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CNIC identifies key mechanism in fat cells to combat obesity
CNIC researchers have identified a mechanism in fat cells that helps them safely store excess fat, offering new insights for combating obesity and related metabolic diseases.
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New single-cell lipidomics method may unlock cancer treatments
A new method for a fragmentation-based identification of lipids could enable the study of cancer cells in detail not seen before.
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Modelling pregestational diabetes-induced congenital heart disease
Using an advanced human heart organoid system, researchers found the contributing factors to the condition and possible therapeutic compounds.
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Lung adenocarcinoma: metabolic reprogramming of macrophages
Disrupting the mechanism that EGFR-driven lung adenocarcinoma uses to alter macrophages’ lipid metabolism could inspire new treatments.
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New lipid nanoparticles effectively deliver RNA to microglia
LNPs deliver small interfering RNA to the brain’s microglia to combat inflammation related to Alzheimer’s disease.
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Research 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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New study highlights lipid nanoparticles and mRNA could treat blindness
The researchers developed nanoparticles able to penetrate the neural retina and deliver mRNA to the photoreceptor cells whose proper function makes vision possible.
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RNA therapeutics: the key to treat rare disease?
This exclusive interview highlights some of Dr Arthur Suckow’s insights into how his team uses RNA therapies to treat rare diseases such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth 1A.
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Study in mice shows dietary saturated fats can trigger liver cancer
Japanese researchers showed for the first time processes that are crucial targets for treating liver cancer are enhanced by saturated fatty acid diets.
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Pacemaker channel discovery could lead to better heart drugs
The research has shown in high-resolution detail how certain lipids interact with pacemaker ion channels to enhance their activity.
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Researchers find how a SARS-CoV-2 virus protein damages the heart
In their study, the researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine found that the Nsp6 SARS-CoV-2 protein causes heart damage.
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Scientists discover anti-inflammatory molecules SGDGs decline in the ageing brain
The molecules, called SGDGs, may lead to new ways to treat age-related neurological diseases.
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Lipid nanoparticle delivery of mRNA could lead to new ‘universal’ COVID-19 treatment
A study has shown that mRNA delivered via lipid nanoparticles blocks multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2 from entering cells in mice.
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Targeted cancer vaccines eliminate tumours and prevent recurrence in mice
Researchers have developed an mRNA-based cancer vaccine that is delivered directly into the lymphatic system for a more potent response.
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Screening technique could accelerate and improve mRNA therapies
A new single-cell nanoparticle targeting-sequencing approach can measure the cellular uptake of lipid nanoparticles carrying mRNA therapies.