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Overexpression of lncRNA MVIH may serve as a potential diagnostic biomarker in cervical cancer

A new research paper was published in Genes & Cancer on November 23, 2022, entitled, "Ectopic expression of lncRNA MVIH as a potential diagnostic biomarker in cervical cancer."

9 Dec 2022

Landmark study challenges a 70-year-old theory of protein folding

A landmark study by researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University reveals how a tiny cellular machine called TRiC directs the folding of tubulin, a human protein that is the building block of microtubules that serve as the cell’s scaffolding and transport system.

9 Dec 2022

Better understanding of DNA repair mechanism may pave the way for effective cancer treatments

Better understanding of the mechanisms involved in DNA repair may pave the way for developing inhibitors to improve the effectiveness of radiation therapy.

9 Dec 2022

Artificial sweetener linked to anxiety-like behavior in mice

Florida State University College of Medicine researchers have linked aspartame, an artificial sweetener found in nearly 5,000 diet foods and drinks, to anxiety-like behavior in mice.

8 Dec 2022

Discovery of cellular uptake pathway for larger molecules can be harnessed to create new drugs

A fundamental challenge in drug development is the balance between optimizing a drug's lock-and-key fit with its target and the drug's ability to make its way across the cellular membrane and access that target.

8 Dec 2022

Understanding why respiratory infections are more common in the winter

Researchers investigate the role of extracellular vesicles in the innate nasal mucosal response to several respiratory viruses.

6 Dec 2022

Study predicts persistent cross-species SARS-CoV-2 variant infectivity

Scientists believe bats first transmitted SARS-CoV-2 to humans in December 2019, and while the virus has since evolved into several variants such as delta and omicron, a new study indicates the virus is still highly transmissible between mammals.

5 Dec 2022

Researchers use loop-seq technology to decipher the mechanical code of DNA

A new study has deciphered the mechanical code of DNA to reveal previously unknown ways in which nature encodes biological information in DNA sequence.

5 Dec 2022

New Collaborative Research Center investigates how Treg cells influence immunological and tissue-specific diseases

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the establishment and funding of the Collaborative Research Center/Transregio (CRC/TRR) 355 "Heterogeneity and functional specialization of regulatory T cells in distinct microenvironments".

2 Dec 2022

Study implicates a specific type of brain cell as key player underlying the impact of stressors

More than 70% of adults will experience at least one traumatic experience, such as a life-threatening illness or accident, violent assault or natural disaster, in their lifetimes and nearly a third will experience four or more, according to global data.

1 Dec 2022

Study reveals key details of how DREADD technology highjacks neuronal activity

Understanding of how neuronal activity modulates brain function is a key first step towards creating more effective drugs to treat a variety of neuropsychiatric illnesses, including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, substance abuse, epilepsy, and others.

30 Nov 2022

Removal of cilia from the brain's striatum impairs time perception and judgment, study finds

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered that removal of cilia from the brain's striatum region impaired time perception and judgment, revealing possible new therapeutic targets for mental and neurological conditions including schizophrenia, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases, autism spectrum disorder, and Tourette syndrome.

30 Nov 2022

Scientists discover how an enzyme involved in DNA repair becomes vital to tumor survival

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, in collaboration with Artios, have identified how an enzyme involved in DNA repair (POLQ), becomes vital to the survival of certain cancers, if the cancer cells lose the ability to use a more common method of DNA repair.

30 Nov 2022

New guidelines for designing synthetic molecules that block interaction between two proteins

Inside cells, proteins constantly interact with each other to carry out different functions. For some diseases in which these functions are altered, blocking the binding between two or more proteins emerges as a possible therapeutic approach.

30 Nov 2022

CSU engineers introduce a better way to perform mosquito-tracking for disease applications

West Nile, Zika, dengue and malaria are all diseases spread by bites from infected mosquitoes. To track the threat of such diseases over large populations, scientists need to know where the mosquitoes are, where they've been, and where they might go.

30 Nov 2022

Powerful imaging tool creates 3D atlas of the spectrum of tuberculous and COVID-19 lung lesions

Gross anatomy reveals three-dimensional shapes of pathology at a large scale. Histology, in contrast, reveals the microscopic anatomy of biological structures. But that magnification comes at a cost - histology shows only two-dimensional shapes because it studies small, flat slices of stained tissue.

29 Nov 2022

Molecular & Structural Biology

Overexpression of lncRNA MVIH may serve as a potential diagnostic biomarker in cervical cancer

Landmark study challenges a 70-year-old theory of protein folding

Better understanding of DNA repair mechanism may pave the way for effective cancer treatments

Artificial sweetener linked to anxiety-like behavior in mice

Discovery of cellular uptake pathway for larger molecules can be harnessed to create new drugs

Understanding why respiratory infections are more common in the winter

Study predicts persistent cross-species SARS-CoV-2 variant infectivity

Researchers use loop-seq technology to decipher the mechanical code of DNA

New Collaborative Research Center investigates how Treg cells influence immunological and tissue-specific diseases

Study implicates a specific type of brain cell as key player underlying the impact of stressors

Study reveals key details of how DREADD technology highjacks neuronal activity

Removal of cilia from the brain's striatum impairs time perception and judgment, study finds

Scientists discover how an enzyme involved in DNA repair becomes vital to tumor survival

New guidelines for designing synthetic molecules that block interaction between two proteins

CSU engineers introduce a better way to perform mosquito-tracking for disease applications

Powerful imaging tool creates 3D atlas of the spectrum of tuberculous and COVID-19 lung lesions

MicroRNAs play a key role in the development of complex brains

Pocket feature in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is present in all deadly coronaviruses, study reveals

Research reveals existence of a hidden ''pocket’ on the surface of key SARS-CoV-2 protein

MYC proteins form hollow spheres that shield the genome of cancer cells

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