New antibody strategy shows promise for halting cyst growth in polycystic kidney disease
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a debilitating hereditary condition in which fluid-filled sacs form and proliferate in the…
T cells drive vaccine effectiveness against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus
A new study shows that the effectiveness of current vaccines against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV)…
Study links common Epstein-Barr virus to autoimmune lupus
One of humanity’s most ubiquitous infectious pathogens bears the blame for the chronic autoimmune condition called systemic lupus…
Academic AIs make inroads in protein binder design
Researchers from the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design have developed a new variation of diffusion-based…
Northwestern team develops antibody to expose hidden pancreatic cancer cells
Pancreatic cancer is notoriously hard to treat and often resists the most advanced immunotherapies. Northwestern Medicine scientists have…
Lactate and lactylation drive metabolic, epigenetic reprogramming in gynecological cancers
Lactate, once considered a metabolic waste product, is now recognized as a key regulator of cellular homeostasis and…
Integrating physicochemical laws into future AI models for better drug design
Proteins play a key role not only in the body, but also in medicine: they either serve as…
Broad-spectrum antivenom could revolutionize treatment of venomous snakebites in Africa
DTU researchers are behind a potentially groundbreaking antivenom that could revolutionize the treatment of venomous snakebites in Africa.…
Emerging strategies for monkeypox: antigen and antibody applications in diagnostics, vaccines, and treatments | Military Medical Research
Ulaeto D, Agafonov A, Burchfield J, Carter L, Happi C, Jakob R, et al. New nomenclature for mpox…
New insights into malaria proteins offer pathway to blocking parasite transmission
Using millions of microscope images magnified up to 130,000 times, researchers from Radboud university medical center and Toronto…
Researchers design intrinsically disordered proteins with tailored properties
In synthetic and structural biology, advances in artificial intelligence have led to an explosion of designing new proteins…
Blood and brain biomarkers transform how doctors confirm Alzheimer’s disease
By integrating clinical assessment with cutting-edge biomarkers, researchers chart a practical pathway to faster and fairer Alzheimer’s diagnosis,…