A novel molecular pathway to explain how a mutation in the gene ACTA2 can cause individuals in their 30s—with normal cholesterol levels and no other risk factors—to develop coronary artery disease has been identified, ...
Jul 7, 2023
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The spread of false information is increasingly hindering the clarification of socially relevant, scientifically proven facts. A representative study led by Prof. Dr. Laura König at the University of Bayreuth has now examined ...
Jun 19, 2023
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Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, King's College London and University College London have shed light on the genetics behind changes in the structure and shape of the face and head in a mouse model of Down syndrome.
Apr 26, 2023
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An international group of researchers, led by Dr. José Ángel Martínez-Climent at the Cima University of Navarra, has created mouse avatars of patients with multiple myeloma to study and develop personalized treatments ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Why do some people with a genetic mutation associated with leukemia remain healthy, while others with the same mutation develop the blood cancer? In a new study published in Blood, scientists from the USC Stem Cell laboratory ...
Mar 23, 2023
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Interleukin (IL)-15 is a cytokine with different modes of action, and a new article describes why it is important to selectively target the mode of action of the cytokine rather than IL-15 itself to inhibit its activity. ...
Jan 23, 2023
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Injections of genetically engineered muscle tissue hold great promise in treating type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to research to be presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Researchers at Stanford University and Emory University have launched a nationwide initiative to monitor monkeypox, COVID-19, and other infectious diseases in communities by measuring viral genetic material in wastewater. ...
Aug 8, 2022
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Cancer is caused by abnormal cell proliferation and is one of the main public health issues in the world. Recently, the research group led by Researcher Du Peng of PKU School of Life Sciences discovered that a plant immune ...
Jul 27, 2022
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Some cytokines can enhance the production of aberrantly O-glycosylated IgA1, the main autoantigen in IgA nephropathy. The mechanism behind this observation is described in the Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research (JICR).
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