Oncology & Cancer
Scientists uncover key mechanism linking DNA replication to cancer
Researchers have gained a clearer insight into how common alterations to the structure of DNA affect the process of DNA replication.
Oct 11, 2023
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News tagged with human protein
Neuroscience
New study reveals how biological sex influences brain proteins and disease risk
An Emory led study published in Nature Medicine and Synapse sheds light on how biological sex influences brain function and its impact on the risk of various brain-related diseases. For decades, it has been observed that ...
Oct 5, 2023
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Genetics
Largest dataset of thousands of proteins a landmark step for research into human health
The journal Nature has published the results of the world's largest and most comprehensive study on the effects of common genetic variation on proteins circulating in the blood and how these associations can contribute to ...
Oct 4, 2023
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Vaccination
New vaccine technology could protect against future viruses and variants
Studies of a "future-proof" vaccine candidate have shown that just one antigen can be modified to provide a broadly protective immune response in animals. The studies suggest that a single vaccine with combinations of these ...
Sep 25, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A human protein found in non-immune cells defends against COVID-19
Earlier this month, health authorities confirmed that BA.2.86, a highly mutated variant of the virus that causes COVID-19, is at risk of spreading rapidly in countries around the world. With updated shots rolling out this ...
Sep 22, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Brain cancer linked to nuclear pore alterations
Several types of cancer are believed to be linked to alterations of macromolecular structures known as nuclear pore complexes (NPCs). These structures are embedded in the nuclear envelope, a membrane barrier that separates ...
Sep 15, 2023
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Genetics
Scientists uncover COVID's weakness: Without key proteins, virus cannot infect people
New UC Riverside research has revealed COVID's Achilles heel—its dependence on key human proteins for its replication—which can be used to prevent the virus from making people sick.
Sep 13, 2023
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Medical research
Inhaled receptor decoy therapy confers protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in preclinical models
The surface protein of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), known as the spike protein, is critical for infecting host cells. The spike protein facilitates the infection process by binding to ...
Aug 30, 2023
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Genetics
Solving for Y: Research team completes long-anticipated genome sequencing of Y chromosome
Twenty years ago, when researchers from the Human Genome Project announced that they had completed the first-ever sequence of an entire set of human DNA, the discovery was heralded as comparable to "splitting the atom or ...
Aug 27, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Rethinking and rigor brings promising protein for cancer therapy
The elucidation of the role of a critical protein in cell biology is paving the way for alternative cancer treatments. By refuting recent challenges that threatened to invalidate their work, a team of KAUST researchers investigating ...
Aug 24, 2023
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