Medical research
Minimizing fallout from explosive cell death could slow inflammation, cancer spread
Research suggests one of the many ways cancer can spread is an explosive form of cell death known as necroptosis.
Sep 8, 2023
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News tagged with chemical biology
Immunology
New grasp of key COVID-19 protein may lead to a live-attenuated vaccine effective against more variants for longer
Research from the University of Kansas published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences could hasten development of a new class of vaccines aimed at SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Aug 28, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Molnupiravir administered at human effect size-equivalent dose found to block SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets
Two oral drugs, molnupiravir and paxlovid (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir), provide equivalent therapeutic benefit in preventing severe COVID-19 in animal models, but only molnupiravir efficiently blocked SARS-CoV-2 transmission ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Medical economics
Plants of the boreal forest: Using traditional Indigenous medicine to create modern treatments
Natural health products and phytomedicines (plant-based medicines) are used in many countries as the first choice of treatment. This market represents a significant proportion of the total market for health products, particularly ...
Jul 27, 2023
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Genetics
Research uncovers why people who have Down syndrome age prematurely
The molecular processes responsible for natural aging of cells are poorly understood. Studying conditions in humans where aging is accelerated due to genetic causes presents opportunities to learn about the mechanisms that ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Genetics
Biologist explains why no two people or cells age the same way, and what this means for anti-aging interventions
You likely know someone who seems to age slowly, appearing years younger than their birth date suggests. And you likely have seen the opposite—someone whose body and mind seem much more ravaged by time than others. Why ...
Jul 7, 2023
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Health
Vaping may destroy good bacteria and increase cavities, gum disease, and cellular changes that cause cancer
A University of Central Florida College of Medicine researcher is discovering that vaping creates chemical reactions in the mouth that can destroy good bacteria while increasing germs that cause cavities, gum disease and ...
Jun 29, 2023
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Genetics
Do children inherit parents' stressful experiences?
Most of us learned in high school that people get half their genes from their father and half from their mother. That's true, but it turns out the way parents contribute to their offspring's genetics is more complicated—and ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What if China really did develop COVID as a bioweapon? Here are the issues involved
China is facing renewed allegations that the COVID-19 outbreak was caused by a leak from one of their laboratories—and that this research is connected to biowarfare.
Jun 15, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Gene-editing technique could speed up study of cancer mutations
Genomic studies of cancer patients have revealed thousands of mutations linked to tumor development. However, for the vast majority of those mutations, researchers are unsure of how they contribute to cancer because there's ...
May 11, 2023
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