Concerns for future gene therapy testing in laboratory mice
Researchers have found that new sickle cell disease gene therapies depend on choosing the right laboratory mice.
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Dominant Omicron subvariants better at evading vaccines and antibody treatments
A new study has found that the latest Omicron subvariants are even better at avoiding vaccines and most antibody treatments than previous variants.
How EGF receptors influence cell growth
A new insight into the way the EGF receptor sends signals into cells could help researchers design new cancer drugs that target this protein.
Building artificial Hox genes
Researchers have created artificial Hox genes using new synthetic DNA technology and genomic engineering in stem cells.
Soft nickases could be the future of safe, effective gene editing
Researchers in the US have developed a new CRISPR method for treating genetic conditions using nickases that they say is safer and more effective.
Key protein identified that helps turn pancreatic cancer cells into a more aggressive form
A new study has shown that it is possible to reverse key process that allows pancreatic cancer cells to grow and spread around the body.
Dissolving implant device relieves pain without drugs
Researchers have created a new implant device has the potential to provide an alternative to opioids and other highly addictive drugs.
IgG antibodies in breast milk help shape infants’ gut bacteria and immunity
A new study in mice has highlighted that gut beneficial bacteria can be transferred from mothers to infants through breast milk and help infants defend against infection-induced diarrheal illness.
A combination of nanotechnology, chemotherapy and a monoclonal antibody could treat glioblastoma
For the first time, researchers have tested a molecule that combines three distinct technologies against glioblastoma, the most aggressive type of brain cancer.
Immune molecules from a llama could provide protection against COVID-19
Researchers have shown that tiny, robust immune particles derived from a llama’s blood could provide strong protection against every COVID-19 variant.
Human urine-derived stem cells have robust regenerative potential
A new study provides the possibility to evaluate the capacity of telomerase-positive human urine-derived stem cells to become a wide variety of other cell types.
New brain mechanism involved in cocaine addiction has been identified
Researchers have found that blocking certain acetylcholine receptors in the lateral habenula made it harder to resist seeking cocaine in a rat model of addiction.
Researchers have linked resistance to kidney cancer treatment to low mitochondrial content in cancer cells
When the researchers increased the mitochondrial content with an inhibitor, the cancer cells responded to the treatment.
Dysfunctional gene leads to potentially treatable deafness
Researchers have found that inherited mutations in the MINAR2 gene causes deafness. The findings suggest that deafness could be treated with genetic therapies.
Using microscopy to understand how bacteria spreads and multiplies
Researchers have been using state-of-the-art microscopy to analyse bacteria’s shapeshifting behaviour, findings which could lead to treatments for UTIs.
