Biotherapeutic metabolite repairs gut damage caused by HIV infection
Researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine have identified a naturally occurring metabolite that repairs gut damage caused by…
Dual immunotherapy with neoadjuvant chemotherapy shows encouraging activity in ERBB2-negative breast cancer
A combination of two immunotherapy drugs showed encouraging activity when added to standard chemotherapy given prior to surgery…
NIH funds mosquito genetics research to curb deadly disease spread
Mosquito-borne pathogens, including zika, yellow fever and other illnesses have serious and worldwide impacts on human health. The World…
Experimental therapy helps brain cells bypass genetic deletions
Scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have discovered how an experimental therapy can help brain…
New strategy combines cancer immunotherapy and gene therapy in a single nanoparticle
Cancer cells survive by hiding from the immune system’s surveillance. A KAIST research team has developed a new…
Taiwan Biobank data reveals ongoing natural selection in living humans
For more than a century, scientists have sought to reconstruct human evolution using diverse lines of evidence, including…
Scientists discover master molecular switch for ginseng saponin production
Sanchi ginseng (Panax notoginseng) is a cornerstone of traditional Chinese medicine, prized for its saponins-bioactive compounds with anti-inflammatory,…
Researchers link genome folding to gene activity and brain tissue organization in Alzheimer’s
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the University of…
Occult hepatitis B mutations drive liver cancer growth via Akt mTOR pathway
Occult hepatitis B virus (OBI) infection presents a significant global health challenge, notoriously flying under the radar of…
Five epigenetic clocks reveal shared and distinct signals of aging
A large multi-omics study maps why epigenetic clocks capture different aspects of aging and shows how gene-expression scores…
Oral microbiome imbalances may contribute to symptomatic hand arthritis
Specific imbalances and disruptions to the oral microbiome have been linked to symptomatic hand arthritis by a study published…
New light-sheet imaging system tracks brain seizure dynamics in 3D
Seizures can race through the brain in seconds, making them difficult to capture in detail. To overcome this…