Genetics
DNA methylation biomarker GrimAge version 2 described
A new research paper was published in Aging entitled "DNA methylation GrimAge version 2."
Dec 21, 2022
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News tagged with plasma proteins
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers are combining new technologies to examine blood proteins in COVID-19 patients
A team at Canada's Lawson Health Research Institute has discovered unique patterns of blood plasma proteins in critically ill patients that may help develop a more personalized approach to treating severe COVID-19. Their ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Investigating plasma to predict COVID-19 progression
Just as oil is essential to keep a car's motor running, blood is essential to keep the body functioning. The presence of particular proteins in the plasma, the liquid component of blood, may signal the presence of a disease ...
Nov 25, 2022
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Immunology
Tracking the pathway to immunity, one cell at a time
Vaccines work their magic by effectively creating immune cells that are long lived, often for over decades. These immune cells create both a protective barrier that can prevent or minimize re-infection and a memory that allows ...
Oct 28, 2022
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Medical research
Zinc enhances albumin's protective role against Parkinson's disease
Revealing zinc's interaction with a critical transport protein underscores the need to study biological pathways under physiologically relevant conditions.
Oct 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Blood test could predict who is likely to get long COVID
A blood test taken at the time of COVID-19 infection could predict who is most likely to develop long COVID, suggests a new small-scale study led by UCL researchers.
Sep 27, 2022
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Medical research
Palmitoylation, a new target for anti-cancer drugs
Peripheral membrane proteins temporarily bind to cell membranes, a necessary step for them to be able to fulfill their biological function. To do this, certain enzymes that catalyze their lipid modification come into action. ...
Apr 25, 2022
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Medical research
Targeting gene therapy directly into the lungs
Tufts researchers are building a reputation for precision targeting in drug delivery. Their tools: tiny lipid-based nanoparticles (LNPs) fine-tuned to latch on to specific tissues, organs, even cell types within the body. ...
Feb 23, 2022
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Inflammatory disorders
MIS-C patients have deeply dysregulated protein profiles, according to new research
Levels of proteins in the plasma of patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) are significantly dysregulated and share features with two other inflammatory syndromes, according to a new study by ...
Jan 24, 2022
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Medical research
The largest ever study of the plasma proteome published
In a study published today in Nature Genetics, scientists at deCODE genetics , a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical company Amgen, demonstrate how measuring the levels of a large number of proteins in plasma at population scale ...
Dec 2, 2021
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