CRISPR and other new technologies open doors for drug development, but which diseases get prioritized?

DECEMBER 14, 2023 Editors' notesby C. Michael White,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrescription drugs and vaccines revolutionized health care, dramatically decreasing death

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CRISPR and other new technologies open doors for drug development, but which diseases get prioritized?

DECEMBER 14, 2023 Editors' notesby C. Michael White,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrescription drugs and vaccines revolutionized health care, dramatically decreasing death

Updated on:March 14,2024 22

Bridging diet, microbes, and metabolism: Implications for metabolic disorders

FEBRUARY 20, 2024byBoyce Thompson InstituteTransgenic animals expressing a green fluorescent protein attached to the fatty acid desaturase, FAT-7. Green color represents the induction of FAT-7 i

Updated on: March 15,2024 6

Bridging diet, microbes, and metabolism: Implications for metabolic disorders

FEBRUARY 20, 2024byBoyce Thompson InstituteTransgenic animals expressing a green fluorescent protein attached to the fatty acid desaturase, FAT-7. Green color represents the induction of FAT-7 i

Updated on:March 15,2024 6

Diabetes drug shows promise against Parkinson's in clinical study

by By Issam Ahmed and Lucie AubourgPeople play table tennis at the Ping Pong Parkinson initiative in Berlin on April 11, 2023, World Parkinson's Day -- the devastating disorder affects 10 million

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Diabetes drug shows promise against Parkinson's in clinical study

by By Issam Ahmed and Lucie AubourgPeople play table tennis at the Ping Pong Parkinson initiative in Berlin on April 11, 2023, World Parkinson's Day -- the devastating disorder affects 10 million

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Study confirms how RNA chemical modifications benefit HIV-1

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityHIV-1 Virus. Credit: J Roberto Trujillo/WikipediaA chemical modification in the HIV-1 RNA genome whose function has been a matter of scientific debate

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Study confirms how RNA chemical modifications benefit HIV-1

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityHIV-1 Virus. Credit: J Roberto Trujillo/WikipediaA chemical modification in the HIV-1 RNA genome whose function has been a matter of scientific debate

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New study suggests enhanced mitochondrial fusion fuels nerve cell function and plasticity

by University of CologneThe picture shows neurons (magenta) born in the adult mouse hippocampus. Nuclei are stained cyan. The extending dendrites are important sites where mechanisms of plasticit

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New study suggests enhanced mitochondrial fusion fuels nerve cell function and plasticity

by University of CologneThe picture shows neurons (magenta) born in the adult mouse hippocampus. Nuclei are stained cyan. The extending dendrites are important sites where mechanisms of plasticit

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Researchers discover one million new components of the human genome

by Anika Hazra,University of TorontoCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Toronto's Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research have found nearly one million n

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Researchers discover one million new components of the human genome

by Anika Hazra,University of TorontoCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Toronto's Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research have found nearly one million n

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A molecular route to decoding synaptic specificity and nerve cell communication

by Tokyo Institute of TechnologyThis study provides insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the neuronal synaptic interaction. Credit: Tokyo TechNeurons or nerve cells are the fundament

Updated on: April 06,2024 0

A molecular route to decoding synaptic specificity and nerve cell communication

by Tokyo Institute of TechnologyThis study provides insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the neuronal synaptic interaction. Credit: Tokyo TechNeurons or nerve cells are the fundament

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Cell's 'garbage disposal' may have another role: Helping neurons near skin sense the environment

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineNeuronal membrane proteasomes are labeled with a red compound and appear in a subset of sensory neurons that are labeled with green compound. Note, n

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Cell's 'garbage disposal' may have another role: Helping neurons near skin sense the environment

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineNeuronal membrane proteasomes are labeled with a red compound and appear in a subset of sensory neurons that are labeled with green compound. Note, n

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Prolonged use of certain hormone drugs linked to increased brain tumor risk

by British Medical JournalMeningiomas are graded by microscopic appearance, rate of growth and tendency to invade other tissues. Credit: National Cancer InstituteProlonged use of certain progesto

Updated on: March 30,2024 10

Prolonged use of certain hormone drugs linked to increased brain tumor risk

by British Medical JournalMeningiomas are graded by microscopic appearance, rate of growth and tendency to invade other tissues. Credit: National Cancer InstituteProlonged use of certain progesto

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Gene editing precisely repairs immune cells

byMax Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineMutated T cells are unable to kill B cells (red) induced by the Epstein-Barr virus. This causes other immune cells to flow into the area of infection,

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Gene editing precisely repairs immune cells

byMax Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineMutated T cells are unable to kill B cells (red) induced by the Epstein-Barr virus. This causes other immune cells to flow into the area of infection,

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Drugs of the future will be easier and faster to make, thanks to mRNA—after researchers work out a few remaining kinks

JANUARY 5, 2024by Li Li,The ConversationThis is a computer graphic of an RNA molecule. Credit: Richard Feldmann/WikipediaVaccines have been reliably and affordably protecting people from disease

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Drugs of the future will be easier and faster to make, thanks to mRNA—after researchers work out a few remaining kinks

JANUARY 5, 2024by Li Li,The ConversationThis is a computer graphic of an RNA molecule. Credit: Richard Feldmann/WikipediaVaccines have been reliably and affordably protecting people from disease

Updated on:March 30,2024 3

Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species recorded

FEBRUARY 12, 2024by Tshepiso Ndhlovu, Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu and Wilfred Otang-Mbeng,The ConversationThe common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat

Updated on: March 30,2024 3

Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species recorded

FEBRUARY 12, 2024by Tshepiso Ndhlovu, Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu and Wilfred Otang-Mbeng,The ConversationThe common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat

Updated on:March 30,2024 3