Human Biology News
November 20, 2024
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Nov. 20, 2024 — Children living in war-torn countries not only suffer from poor mental health outcomes, but war may cause adverse biological changes at the DNA level, which could have lifelong health impacts, according to a ground-breaking ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — Researchers have pinpointed what could be the early genetic origins of breast cancer -- cancer-like mutations appearing in the cells of healthy women. In a new study, the international collaborators analyzed the genomes of more than 48,000 ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Blocking the METTL3 protein can increase sensitivity to chemotherapy in neuroblastoma, according to new research. The study shows how specific RNA modifications affect gene expression in the early development of ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Cell-to-cell communication through nanosized particles, working as messengers and carriers, can now be analyzed in a whole new way, thanks to a new method involving CRISPR gene-editing technology. The particles, known as small extracellular vesicles ...
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Nov. 19, 2024 — In most people, the lung-infecting pathogens known as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) trigger mild cold-like ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — The mechanisms underlying skin renewal are still poorly understood. Interleukin-38 (IL-38), a protein involved in regulating inflammatory responses, could be a game changer. A team has observed it ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — An international team of researchers has achieved an unprecedented milestone: the creation of mouse stem cells capable of generating a fully developed mouse using genetic tools from a unicellular ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have linked disease-related proteins and genes to identify specific cellular pathways responsible for Alzheimer's genesis and progression. The proteins were gathered from cerebrospinal ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — StitchR, a new gene therapy technique, delivers large genes in two parts to treat muscular dystrophies by restoring critical proteins in animal ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — A new study uncovers vulnerabilities in drug-resistant TB, offering hope for improved ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — By exploiting the genetic variation in cancer cells, an already approved cancer drug demonstrated enhanced effects against cancer cells in specific patient groups, according to a new study. The ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Scientists have identified new gene faults and evolutionary patterns contributing to testicular cancer. Their findings offer profound insights into ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have found that the way DNA is packaged in cells can directly impact how fast DNA itself is copied during cell division. They discovered that DNA packaging sends signals through an ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have combined two gene editing methods. This enables them to quickly investigate the significance of many genetic mutations involved in the development and treatment of ...
Earlier Headlines
Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers reveal that metabolic enzymes known for their roles in energy production and nucleotide synthesis are taking on unexpected 'second jobs' within the nucleus, orchestrating ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Scientists uncovered a previously unrecognized tumor suppression mechanism through the study of condensates and ribosome ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — A new database covering over 100 different canine tissues can significantly enhance our understanding of hereditary diseases and provide valuable information for health research in both dogs and ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — An international team of researchers has provided a genetic diagnosis for 30 individuals whose condition was undiagnosed for years despite extensive clinical or genetic ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Researchers identify a key pathway leading to neurodegeneration in early stages of ALS, hinting at the potential for short-circuiting the progression of the fatal disease if diagnosed ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have identified a possible way to make glioblastoma cells vulnerable to different types of immunotherapy. The strategy, which they demonstrated in cells in the lab, forces brain cancer ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — Genes contain instructions for making proteins, and a central dogma of biology is that this information flows from DNA to RNA to proteins. But only two percent of the human genome actually encodes ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — The CRISPR tool is capable of repairing the genetic defect responsible for the immune disease chronic granulomatous disease. However, researchers have now shown that there is a risk of inadvertently ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — Tiny circles called ecDNA are critical in cancer development and drug resistance. An international team publishes landmark studies detailing new findings and potential ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — Researchers have developed a broad and deep genomic database of Latin Americans which gathers genome-wide data of Latin American populations into a single source and allows other scientists to easily ...
Nov. 5, 2024 — A new method can test the activity of thousands of RNA enzymes, called ribozymes, in a single ...
Nov. 5, 2024 — Along with defending against pathogens, the body's innate immune system helps to protect the stability of our genomes in unexpected ways -- ways that have important implications for the ...
Nov. 5, 2024 — By examining RNA in hundreds of thousands of individual brain cells, scientists further support that alcohol use disorder could accelerate Alzheimer's disease progression, paving the way for ...
Nov. 4, 2024 — Researchers have developed synthetic genes that function like the genes in living cells. The artificial genes can build intracellular structures through a cascading sequence that builds ...
Nov. 1, 2024 — A concerning increase in global rates of severe invasive infections becoming resistant to key antibiotics has a team of infectious disease researchers studying a recently emerged strain of bacteria ...
Oct. 31, 2024 — Researchers have created the first blueprint of the human spliceosome, the most complex and intricate molecular machine in human biology. The vast majority of human genes -- more than nine in ten -- ...
Oct. 31, 2024 — Researchers have developed a computational technique that makes spatial RNA transcripts more accessible and precise, allowing them to be visualized at microscopic ...
Oct. 31, 2024 — A comprehensive analysis of breast cancer metastases compares various methods and affords new insights into the biology of ...
Oct. 31, 2024 — Researchers have shown that the IGFBP3 protein plays a relevant role in human lung development. The results of the study, which used organoids derived from embryonic lungs, open up new perspectives ...
Oct. 30, 2024 — Researchers combined advanced imaging techniques with a computational method to probe how immune cells interact with each other, revealing that the interactions between immune cells in the vicinity ...
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Monday, November 11, 2024
- Tumor Suppressor Forms Gel-Like Assemblies to Sacrifice Cancer Cells
- International Canine Gene Research Database Accelerates Biomedical Research
Friday, November 8, 2024
- One Gene Provides Diagnoses for 30 Patients Whose Condition Was Unexplained for Years
- Key Pathway Leading to Neurodegeneration in Early Stages of ALS Identified
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Researchers Make Glioblastoma Cells Visible to Attacking Immune Cells
- Finding Function for Noncoding RNAs Using a New Kind of CRISPR
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- Use of 'genetic Scissors' Carries Risks
- Cracking the Code of DNA Circles in Cancer: Potential Therapy
- Genomic Databases Need More Diversity, Experts Say
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
- Testing Thousands of RNA Enzymes Helps Find First 'twister Ribozyme' In Mammals
- Ancient Immune Defense System Plays an Unexpected Role in Cancer
- Alzheimer's and Alcohol Use Disorder Share Similar Gene Expression Patterns, Study Finds
Monday, November 4, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- First Blueprint of the Human Spliceosome Revealed
- A Newly Developed Algorithm Shows How a Gene Is Expressed at Microscopic Resolution
- Breast Cancer: The Diversity of Metastases
- Researchers Identify Key Mechanism in Human Lung Development
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Researchers Unveil Method to Map Immune Cell Connections, Predicting Patient Survival in Cancer
- Study Identifies How Ovarian Cancer Protects Itself, Paves Way for Improved Immunotherapy Approach
- New Method to Analyze Complex Genetic Data Could Be the Key to Tackling Rare Diseases
- Healthy Brains Suppress Inappropriate Immune Responses
Monday, October 28, 2024
- Scientists Can Reverse Brain Aging in Fruit Flies by Preventing Buildup of a Common Protein
- Understanding How Mutations Affect Diseases
- Researchers Discover Underlying Mechanisms That Make CRISPR an Effective Gene Editing Tool
- Genomic Variants That Increase Risk of Kidney Disease Are Found in Nearly One-Third of West Africans
- A New Chemistry for CRISPR
Friday, October 25, 2024
- Invisible Anatomy in the Fruit Fly Uterus
- Cancer Risk Linked to P53 in Ulcerative Colitis
- Researchers Uncover Novel Role of Protein GPNMB in Heart Repair
- Researchers Discover That Errors in Protein Location Are a Common Cause of Disease
- Gene Named for Mythical Irish Land Could Aid Muscle Function After Traumatic Nerve Injuries
- Novel Role of BRCA1 in Tumor Suppression
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Could a New Medical Approach Fix Faulty Genes Before Birth?
- Mouse Model Reveals Liver Involvement in Muscular Dystrophy
- Plastic Chemical Causes Causes DNA Breakage and Chromosome Defects in Sex Cells, Study Finds
- Study Increases Understanding of What Makes Multiply Recurrent Meningiomas a Most Aggressive Form of Brain Tumor
- New Formation of Neurons from Stem Cell Niche Disrupted After Stroke
- New AI Tool Predicts Protein-Protein Interaction Mutations in Hundreds of Diseases
- The Cellular Superhero That Protects Us Against RNA Viruses
- In Pioneering Study, Gene Technology Outperforms Standard Newborn Screening Tests
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- 'Human Mini-Brains' Reveal Autism Biology and Potential Treatments
- Research Shows Urine Tests May Detect Early Diseases
- Scientists Discover How Excessive Red Meat Consumption Increases Colorectal Cancer Risk
- Lyme Borreliosis: New Approach for Developing Targeted Therapy
- Researchers Flip Genes on and Off With AI-Designed DNA Switches
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- Structural Biology Analysis of a Pseudomonas Bacterial Virus Reveals a Genome Ejection Motor
- Stirred, Not Shaken: Scientists Uncover How Transcription Drives Motion Within the Genome
- Engineering Creates Molecules That Target Cancer-Causing Proteins
Monday, October 21, 2024
- Evolution in Action: How Ethnic Tibetan Women Thrive in Thin Oxygen at High Altitudes
- Ancient Viral DNA in the Human Genome Linked to Multiple Sclerosis and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Can Snake Research Help Explain Human Digestion?
- New Research Could Lead to Genetically Tailored Diets to Treat Patients With IBS
Friday, October 18, 2024
- Researchers Identify Key Enzyme in Aging Cells to Promote Healthy Aging
- 'Paving the Way' For Improved Treatment of Premature Aging Disease
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Gut Instincts: Intestinal Nutrient Sensors
- Why Do We Love Carbs? The Origins Predate Agriculture and Maybe Even Our Split from Neanderthals
- Specific Type of DNA Could Be a Target of Future Cancer Therapies
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
- High Potency Cannabis Use Leaves Unique Signature on DNA, Study Shows
- Don't Kill the Messenger RNA!
- New Study on microRNAs Could Lead to Better Fertility Treatment
- Uncovering a Way for Pro-B Cells to Change Trajectory
- Human Skin Map Gives 'recipe' To Build Skin and Could Help Prevent Scarring
- Protein Interactions: Who Is Partying With Whom and Who Is Ruining the Party?
- Researchers Offer Alternative to Hydroxyurea in Study of DNA Replication Process
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- Study Busts Myths About Cause of Gout
- Scientists Discover Chemical Probes for Previously 'undruggable' Cancer Target
Monday, October 14, 2024
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
- Defective Sperm Doubles the Risk of Preeclampsia
- Genomic Study Identifies Human, Animal Hair in 'man-Eater' Lions' Teeth
Thursday, October 10, 2024
- How Your Skin Tone Could Affect Your Meds
- The Cause of the Genome's Most Common Mutation Has Been Reassigned
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
- Original or Copy: How Chlamydia Manipulate the Host Cell
- You Get Your Energy from Your Mom: A New Study Explains Why
- A Novel Approach to Combat Fatty Liver Disease
- Genetic Analysis of 25,000 Chinese Mothers and Infants Reveals Unique Genes Associated With Disease Risk
- Study Probes How Eating Less Can Extend Lifespan
- Study Uncovers Mutations and DNA Structures Driving Bladder Cancer
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- Team Engineers New Enzyme to Produce Synthetic Genetic Material
- Key Molecule in Wound Healing Identified
- How Diabetes-Risk Genes Make Cells Less Resilient to Stress
Monday, October 7, 2024
- Common Breast Cancer Treatments May Speed Aging Process
- Cancer Biologists Discover a New Mechanism for an Old Drug
Friday, October 4, 2024
- Research Points to Potential New Treatment for Aggressive Prostate Cancer Subtype
- Achieving Precise Timing for DNA Droplet Division: A Step Towards Artificial Cells
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- Scientists Decode Key Mutation in Many Cancers
- Nanopillars Create Tiny Openings in the Nucleus Without Damaging Cells
- Turning Plants Into Workout Supplement Bio-Factories
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- Research Provides New Insights Into Role of Mechanical Forces in Gene Expression
- Seeing Double: Designing Drugs That Target 'twin' Cancer Proteins
- Structure of a Eukaryotic CRISPR-Cas Homolog, Fanzor2, Shows Its Promise for Gene Editing
- Research Heralds New Era for Genetics
- NMR-Guided Optimization of Lipid Nanoparticles for Enhanced siRNA Delivery
- Epigenetic Hallmarks That Define Cancer
- Researchers Discovered Mechanism Driving Immune Perturbations After Severe Infections