News – Page 63
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NewsResearchers have created a new view of how B cells recognise threats such as viruses
The researchers say their new discovery could be used to design better vaccines and to gain a deeper insight into autoimmune diseases and allergies.
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NewsScientists discover therapeutic target that could treat glaucoma
The researchers found restoring mitochondrial homeostasis in the diseased neurons could protect the optic nerve cells from being damaged from glaucoma.
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Researchers find ancient virus genome drives autism
The scientists revealed in mice models that endogenous retrovirus activation increases a foetus’s susceptibility to autism.
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NewsEnzyme opens door to new therapeutic targets for cellular stress
The activity of enzyme ATE1, as seen by US researchers, flags misfolded proteins for destruction and is enhanced by binding iron-sulphur clusters.
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NewsTransporting antibodies across the blood–brain barrier to treat Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have found a way to ensure that new Alzheimer’s medications are delivered to the right place in the body and at the right timepoint in disease progression, so that they have the best effect.
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NewsNovel peptide may tackle the root cause of type 2 diabetes
British researchers uncover peptide: PEPITEM that could reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and other obesity-related conditions.
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NewsResearchers discover the role of intestinal fibrosis in inflammatory bowel disease
The scientists used a new in vitro platform, which allowed intestinal organoids to be cultured on an open lumen, planar system that could be manipulated experimentally.
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NewsNew self-powered drug delivery system
US researchers have invented a drug delivery technology that has implications for opioid epidemic, cancer treatment, rehabilitation care and more.
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NewsResearch shows lipid nanoparticles are highly effective in gene therapy
Lipid nanoparticles have been used to encapsulate CRISPR-Cas9 and deliver it to cells in mice, where it was highly effective at knocking down expression of a target protein.
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NewsCould long Covid be solved by autoantibodies?
Swiss researchers have found a new class of 'good autoantibodies', which are associated with a favourable course and lower risk of long-Covid.
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NewsStopping immune cell leakage from tumours could improve skin cancer treatment
Results show the number of specialised immune cells available for fighting skin cancer doubled when a new treatment blocked their escape from melanoma tumours.
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NewsNew hydrogel stem cell treatment could repair injured brain tissue
The new ‘hybrid’ hydrogel allowed researchers to safely deliver stem cells to the site of a brain injury in mice.
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NewsTransplanted brain organoids show response to visual stimuli in adult rats
Researchers say that by looking at individual neurons, they were able to gain a deeper understanding of the integration of transplanted brain organoids.
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NewsScientists create organoid to understand hearing loss
The ground-breaking study is an important step towards modelling cochlear function in a dish.
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NewsResearchers develop organoid models to study non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
The team used these models to show drug responses and established a CRISPR-screening platform to identify potential therapeutic targets for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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NewsWeaponising SARS-CoV-2 spike protein against itself to prevent infection
By creating a drug that is based on part of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, US and Finnish researchers can block the virus from entering cells.
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NewsAI can help design drugs to treat opioid addiction
To help people with opioid addiction, US researchers are turning to AI to create and optimise potential new drugs.
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NewsProteomics: dynamics of iron-sulphur cluster binding
Proteomic platform developed by US scientists affords a greater insight into the dynamics of iron-sulphur clusters delivery and binding.
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NewsThe future for quality control of mRNA medications
Japanese researchers combine cutting edge mass spectrometry with software analysis to elucidate mRNA structure.
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NewsUsher syndrome: first nonhuman primate model
US researchers evaluate an experimental gene therapy in the first ever nonhuman primate model for Usher Syndrome.