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
Psychology & Psychiatry
Exploring the ribosome–depression link
A group of ribosomal protein genes connect animal models of depression to human patients with major depressive disorder. In order to research depression treatments, scientists use a mouse model, inducing a state with similarities ...
Oct 11, 2023
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Medical research
Connections between rare genetic changes and blood proteins to shape current and future drug discovery
Research published in Nature provides new insight into human disease by studying how rare changes in genes affect proteins found in human blood, called plasma proteins. Findings revealed thousands of never-before-identified ...
Oct 9, 2023
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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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Medical research
From COVID to cancer: High hopes for Nobel mRNA vaccines
The coronavirus pandemic brought global renown to the mRNA technology that underpins vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, and on Monday earned a Nobel Prize for two scientists who have been key to its development.
Oct 2, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Team presents new approach to discover targets for Alzheimer's, other diseases with protein phase separation
Recent research demonstrates that protein phase separation (PPS) is widely present in cells and drives a variety of important biological functions. Protein phase separation at the wrong place or time could create clogs or ...
Sep 25, 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
Improvements in human genome databases offer a promising future for cancer research
A gene sequencing method called ribosome profiling has expanded our understanding of the human genome by identifying previously unknown protein coding regions.
Sep 21, 2023
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