New consensus offers guidance for management of neonatal lactose intolerance
Lactose is a major carbohydrate in human milk, but breaking it down requires lactase, an intestinal enzyme that…
Researchers capture clear images of complex cancer drug building enzyme
A joint research group led by Ryo Tanifuji and Hiroki Oguri from the University of Tokyo and Yoshikazu…
Researchers improve CRISPR technology for detecting HIV and other RNA viruses
Scientists have long used a powerful gene-editing tool called CRISPR to make precise changes to DNA. But a…
CHOP researchers link MAP2K4 variants to a neurodevelopmental disorder
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have discovered the mechanisms of previously unknown changes in a gene…
RNA modification enzyme FTO shows therapeutic promise in gastrointestinal cancers
A new review in Genes & Diseases highlights FTO, an enzyme involved in RNA modification, as a potentially…
Scientists supercharge plastic-eating enzyme with tiny one-atom change
To break down a plastic bottle, science doesn’t need a hammer, but a microscopic scalpel. Researchers at The…
New study uncovers bacterial route to testosterone production
Many prostate cancers depend on androgen hormones, including testosterone, to grow. That is why treatments for advanced disease…
Multiple sclerosis treatment approach developed at Mainz University moves toward clinical application
A therapeutic approach pioneered in Mainz for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) is taking an important step…
New tool predicts heart failure treatment effects on blood pressure, kidney function and serum potassium
A new heart failure (HF) treatment effect calculator could help overcome one of the largest barriers to effective…
Researchers uncover hidden function of known tuberculosis bacterium gene
The complete genome for the tuberculosis bacterium was sequenced and published in 1998. Since then, scientists have deciphered…
Scientists Add Unlikely New Member to World’s Carnivorous Plants
More than 150 years after Charles Darwin first wondered whether certain sticky-leaved Saxifraga plants might be secretly carnivorous,…
New research explains how embryos establish germline cell boundaries
Every embryo of an organism that reproduces sexually faces an early and consequential decision: which of its cell…