Renowned physician‑scientist to lead Houston Methodist’s cell and gene therapy research
Malcolm Brenner, an internationally recognized physician‑scientist renowned for his leadership in cell and gene therapy, has been tapped to lead…
New genetic driver found for rare small intestinal cancers
A signaling system known as the Wnt pathway plays a central role in how cells in the intestine…
Amsterdam UMC researchers overturn long-standing biological pacemaker dogma
Researchers from Amsterdam UMC have overturned a key assumption in the biological pacemaker field. In a new preclinical…
Circadian clock protein BMAL1 enhances inflammatory responses in immune cells
Daily life is shaped by the solar day, influencing when we wake up, eat, work, and sleep. Inside…
Study: Cave Lions were Distinct Species that Occasionally Bred with Ancestors of Today’s Lions
The extinct Eurasian cave lion (Panthera spelaea) and today’s African and Asian lions (Panthera leo) belong to separate…
Researchers identify genetic cause of severe childhood lung disease
A new report in the American Journal of Human Genetics describes a novel disorder caused by biallelic loss-of-function variants in…
Secret to Sloths’ Slow Life May Lie in Ancient ‘Jumping Genes’
Along with armadillos and anteaters, sloths are members of Xenarthra, the only clade of placental mammals to have…
Sloth genes might hold secret to ageing well, research suggests
A unique gene found in sloths might hold the key to ageing well, a pioneering study has suggested.…
Protein repair defects linked to hidden heart failure
Researchers in the del Monte Lab at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) are the first to…
Brazil launches genetic screening project for prospective parents
In the coming weeks, the Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center (HUG-CELL) will begin recruiting participants for the “Our…
AI-designed molecular switch uses caffeine to control engineered cells
For many of us, a warm cup of coffee is how we start our day. For Texas A&M…
Bee-derived propolis shows potent antiviral activity against varicella-zoster virus
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a clinically important human neurotropic herpesvirus…