For years, it has been known that mutations in both copies of the HERC2 gene are associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by global developmental delay, intellectual disability, features of the autism spectrum ...
Jun 11, 2026
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WEHI researchers have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism our bodies use to regulate sugar, in findings that rewrite the fundamental rules of biology and open a new frontier in science. Published in Nature, the study ...
Apr 24, 2026
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Using a modern imaging technology known as cryo-electron microscopy, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have determined the structure of a protein called midnolin that's crucial to the survival of malignant cells ...
Jun 9, 2025
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Scientists have developed a powerful new method for selectively and reversibly breaking connections between brain cells—a leap forward that could transform how we study brain processes and, one day, how we treat neurological ...
May 14, 2025
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WEHI researchers have made a huge leap forward in the fight against Parkinson's disease, solving a decades-long mystery that paves the way for the development of new drugs to treat the condition.
Mar 13, 2025
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A disrupted protein degradation process in heart muscle cells can lead to a range of severe heart diseases. In the case of dilated cardiomyopathy, a pathological enlargement of the heart chambers, researchers at the Max Planck ...
Feb 4, 2025
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A team at the Institute of Biochemistry at Kiel University has found a way to inhibit the function of the tumor-causing protein MYC. This can be used to develop new drugs.
Jul 4, 2024
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A microscopic battle rages in our bodies, as our cells constantly fend off invaders through our immune system: a complex system of cells and proteins designed to protect us from harmful pathogens. One of its central components ...
Feb 28, 2024
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Three decades after discoveries linking mutations in the BRCA1 gene to breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility, research led by Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health ...
Oct 6, 2023
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The entire family of coronaviruses is equipped with multiple methods of evading the human immune system, and two new studies have taken a deep dive into how these viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, leverage highly specialized ...
