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Groundbreaking studies reveal how DNA folding guides sperm cell development

Groundbreaking studies reveal how DNA folding guides sperm cell development

Two new landmark studies show how a seeming tangle of DNA is actually organized into a structure that coordinates thousands of genes to form a sperm cell.

3 Mar 2025

Study elucidates mechanism connecting ER membrane remodeling to pyroptosis in cancer cells

Study elucidates mechanism connecting ER membrane remodeling to pyroptosis in cancer cells

Pyroptosis, a highly inflammatory type of programmed cell death, has garnered attention for its potential in cancer treatment.

3 Mar 2025

Study identifies key genetic markers for SCA6 diagnosis

Study identifies key genetic markers for SCA6 diagnosis

The Department of Neurology at Niigata University and National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry NCNP has identified pathogenic thresholds for the CAG repeat units (RU) of the CACNA1A gene that causes SCA6.

3 Mar 2025

Pioneering the world’s first CRISPR medicine for sickle cell disease

Pioneering the world’s first CRISPR medicine for sickle cell disease

When Vijay Sankaran was an MD-PhD student at Harvard Medical School in the mid-2000s, one of his first clinical encounters was with a 24-year-old patient whose sickle cell disease left them with almost weekly pain episodes.

3 Mar 2025

MEDI method unlocks new way to decode dietary habits

MEDI method unlocks new way to decode dietary habits

"Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are"—this well-known saying accurately describes the new MEDI method for decoding dietary habits from DNA fragments that was developed at Med Uni Graz in cooperation with an international research team.

2 Mar 2025

St. Jude scientists discover how retinoic acid selectively kills metastatic neuroblastoma cells

St. Jude scientists discover how retinoic acid selectively kills metastatic neuroblastoma cells

Neuroblastoma is a solid tumor that occurs in children. When high-risk, the disease has a poor prognosis. Decades ago, adding the drug retinoic acid to neuroblastoma treatment increased survival by 10-15%.

2 Mar 2025

Innovative AI-enabled, low-cost device makes flow cytometry accessible for clinical use

Innovative AI-enabled, low-cost device makes flow cytometry accessible for clinical use

A team of researchers at the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing at Rice University has developed an innovative artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled, low-cost device that will make flow cytometry ⎯ a technique used to analyze cells or particles in a fluid using a laser beam ⎯ affordable and accessible.

2 Mar 2025

New chemical reaction enables precise functionalization of peptides and proteins

New chemical reaction enables precise functionalization of peptides and proteins

Pharmaceutical scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a novel chemical reaction that enables the precise functionalization of peptides and proteins.

28 Feb 2025

The Future of CBD research, marketing, and regulation

The Future of CBD research, marketing, and regulation

In this interview, Professor Ted Dinan, Medical Director at Atlantia Clinical Trials, and Asa Waldstein, Principal at Supplement Advisory Group, discuss Atlantia’s expertise in clinical trials for CBD.

From Atlantia Clinical Trials 28 Feb 2025

Integrating video capsule endoscopy technology in probiotic research

Integrating video capsule endoscopy technology in probiotic research

To be decided by the editor

From Atlantia Clinical Trials 28 Feb 2025

The brain-gut microbiota axis: Impact on mental health & potential treatment avenues

The brain-gut microbiota axis: Impact on mental health & potential treatment avenues

To be decided by the editor

From Atlantia Clinical Trials 28 Feb 2025

Randomized clinical food trials: Best clinical practice, quality management & data processing

Randomized clinical food trials: Best clinical practice, quality management & data processing

The evolution of food clinical trials highlights the importance of quality management and ICH-GCP adherence in validating health claims and interventions.

From Atlantia Clinical Trials 28 Feb 2025

Stress & Distress: Designing clinical trials for maximum efficacy

Stress & Distress: Designing clinical trials for maximum efficacy

To be decided by the editor

From Atlantia Clinical Trials 28 Feb 2025

Atlantia Clinical Trials: Investigating the interrelation of microbiology and immunology

Atlantia Clinical Trials: Investigating the interrelation of microbiology and immunology

Atlantia Clinical Trials investigates the role of microbiomes in immunity, focusing on gut and lung interactions to develop innovative health solutions.

From Atlantia Clinical Trials 28 Feb 2025

Elderly populations: Global trends in the healthy aging market

Elderly populations: Global trends in the healthy aging market

To be decided by the editor

From Atlantia Clinical Trials 28 Feb 2025

New discovery sheds light on energy crisis in children with TANGO2 deficiency

New discovery sheds light on energy crisis in children with TANGO2 deficiency

Researchers studying a protein linked to a rare, severe disease have made a discovery that sheds light on how cells meet their energy needs during a severe metabolic crisis.

28 Feb 2025

UCSF study reveals lungs as source of hematopoietic stem cells

UCSF study reveals lungs as source of hematopoietic stem cells

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion new red blood cells each day to keep the oxygen flowing.

28 Feb 2025

Trained immunity may exacerbate inflammatory bone loss disorders

Trained immunity may exacerbate inflammatory bone loss disorders

Clinical research has long focused on ways to harness the actions of the immune system. From vaccines to immunotherapies, researchers have used their knowledge of the immune system to develop therapies to treat or prevent diseases from influenza to autoimmune disease and cancer.

27 Feb 2025

Investigating genetic differences in Listeria strains used for listeriosis vaccine

Investigating genetic differences in Listeria strains used for listeriosis vaccine

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Listeriosis is among the most severe food-borne diseases affecting both animals and humans, and it presents a serious threat to public health, animal welfare, and the food industry.

27 Feb 2025

New deep-learning framework improves spatial transcriptomics analysis

New deep-learning framework improves spatial transcriptomics analysis

Biological tissues are made up of different cell types arranged in specific patterns, which are essential to their proper functioning.

27 Feb 2025

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