniversity of WaterlooGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Controlled Release(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.12.043Society learned about the value of mRNA dur

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Study looks at ways to predict when a migraine attack will occur

JANUARY 24, 2024byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Sasha Wolff/WikipediaMigraine is often under-diagnosed and untreated, and even when it is treated, it can be difficult to treat early enoug

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Study looks at ways to predict when a migraine attack will occur

JANUARY 24, 2024byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Sasha Wolff/WikipediaMigraine is often under-diagnosed and untreated, and even when it is treated, it can be difficult to treat early enoug

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Disruption of mitochondrial unfolded protein response yields shortening of telomeres in mouse oocytes, somatic cells

FEBRUARY 21, 2024by Impact Journals LLCRepresentative confocal images of TRF1 expression and TRF/H2AX co-localization in cumulus oophorus isolated from 6-month-old wild-type and Clpp−/−mice. Cre

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Disruption of mitochondrial unfolded protein response yields shortening of telomeres in mouse oocytes, somatic cells

FEBRUARY 21, 2024by Impact Journals LLCRepresentative confocal images of TRF1 expression and TRF/H2AX co-localization in cumulus oophorus isolated from 6-month-old wild-type and Clpp−/−mice. Cre

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New study examines dermal injections and their impact on skin aging

FEBRUARY 14, 2024by Tessa Roy,University of MichiganIncreased fibroblast synthetic activity as early as 1 week post-filler injection. Following injection of vehicle (saline) and filler (cross-li

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New study examines dermal injections and their impact on skin aging

FEBRUARY 14, 2024by Tessa Roy,University of MichiganIncreased fibroblast synthetic activity as early as 1 week post-filler injection. Following injection of vehicle (saline) and filler (cross-li

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Researchers uncover unexpected molecular pattern in fragile X syndrome

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit:Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.11.019Researchers have found new disrupted genes and an unexpected molecula

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Researchers uncover unexpected molecular pattern in fragile X syndrome

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit:Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.11.019Researchers have found new disrupted genes and an unexpected molecula

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Researchers develop framework to identify molecules responsible for chemotherapy resistance

JANUARY 18, 2024byKarolinska InstitutetCredit:iScience(2024). https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(24)00128-7Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and SciLifeLab demonstr

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Researchers develop framework to identify molecules responsible for chemotherapy resistance

JANUARY 18, 2024byKarolinska InstitutetCredit:iScience(2024). https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(24)00128-7Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and SciLifeLab demonstr

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Burn injury disrupts gut microbiome and weakens intestinal mucus barrier, finds study

FEBRUARY 5, 2024by TranSpreadThe effect of burn injury on colonic tissue and intestinal mucus barrier. (a) hematoxylin and eosin (HE) and Alcian blue/periodic acid Schiff (AB/PAS) staining of the dist

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Burn injury disrupts gut microbiome and weakens intestinal mucus barrier, finds study

FEBRUARY 5, 2024by TranSpreadThe effect of burn injury on colonic tissue and intestinal mucus barrier. (a) hematoxylin and eosin (HE) and Alcian blue/periodic acid Schiff (AB/PAS) staining of the dist

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Researchers develop a new toolkit of fruit flies to study Zika virus

FEBRUARY 28, 2024byTexas Children's HospitalZIKV proteins cause scorable phenotypes upon overexpression in Drosophila. (A) Graphical diagram of the Zika virus (ZIKV) polyprotein, which conta

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Researchers develop a new toolkit of fruit flies to study Zika virus

FEBRUARY 28, 2024byTexas Children's HospitalZIKV proteins cause scorable phenotypes upon overexpression in Drosophila. (A) Graphical diagram of the Zika virus (ZIKV) polyprotein, which conta

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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

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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

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Heart aging under the microscope: Research identifies potential protein marker

by Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI)Age-related changes in the proteome of decellularized tissue of the LV mice. Credit:Molecular & Cellular Proteomics(2023).

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Heart aging under the microscope: Research identifies potential protein marker

by Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI)Age-related changes in the proteome of decellularized tissue of the LV mice. Credit:Molecular & Cellular Proteomics(2023).

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