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DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Nearly every cell in a person’s body has the same DNA. Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus (where it is called nuclear DNA), but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria (where it is called mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA).

How does the Mediterranean Diet impact the gut microbiome and cognitive performance African American obese adults?

The effects of the Mediterranean Diet (Med Diet) and intentional weight loss (IWL) on the gut microbiome.

2 Aug 2023

Penn Medicine and CHOP receive $26 million NIH grant to develop treatments for three rare genetic diseases

A Penn Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) team will seek to develop treatments for three rare, incurable genetic diseases with the help of a $26 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

1 Aug 2023

Scientists develop breakthrough technology for detecting protein modifications

A team of scientists led by the University of Oxford have achieved a significant breakthrough in detecting modifications on protein structures.

1 Aug 2023

Phase 1 clinical trial underway to test City of Hope-developed cancer treatment

Researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, today published a new study explaining how they took a protein once thought to be too challenging for targeted therapy, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), and developed a targeted chemotherapy that appears to annihilate all solid tumors in preclinical research.

1 Aug 2023

The effects of oxidative stress on women’s fertility

Scientists review existing literature to assess the relationship between oxidative stress and female infertility.

1 Aug 2023

Molecular insights into drug-induced GDF15 regulation in cancer cells and cardiomyocytes: implications for precision medicine

A recent study elucidated the molecular mechanisms of drug-induced regulation of growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15).

1 Aug 2023

The roles and plausible mechanisms of pyroptosis in renal inflammation and fibrosis

Researchers summarize available data on pyroptosis in the context of renal fibrosis, as well as its prevention and treatment.

1 Aug 2023

Metagenomic next-generation sequencing as an emerging modality for the diagnosis of infectious diseases

Study examined the role of plasma metagenomic next-generation sequencing.

1 Aug 2023

BGI Genomics report: Thailand needs to take urgent action to combat cervical cancer

Only 28.5% of Thai women are diagnosed at stage I of cervical cancer when survival rates are highest, according to a study published by the Mahidol University.

31 Jul 2023

Sperm packaging proteins may hold key to male infertility

Sperm play a critical role in the creation of new life, delivering essentially half of the genetic material required.

31 Jul 2023

Ancient Brazilian skeleton discovered to be descendant of First Americans

An article to be published on July 31 in Nature Ecology & Evolution reveals that Luzio, the oldest human skeleton found in São Paulo state (Brazil), was a descendant of the ancestral population that settled the Americas at least 16,000 years ago and gave rise to all present-day Indigenous peoples, such as the Tupi.

31 Jul 2023

New report highlights gaps in cervical cancer awareness in Brazil

With Brazil's National Cancer Institute estimating 17,010 new cases in 2023, cervical cancer is the third leading cause of morbidity among Brazil's female population.

31 Jul 2023

Rockefeller researchers reveal the mechanisms behind malignant turn of events in cancer

Early on, every stem cell faces a fateful choice. During skin development, for instance, the embryonic epidermis begins as a single layer of epidermal progenitor cells.

31 Jul 2023

New technique revolutionizes protein-ligand interaction studies

Raman spectroscopy -; a chemical analysis method that shines monochromatic light onto a sample and records the scattered light that emerges -; has caused frustration among biomedical researchers for more than half a century.

28 Jul 2023

Study unravels how mitochondria call for help when under stress

Originally, the powerhouses of higher cells, the mitochondria, were independent organisms. Researchers at Goethe University Frankfurt have investigated to what extent their metabolism has blended with that of their host cells in the course of evolution, using the example of a mitochondrial stress response.

28 Jul 2023

New reference database Greengenes2 improves reproducibility of microbiome studies

Two leading sequencing techniques are no longer at odds, thanks to an international effort led by scientists at University of California San Diego.

27 Jul 2023

Two new compounds can block cancer cell’s escape route

Cancer cells are capable of escaping chemotherapy and radiotherapy by activating a signaling pathway that prevents them from dying.

27 Jul 2023

Transcription factors may drive development of different colorectal cancer subtypes

New research in colorectal cancers directed by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center suggests that expression of transcription factors — proteins that help turn specific genes on or off by binding to nearby DNA — may play a central role in the degree of DNA methylation across the genome, contributing to the development of different subtypes of these cancers.

27 Jul 2023

Diagnosis of rare inherited metabolic condition in a Sumatran orangutan

Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine have diagnosed a Sumatran Orangutan at the Indianapolis Zoo with a rare genetic disease called Alkaptonuria.

27 Jul 2023

Henry Ford Health researcher wins grant to study circulating cell-free DNA methylation as a tool for glioma detection

Houtan Noushmehr, Ph.D., a researcher at Henry Ford Health, has been awarded a prestigious R01 grant of nearly $2.9M from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support a research project titled, "Circulating cell-free DNA methylation as an accurate tool for detection and clinical follow-up of glioma."

27 Jul 2023

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How does the Mediterranean Diet impact the gut microbiome and cognitive performance African American obese adults?

Penn Medicine and CHOP receive $26 million NIH grant to develop treatments for three rare genetic diseases

Scientists develop breakthrough technology for detecting protein modifications

Phase 1 clinical trial underway to test City of Hope-developed cancer treatment

The effects of oxidative stress on women’s fertility

Molecular insights into drug-induced GDF15 regulation in cancer cells and cardiomyocytes: implications for precision medicine

The roles and plausible mechanisms of pyroptosis in renal inflammation and fibrosis

Metagenomic next-generation sequencing as an emerging modality for the diagnosis of infectious diseases

BGI Genomics report: Thailand needs to take urgent action to combat cervical cancer

Sperm packaging proteins may hold key to male infertility

Ancient Brazilian skeleton discovered to be descendant of First Americans

New report highlights gaps in cervical cancer awareness in Brazil

Rockefeller researchers reveal the mechanisms behind malignant turn of events in cancer

New technique revolutionizes protein-ligand interaction studies

Study unravels how mitochondria call for help when under stress

New reference database Greengenes2 improves reproducibility of microbiome studies

Two new compounds can block cancer cell’s escape route

Transcription factors may drive development of different colorectal cancer subtypes

Diagnosis of rare inherited metabolic condition in a Sumatran orangutan

Henry Ford Health researcher wins grant to study circulating cell-free DNA methylation as a tool for glioma detection

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