In a review article, researchers have uncovered compelling evidence that long noncoding RNAs—molecules once dismissed as "junk DNA"—may hold the key to revolutionizing how we diagnose and treat mood disorders.
Sep 2, 2024
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Tuberculosis kills about 1.3 million people each year, making it one of the most lethal infectious diseases in the world. Now, molecular biologist Yohei Kirino, Ph.D. and his research team at Thomas Jefferson University has ...
Aug 28, 2024
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Scientists have discovered how interactions between RNA and the TOP1 essential enzyme, which is overexpressed in many human cancers, regulate DNA during transcription and may inform the creation of new cancer therapies, according ...
Aug 22, 2024
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered new insights into the production and regulation of a class of noncoding RNAs and how alterations in their signatures diversify and modulate the transcriptome of three major ...
Aug 5, 2024
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Obesity levels worldwide are rising and therefore, personalized care is becoming paramount. At the same time, scientists believe that not all fat is the same. Previous studies have shown that measuring levels of visceral ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Most research in human genetics has historically focused on people of European ancestries—a long-standing bias that may limit the accuracy of scientific predictions for people from other populations.
Jul 17, 2024
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Why do some people live for longer than others? The genes in our DNA sequence are important, helping avoid disease or maintain general health, but differences in our genome sequence alone explain less than 30% of the natural ...
Jun 21, 2024
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A team of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center experts led by Hemn Mohammadpour, DVM, Ph.D., has conducted research that offers new insights into tumor biology and may lay the groundwork for more effective cancer immunotherapy.
Jun 21, 2024
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Flinders University researchers have analyzed how an antidiabetic treatment could help control the growth of tumors, potentially paving the way for the design of better cancer treatments.
Jun 11, 2024
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LMU researchers have deciphered the complex interplay of various enzymes around the innate immune receptor toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7), which plays an important role in defending our bodies against viruses.
May 2, 2024
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