Human Biology News
February 19, 2025
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Feb. 19, 2025 — Immune therapy has transformed how cancer is treated, but many tumors continue to evade these treatments, thanks to their resemblance to healthy ...
Feb. 13, 2025 — DNA hydrogels are biocompatible drug delivery systems for targeted therapeutic interventions. Conventional DNA hydrogels, formed with many DNA nanostructure units, lead to increased preparation costs and design ...
Feb. 18, 2025 — A sponge-like implant in mice helped guide a treatment that slowed or stopped a degenerative condition similar to multiple sclerosis in humans. It also gave researchers a look at how primary ...
Feb. 18, 2025 — Scientists have developed a breakthrough method to track diet using stool metagenomic data. This non-invasive, data-driven approach offers an objective alternative to traditional food diaries and questionnaires, which are still the gold standard in ...
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Feb. 18, 2025 — The immune systems of cancer patients are highly disrupted, with those who have a higher number of immune cells in their blood having a better ...
Feb. 18, 2025 — How much does the evolution of human speech owe to one amino ...
Feb. 17, 2025 — Stanford Medicine researchers sifted through thousands of single nucleotide mutations in DNA to identify fewer than 400 that are functionally ...
Feb. 14, 2025 — A research collaboration has found that besides regulating the fusion of mitochondria, Mitofusin 2 also ensures protein quality control. This ...
Feb. 14, 2025 — Aging is a privilege, but it also brings risks -- including an increased likelihood of developing age-related diseases including cancer. Researchers have now created a landmark atlas of how healthy ...
Feb. 13, 2025 — Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have linked genetic variants to neuropsychiatric disorders, but their regulatory roles in non-coding regions ...
Feb. 13, 2025 — Neurogeneticists have discovered a novel genetic mutation and associated buildup of toxic proteins in the brain -- a type of buildup distinct from amyloid or tau, proteins that have long been the ...
Feb. 14, 2025 — Recent research takes aim at the a variant in gene SCN1B, which causes a severe form of developmental epileptic ...
Feb. 13, 2025 — Researchers developed a new gene-editing strategy that dramatically boosts the effectiveness of gene therapies in the liver, a breakthrough that ...
Feb. 12, 2025 — Scientists have discovered an interaction between genes that increases the risk of developing a type of ...
Earlier Headlines
Feb. 12, 2025 — Human genes that encode proteins often contain non-coding segments known as introns. Removing introns is crucial for the proper expression of genetic information. Understanding how our cells ...
Feb. 12, 2025 — Our cells constantly receive DNA damage from factors such as ultraviolet rays, irradiations, toxins and chemicals. For women, that can lead to poor egg quality, which in turn can cause infertility, ...
Feb. 12, 2025 — Researchers have found that some particularly aggressive lung cancer cells can develop their own electric network, like that seen in the body's nervous ...
Feb. 12, 2025 — A new blood test has an 80% accuracy in predicting preterm preeclampsia, according to a new study. The condition, which results in over 70,000 maternal deaths and 500,000 fetal deaths each year ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — A groundbreaking study has uncovered how specific genetic mutations influence cancer treatment outcomes -- insights that could help doctors tailor treatments more effectively. The largest study of ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — Children exposed to second-hand smoke at home are more likely to show certain changes in the epigenome, which can alter the way genes are expressed. These epigenetic changes could influence the ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — Immunotherapy, which uses programmed immune cells to selectively destroy cancer cells, has transformed cancer treatment. However, cancer cells have developed immune evasion strategies, leading to ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — Changes to the intermediate filament (IF) protein, vimentin, were found to promote tumor growth by increasing cancer stemness in an oestrogen independent manner. Targeting vimentin and/or the long ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — A new study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in eliciting damages to neurons that are most vulnerable in Huntington's disease and ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing production of certain messenger RNAs and appear to help cells respond to ...
Feb. 10, 2025 — Scientists uncover an enzyme that boosts cancer cell metabolism to fuel growth. The enzyme, GUK1, supports metabolism in cancer cells to help tumors ...
Feb. 10, 2025 — Breast cancers at all stages are defined by the structure of their genomes, researchers find. Targeting these processes early is likely to offer unexpected therapeutic ...
Feb. 10, 2025 — A new blood test is designed to find mold infections deep inside the body, sparing patients from tissue ...
Feb. 7, 2025 — Scientists have identified genetic components in bats that provide insight into their immune ...
Feb. 7, 2025 — Research has uncovered key differences in gene expression linked to inflammation, metabolism and cardioprotection. These findings could help inform the development of targeted therapies for ...
Feb. 7, 2025 — Mitochondria are essential for generating energy that fuels cells and helps them ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — Nearly every disease has an inflammatory component, but blood tests can't pinpoint inflammation in specific organs or tissues in the human body. Now researchers have developed a method to detect ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — New research has investigated the mechanism by which bivalency functions to poise genes for expression during cell differentiation, providing insight into a long-standing paradigm in the regulation ...
Feb. 5, 2025 — A new drug delivery system shows promise for treating a rare, aggressive form of cancer affecting pregnant women and new mothers, and it has potential with other cancers as ...
Feb. 5, 2025 — A research team has developed a biodegradable polymer-based delivery system that efficiently transports ...
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Splicing Twins: Unraveling the Secrets of the Minor Spliceosome Complex
- What Causes Reproductive Complications?
- Lung Cancer Cells Can Go 'off Grid'
- New Blood Test Accurately Predicts Preeclampsia
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- AI Unlocks Genetic Clues to Personalize Cancer Treatment
- Second-Hand Smoke Exposure During Childhood Leaves Its Mark on Children's DNA
- How Cancer Cells Trick the Immune System by Altering Mitochondria
- Disruption of a Single Amino Acid in a Cellular Protein Makes Breast Cancer Cells Behave Like Stem Cells
- Mystery Solved: New Study Reveals How DNA Repair Genes Play a Major Role in Huntington's Disease
- 'Junk' RNA Segments Play Role in Protein Production, Cell Stress Response
Monday, February 10, 2025
- Research Pinpoints Weakness in Lung Cancer's Defenses
- Breast Cancers Broadly Defined by Their Genome Architecture
- Blood Test Eases Diagnosis of Invasive Mold Disease
Friday, February 7, 2025
- Potential New Pathway to Fight Viruses
- Decoding Fat Tissue
- Mitochondria May Hold the Key to Curing Diabetes
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Researchers Find Improved Method for Treating Rare, Aggressive, Pregnancy-Related Cancer
- Polymeric Delivery System Revolutionizes mRNA Therapeutics
- New Study Reveals How RNA Travels Between Cells to Control Genes Across Generations
Monday, February 3, 2025
- Selenoproteins: The Fountain of Youth?
- Most Complex Model of Molecular 'wear-and-Tear' To Date Shines Light on How Proteins Age
Friday, January 31, 2025
- With Generative AI, Chemists Quickly Calculate 3D Genomic Structures
- New Study Identifies Key Protein's Role in Psoriasis
- Ribosomes Team Up in Difficult Situations, New Technology Shows
Thursday, January 30, 2025
- Most Engineered Human Cells Created for Studying Disease
- Zika Uses Human Skin as 'mosquito Magnet' To Spread Virus Further
- Study Shows Potential of Resveratrol to Aid Fertility
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence Model Identifies Potential Risk Genes for Parkinson's Disease
- Inherited Gene Elevates Prostate Cancer Risk in Affected Families
- New Numbering System Facilitates Comparability of Protein Domains
- Genetic 'fingerprint' To Predict Drug Resistance in Bacteria
- Researchers Pioneer DNA-Tagged Gold Nanoparticles for Targeted Cancer Treatment
Monday, January 27, 2025
Friday, January 24, 2025
- Gene Expression Regulation in Cancer and Cellular Functions
- Long Read Sequencing Reveals More Genetic Information While Cutting Time and Cost of Rare Disease Diagnoses
Thursday, January 23, 2025
- Curiosity Driven Experiment Helps Unravel Antibiotic-Resistance Mystery
- Predicting How Childhood Kidney Cancers Develop
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- Can DNA-Nanoparticle Motors Get Up to Speed With Motor Proteins?
- Study of Deadly Dog Cancer Reveals New Clues for Improved Treatment
- Seeing the Unseen: New Method Reveals 'hyperaccessible' Window in Freshly Replicated DNA
- Researchers Identify Key Protein to Potentially Halt Autoimmune Diseases and Allergies
- Structural Insights Reveal Drug Target in Trypanosome Parasites
- Novel Molecular Insights Into Bone Remodeling
- Why Our Biological Clock Ticks: Research Reconciles Major Theories of Aging
- HKU Research Identifies PICH Protein as Key Player in Preventing Chromosome Breakage Linked to Cancer
Monday, January 20, 2025
Friday, January 17, 2025
Thursday, January 16, 2025
- Multi-Target Approach Counters Tumor Growth in Several Cancers
- Decoding HIV's Tactics
- A Deep Learning Pipeline for Controlling Protein Interactions
- Study Finds Surprising Way That Genetic Mutation Causes Huntington's Disease, Transforming Understanding of the Disorder
- DNA Motors Found to Switch Gears
- Protein Level Predicts Immunotherapy Response in Bowel Cancer
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- A Way Forward in Breeding Rice to Withstand High Nighttime Stress
- The Proteins That Make Cell-to-Cell Cargo Transport Possible
- Ultrasound-Directed Microbubbles Could Boost Immune Response Against Tumors
- Link Between Gene Duplications and Deletions Within Chromosome Region and Nonsyndromic Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
- RNA Research: Ribozyme Structure Revealed
- Monitoring Tumor-Informed Circulating Tumor DNA After CGP
- New Insights Into the Biology and Risk Factors of Childhood Obesity
- DNA Damage Can Last Unrepaired for Years, Changing Our View of Mutations
- Deep Learning Designs Proteins Against Deadly Snake Venom
- Scientists Identify New Epigenetic Approach to Target Colorectal Cancer
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
- Gene Editing Extends Lifespan in Mouse Model of Prion Disease
- SCP-Nano: A New Technology to Visualize Nanocarriers in Cells and Tissues
- New Mechanism for Maintaining Genome Stability Discovered
- Researchers Uncover What Drives Aggressive Bone Cancer
- Uncurling a Single DNA Molecule and Gluing It Down Helps Sharpen Images
Monday, January 13, 2025
- Scientists Explain How a Compound from Sea Sponge Exerts Its Biological Effects
- A 'volume Dial' For Missed Signals Produced by Our Bodies
- DNA Nanorobots Can Alter Artificial Cells
- Tumor DNA in the Blood Can Predict Lung Cancer Outcome
- Long Reads Successfully Used to Find Genetic Causes of Rare Diseases
Friday, January 10, 2025
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
- A New Era in Genetic Engineering
- Human 'domainome' Reveals Root Cause of Heritable Disease
- New AI Predicts Inner Workings of Cells
- Researchers Unravel a Novel Mechanism Regulating Gene Expression in the Brain That Could Guide Solutions to Circadian and Other Disorders
- Researchers Resolve Uncertainty in BRCA2 Testing, Improving Cancer Risk Assessment and Patient Care
- Potential New Therapeutic Targets for Huntington's Disease
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Monday, January 6, 2025
Friday, January 3, 2025
Thursday, January 2, 2025
- Zebrafish Protein Unlocks Dormant Genes for Heart Repair
- Discovery Links Cellular Structures to Kidney Cancer Treatment Outcomes
- A 'ticking Time Bomb' For Liver Cancer
- Targeting Tristetraprolin in Basophils: A Breakthrough in Allergic Inflammation Treatment
- Enzyme Promoting Tumor Growth and Spread in Pancreatic Cancer Identified
- Gene Expression in the Human Brain: Cell Types Become More Specialized, Not Just More Numerous
- Detecting Disease With Only a Single Molecule