Public Release: 15-Aug-2018 The Hastings Center As the cost of genome sequencing decreases, researchers and clinicians are debating whether all newborns should be sequenced at birth, facilitating a lifetime of personalized medical care. But while sequencing the genomes of some… Read More ›
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Koala virus could explain why humans have ‘junk’ DNA
Public Release: 7-Aug-2018 University of Queensland A koala virus could help researchers explain millions of years of accumulated ‘junk’ DNA in the human genome. An international team of researchers – including scientists from The University of Queensland – is… Read More ›
Compound made inside human body stops viruses from replicating
PUBLIC RELEASE: 20-JUN-2018 PENN STATE The newest antiviral drugs could take advantage of a compound made not by humans, but inside them. A team of researchers has identified the mode of action of viperin, a naturally occurring enzyme in… Read More ›
Stanford scientists discover biomarker for flu susceptibility
Public Release: 13-Jun-2018 Stanford Medicine Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found a way to predict whether someone exposed to the flu virus is likely to become ill. Purvesh Khatri, PhD, associate professor of medicine and of… Read More ›
Skin cancers linked with up to a 92% reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Public Release: 19-Apr-2018 Wiley Previous studies have demonstrated a decreased risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in individuals with various cancers, including non-melanoma skin cancers (including squamous cell cancers and basal cell cancers). A new Journal of the European Academy… Read More ›
Fermentation byproduct suppresses seizures in nerve agent poisoning
Public Release: 16-Apr-2018 Compound formed during fermentation of beer, wine has potential to prevent organophosphate-triggered seizures from developing into epilepsy Society for Neuroscience IMAGE: Urethane, but not diazepam suppresses the return of seizure activity following 1 hour of… Read More ›
Programming DNA to deliver cancer drugs
Public Release: 19-Mar-2018 New technology could lead to the development of new cancer therapies University of Delaware DNA has an important job–it tells your cells which proteins to make. Now, a research team at the University of Delaware has… Read More ›
US healthcare system needs coordinated response to potential pediatric pandemics
Public Release: 5-Mar-2018 Children’s Hospital Los Angeles IMAGE: This is an image of Jeffrey Upperman, MD, and Rita V. Burke, PhD, MPH. Credit: Photo courtesy of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) have… Read More ›
Modification of CRISPR guide RNA structure prevents immune response in target cells
Public Release: 22-Feb-2018 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press IMAGE: In vitro transcribed-CRISPR guide RNAs trigger innate immune response in cells, but can be prevented by removing the triphosphate moiety. Credit: Sojung Kim February 22, 2018 – CRISPR-mediated genome… Read More ›
Zika virus could help combat brain cancer
Public Release: 21-Feb-2018 Study by Brazilian researchers shows infection by Zika caused death of cells from glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive kind of malignant brain tumor in adults Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo… Read More ›
