Human Biology News
April 24, 2024
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Scientists Discover the Cellular Functions of a Family of Proteins Integral to Inflammatory Diseases
Apr. 22, 2024 — In a scientific breakthrough, researchers have revealed the biological mechanisms by which a family of proteins known as histone deacetylases (HDACs) activate immune system cells linked to ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — A research team has synthesized a lysin that during in vitro experiments targets bacteria responsible for producing odors in human ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers describe the steps they took to manipulate DNA and proteins -- essential building blocks of life -- to create cells that look and act like cells from the body. This accomplishment, a first in the field, has implications for efforts in ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — Scientists have located and identified alterations in the monkeypox virus genome that potentially correlate with changes in the virus's transmissibility observed in the 2022 ...
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Apr. 22, 2024 — Clarifying the cause of a skin disease led to the discovery of a new disease-causing gene, a new category of diseases, and new perspectives for both counseling and therapy. The discovery is the first ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — Researchers have revealed the regulatory mechanism of a specific protein, TRBP, that plays a key role in balancing the immune response triggered by viral infections in mammal cells. These findings ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — A new study has identified that a deficit in the placental expression of the gene insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGFBP1) and low IGFBP1 circulating ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Scientists at UC Riverside have demonstrated a new, RNA-based vaccine strategy that is effective against any strain of a virus and can be used safely even by babies or the ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — In posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), intrusive thoughts, changes in mood, and other symptoms after exposure to trauma can greatly impact a person's quality of life. About 6 percent of people who ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Most cancer patients do not benefit from early targeted therapies. Scientists now describe a new computational pipeline to systematically predict ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — Toxic chemicals used to flame-proof plastic materials can be absorbed into the body through skin, via contact with microplastics, new research ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — The rate at which human cells age is influenced by multiple interconnected factors. New research examined how restricting calories influences telomere length and biological ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers have identified a variant in the gene TBX1 as key in the development of the unique morphology at the base of the skull. TBX1 is present at higher levels in humans than in closely related ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — A new diagnostic tool developed by researchers can test for SARS-CoV-2 and Zika virus with the same or better accuracy as high-precision PCR tests in ...
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Apr. 18, 2024 — Despite progress in defining functional elements of noncoding DNA, it is still not fully understood. Researchers, using an experiment that elucidated the function of tens of thousands of noncoding ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a DNA repair mechanism that advances understanding of how human cells stay healthy, and which could lead to new treatments for cancer and premature ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — Researchers have created a urine-based test that detects pieces of DNA fragments released by head and neck tumors. The test could potentially facilitate early detection of this cancer type, which ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — Scientists have identified promising real-world links between common HIV drugs and a reduced incidence of Alzheimer's ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — A new study revealed how aberrant epigenetic regulation contributes to the development of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid (AT/RT) tumors, which are aggressive brain tumors that mainly affect young ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the second most common cancer-causing virus, accounting for 690,000 cervical and other cancers each year worldwide. While the immune system usually clears HPV ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Researchers reveal how DNA gyrase resolves DNA entanglements. The findings not only provide novel insights into this fundamental biological mechanism but also have potential practical applications. ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — A new study finds that telomere lengths follow a different pattern than has thus far been understood. Instead of telomere lengths falling under one general range of shortest to longest across all ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — University of Montana researchers and their partners have found a new method to generate human cartilage of the head and ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — CAR T cell therapy has revolutionized the way certain types of cancer are treated, and the longer those CAR T cells live in a patient's body, the more effectively they respond to cancer. Now, ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — New research sheds light on the significance of the glucocorticoid receptor in drug-resistant prostate cancer, showing that the development of drug resistance could be prevented by limiting the ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — Only recently, a new era in medicine began with the first RNA vaccines. These active substances are modified RNAs that trigger immune responses of the human immune system. Another approach in RNA ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — Researchers have discovered the connection between aldehydes, organic compounds produced by cells as part of metabolic processes, and rapid aging. Their findings indicate a potential treatment for ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — In a study that spans more than a decade, researchers have looked at generations of families in a specific population to reveal the role newly inherited DNA variants play on recessive disease traits, ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — Researchers have made a significant advancement toward understanding how the human genome is organized inside a single cell. This knowledge is crucial for analyzing how DNA structure influences gene ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — Researchers have compiled a detailed catalogue of bacteria living in cancer metastases. Having analyzed over 4000 tumors, they shed light on the diversity of these co-inhabitants and how they might ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Scientists discovered that the biological instructions within these vesicles differed significantly in postmortem brain samples donated from patients suffering from Alzheimer's ...
Apr. 5, 2024 — A new 'atlas' of the human ovary provides insights that could lead to treatments restoring ovarian hormone production and the ability to have biologically related children, according to ...
Apr. 5, 2024 — Researchers developed a foundational language model to decode mRNA sequences and optimize those sequences for vaccine development. The tool shows broader promise as a means for studying molecular ...
Apr. 5, 2024 — A research team has built a genetic reference maps for short lengths of DNA repeated multiple times which are known to cause more than 50 lethal human diseases, including amyotrophic lateral ...
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Researchers Discover Urine-Based Test to Detect Head and Neck Cancer
- Common HIV Treatments May Aid Alzheimer's Disease Patients
Monday, April 15, 2024
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Researchers Identify New Genetic Risk Factors for Persistent HPV Infections
- First Step to Untangle DNA: Supercoiled DNA Captures Gyrase Like a Lasso Ropes Cattle
- New Study Finds Potential Targets at Chromosome Ends for Degenerative Disease Prevention
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- New Way to Generate Human Cartilage
- Researchers Identify Protein That Controls CAR T Cell Longevity
- New Insight Into Combating Drug-Resistant Prostate Cancer
- A Promising Target for New RNA Therapeutics Now Accessible
- Impact of Aldehydes on DNA Damage and Aging
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- The Genomic Architecture of Inherited DNA Variants
- Machine Learning Method Reveals Chromosome Locations in Individual Cell Nucleus
- Bacteria in Cancer Unmasked
Monday, April 8, 2024
Friday, April 5, 2024
- Atlas of the Human Ovary With Cell-Level Resolution Is a Step Toward Artificial Ovary
- Can Language Models Read the Genome? This One Decoded mRNA to Make Better Vaccines
- First Tandem Repeat Expansions Genetic Reference Maps
- A Deep Dive Into the Genetics of Alcohol Consumption
- RNA That Doesn't Age
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- An Hereditary Liver Disease Cured With the Help of Gene Scissors
- Nerve Cells Not Entirely 'young at Heart'
- Mitochondrial Roles in Antiviral Immunity Modify Manifestations of Neurological Diseases
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Scientists Link Certain Gut Bacteria to Lower Heart Disease Risk
- YKT6 Gene Variants Cause a New Genetic Disorder Finds a New Study
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Genomic Research May Help Explain Cancer Resistance in Tasmanian Devils
- Single Genomic Test Promises Accelerated Diagnoses for Rare Genetic Diseases
- DNA Study IDs Descendants of George Washington from Unmarked Remains, Findings to Aid Service Member IDs Going Back to World War II
- 'Exhausted' Immune Cells in Healthy Women Could Be Target for Breast Cancer Prevention
- Reverse Effects of Trauma? Older Brain Cells Linger Unexpectedly Before Their Death
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- New Tool Provides Researchers With Improved Understanding of Stem Cell Aging in the Brain
- Making Long-Term Memories Requires Nerve-Cell Damage
- Scientists Extract Genetic Secrets from 4,000-Year-Old Teeth to Illuminate the Impact of Changing Human Diets Over the Centuries
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- New Testing Approach Improves Detection of Rare but Emerging Powassan Virus Spread by Deer Ticks
- New Genetic Analysis Tool Tracks Risks Tied to CRISPR Edits
- Macrophages Produce Heat from Brown Adipose Tissue in Response to Cold
Monday, March 25, 2024
Friday, March 22, 2024
Thursday, March 21, 2024
- Immune Cells Identified as Key Players in Brain Health
- As We Age, Our Cells Are Less Likely to Express Longer Genes
- Research Offers Hope for Preventing Post-COVID 'brain Fog' By Targeting Brain's Blood Vessels
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Simulated Microgravity Effects Cause Marked Changes in Gene Expression Rhythms in Humans, Study Finds
- Role of Key Enzymes That Drive Cancer Mutations Discovered
Monday, March 18, 2024
Friday, March 15, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- Infections from These Bacteria Are on the Rise: New Blood Test Cuts Diagnosis Time from Months to Hours
- FRYL Gene Variants Linked to a New Neurological Disorder
- New Simpler and Cost-Effective Forensics Test Helps Identify Touch DNA
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- 'Junk DNA' No More: New Method to Identify Cancers from Repeat Elements of Genetic Code
- Water Droplet Spun by Sound Screens for Colon Cancer
- Integrity of Blood-Brain Barrier Depends on Protein That Is Altered in Some Neurodegenerative Diseases
- New Computational Strategy Boosts the Ability of Drug Designers to Target Proteins Inside the Membrane
- RNA-Based Therapy Shows Promise Against Aggressive Childhood Brain Tumors in Mice
- Milk to the Rescue for Diabetics? Cow Produces Human Insulin in Milk
- Sting Operation out of Gas
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- A Simple and Robust Experimental Process for Protein Engineering
- How a Natural Compound from Sea Squirts Combats Cancer
- Scientists Develop a Rapid Gene-Editing Screen to Find Effects of Cancer Mutations
Monday, March 11, 2024
- Researchers Uncover Protein Responsible for Cold Sensation
- In Our Cellular 'glue,' Scientists Find Answers About Heart Attacks, Strokes, More
Friday, March 8, 2024
Thursday, March 7, 2024
- How Does a Virus Hijack Insect Sperm to Control Disease Vectors and Pests?
- What Makes a Pathogen Antibiotic-Resistant?
- Cracking Epigenetic Inheritance: Biologists Discovered the Secrets of How Gene Traits Are Passed on
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- A Noninvasive Treatment for 'chemo Brain'
- Early Life Adversity Leaves Long-Term Signatures in Baboon DNA
- Schizophrenia and Aging May Share a Common Biological Basis
- Revealing the Evolutionary Origin of Genomic Imprinting
- Decoding the Language of Epigenetic Modifications
- Gene Discovered That Can Protect Against Severe Muscle Disease
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- 'Like a Lab in Your Pocket' -- New Test Strips Raise Game in Gene-Based Diagnostics
- Researchers Closing in on Genetic Treatments for Hereditary Lung Disease, Vision Loss
Monday, March 4, 2024
- Degree of Cell Crowding in the Early Human Embryo Influences Cell Identity Decision, New Culture System Finds
- A Better Way to Deliver Fetal Therapy for Serious Genetic Disorders
Friday, March 1, 2024
- Scientists Reveal How Our Cells' Leaky Batteries Are Making Us Sick
- How Virus Causes Cancer: Potential Treatment
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Scientists ID Burned Bodies Using Technique Used for Extracting DNA from Woolly Mammoths, Neanderthals
- Radio Waves Can Tune Up Bacteria to Become Life-Saving Medicines
- Effect of Keratin Microsphere Gel on Hair Growth in Mice
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- New Tool Helps Decipher Gene Behavior
- The 'switch' That Keeps the Immune System from Attacking the Body
- How Early-Stage Cancer Cells Hide from the Immune System
- Double Trouble at Chromosome Ends
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- New Disease Testing Component Facilitates Lower-Cost Diagnostics
- Sniffing Our Way to Better Health
- Addressing Societal Concerns of Genetic Determinism of Human Behavior by Linking Environmental Influences and Genetic Research
- First DNA Study of Ancient Eastern Arabians Reveals Malaria Adaptation
- New Discovery Shows How Cells Defend Themselves During Stressful Situations
- Learning and Memory Problems in Down Syndrome Linked to Alterations in Genome's 'dark Matter'