Oncology & Cancer
Cancer fighting effects of aspirin revealed in bowel tumor study
Researchers have shed light on how taking aspirin can help to stave off bowel cancer.
Jun 4, 2018
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News tagged with nucleic acids
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Scientists identify reversible molecular defect underlying rheumatoid arthritis
In rheumatoid arthritis, immune cells called helper T cells behave differently from their counterparts in healthy cells and in other autoimmune diseases. Stanford scientists have learned why.
Feb 5, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stanford engineers have developed a genetic microlab that can detect COVID-19 in minutes
Throughout the pandemic, infectious disease experts and frontline medical workers have asked for a faster, cheaper and more reliable COVID-19 test. Now, leveraging the so-called "lab on a chip" technology and the cutting-edge ...
Nov 5, 2020
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Medical research
Proteins in histone group might influence cancer development, study shows
Spool-like proteins called histones play a crucial role in packaging the nearly seven feet of DNA found in most human cells. A new study shows that a group of histones that are thought to behave the same way actually are ...
Sep 3, 2013
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Vaccination
This is how the new COVID-19 vaccine works
"What is new about this vaccine is that it works using genetic code," says Research Scientist Sven Even Borgos at SINTEF. "This means that the vaccine instructs the body to make small and accurately selected components of ...
Nov 20, 2020
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Medical research
Researchers find new potential treatment for prion diseases
A new study in Nucleic Acids Research, published by Oxford University Press, suggests a possible effective treatment strategy for patients suffering from prion disease.
Aug 10, 2020
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Medical research
Ultrasound waves propel rapid delivery of RNA to treat colon inflammation
MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers have demonstrated that they can deliver strands of RNA efficiently to colon cells, using bursts of ultrasound waves that propel the RNA into the cells. Using this approach, ...
Jan 20, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
A new form of DNA
(Medical Xpress) -- Northwestern University chemists have synthesized a new form of DNA, one that can begin to be used to create new gene regulation therapies, for the prevention or treatment of diseases such as cancer.
Jun 3, 2011
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Medical research
A pill that releases RNA in the stomach could offer a new way to administer vaccines
Like most vaccines, RNA vaccines have to be injected, which can be an obstacle for people who fear needles. Now, a team of MIT researchers has developed a way to deliver RNA in a capsule that can be swallowed, which they ...
Jan 31, 2022
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Medical research
Stopping Parkinson's disease before it starts
An Osaka University-led research team has recently published findings that provide a ray of hope for the millions of Parkinson's disease (PD) sufferers worldwide. Although more common in those aged over sixty, PD can strike ...
Jun 5, 2019
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Nucleic acid
A nucleic acid is a macromolecule composed of chains of monomeric nucleotides. In biochemistry these molecules carry genetic information or form structures within cells. The most common nucleic acids are deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). Nucleic acids are universal in living things, as they are found in all cells and viruses. Nucleic acids were first discovered by Friedrich Miescher in 1871.
Artificial nucleic acids include peptide nucleic acid (PNA), Morpholino and locked nucleic acid (LNA), as well as glycol nucleic acid (GNA) and threose nucleic acid (TNA). Each of these is distinguished from naturally-occurring DNA or RNA by changes to the backbone of the molecule.
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