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Novel branched ionizable lipid greatly increases the efficiency of mRNA delivery

Messenger RNA (mRNA) are biological molecules that transfer the information coded by genes in the nucleus to the cytoplasm for protein synthesis by ribosomes.

10 Nov 2022

Duke scientists join team involved in the first use of fetal therapy for Pompe disease

Experts at Duke Health were among a multi-national team involved in treating a fetus for infantile-onset Pompe disease using an enzyme replacement therapy - a first in the world.

9 Nov 2022

Researchers characterize subtle differences in the brains of primates and humans

While the physical differences between humans and non-human primates are quite distinct, a new study reveals their brains may be remarkably similar. And yet, the smallest changes may make big differences in developmental and psychiatric disorders.

9 Nov 2022

Scientists investigate whether FSAP protein could be used as a treatment for stroke

If you have a stroke, the protein FSAP may help to reduce the extent of paralyses and problems with speech.

9 Nov 2022

Researchers discover residual tumor cells responsible for colon cancer relapse

Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in the world, with about 2 million new cases each year. Most patients are diagnosed when the tumor is still located in the colon or rectum.

9 Nov 2022

New tool maps how breast cancer grows in previously unseen detail

New technology can trace which populations of breast cancer cells are responsible for the spread of the disease, and for the first time highlights how the location of cancer cells could be as important as mutations in tumor growth.

9 Nov 2022

Tissue nanotransfection shows promise as a treatment for traumatic muscle loss

Technology developed by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine that can change skin tissue into blood vessels and nerve cells has also shown promise as a treatment for traumatic muscle loss.

9 Nov 2022

Researchers unravel neurobiological mechanisms impacted by early life adversity

Using cutting edge molecular techniques in rodent models, researchers are dissecting the neurobiological mechanisms impacted by early life adversity.

9 Nov 2022

Pregnancy and birthing have long-lasting effects on the maternal brain

Pregnancy and birthing have profound, often long-lasting, effects on brain physiology, mood and behavior. New findings on the neurobiology of the maternal experience were presented at Neuroscience 2022, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world's largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

9 Nov 2022

Developing a cell atlas for the human brain

Researchers are developing a cell atlas - a comprehensive reference of all cell types, including their location, shape, and distribution - for the human brain.

9 Nov 2022

What is the role of adenoviruses in human health?

With advances in molecular biology informing recent developments in vaccinology, gene therapy, and other fields of medicine, human adenoviruses (HAdVs) have been of primary importance in medical research. A recent review looks at the promises of HAdVs, their potential dangers, and future challenges.

9 Nov 2022

The effect of vaccination-induced immunity on viral loads of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Researchers analyzed nationwide vaccination data and cycle threshold value data from four laboratories in Israel that conduct SARS-CoV-2 qRT-PCR tests to determine the effect of vaccination-induced immunity on the viral loads of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

9 Nov 2022

MGI opens its second overseas Customer Experience Center in Europe

MGI Tech Co. Ltd. (MGI), a company committed to building core tools and technology to lead life science, today announced the opening of its second overseas Customer Experience Center (CEC) in Europe.

9 Nov 2022

Study indicates widespread SARS-CoV-2 exposure in wildlife

In a recent study posed to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers at Virginia Tech University investigated wildlife exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2).

8 Nov 2022

Researchers decipher key mechanism in the pathogenesis of juvenile Parkinson's

Parkinson's disease affects 3% of population over 65 years old, and the average age of onset is 60. Regarding juvenile Parkinson, which represents the of all Parkison's cases, the disease begins before 40 years old.

8 Nov 2022

Study helps understand the basis of sex differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Significant immunological differences between young men and women were shown to mediate sex differences in the responses to the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a collaborative study of nearly 3,000 young, healthy members of the U.S. Marine Corps.

8 Nov 2022

Scientists determine 5,072 essential human genes

In a recent study published in the journal Cell, researchers examined the phenotypic landscape of multiple elusive essential human genes to create a detailed genotype-phenotype resource outlining the phenotypic consequences of disrupting fundamental cellular processes.

8 Nov 2022

Protein complex may present strong therapeutic target for lethal breast cancer

Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have shown that a protein complex that governs gene expression (called CoREST) sometimes gets rewired during breast cancer to help estrogen receptor positive (ER+) tumors resist endocrine therapies and become more aggressive.

8 Nov 2022

Researchers identify 55 broadly reactive monoclonal antibodies to betacoronaviruses

In a recent study published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, researchers pursued novel approaches that could help find monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) broadly targeting coronaviruses (CoVs), especially genera beta CoVs.

8 Nov 2022

Cell competition could be responsible for cancer relapses, study shows

A normal process called cell competition, in which healthy tissues eliminate unhealthy cells, could be responsible for cancer relapses in patients months or years after they were declared cancer-free, a new study by UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center researchers suggests.

8 Nov 2022

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Latest Gene News and Research

Novel branched ionizable lipid greatly increases the efficiency of mRNA delivery

Duke scientists join team involved in the first use of fetal therapy for Pompe disease

Researchers characterize subtle differences in the brains of primates and humans

Scientists investigate whether FSAP protein could be used as a treatment for stroke

Researchers discover residual tumor cells responsible for colon cancer relapse

New tool maps how breast cancer grows in previously unseen detail

Tissue nanotransfection shows promise as a treatment for traumatic muscle loss

Researchers unravel neurobiological mechanisms impacted by early life adversity

Pregnancy and birthing have long-lasting effects on the maternal brain

Developing a cell atlas for the human brain

What is the role of adenoviruses in human health?

The effect of vaccination-induced immunity on viral loads of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

MGI opens its second overseas Customer Experience Center in Europe

Study indicates widespread SARS-CoV-2 exposure in wildlife

Researchers decipher key mechanism in the pathogenesis of juvenile Parkinson's

Study helps understand the basis of sex differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Scientists determine 5,072 essential human genes

Protein complex may present strong therapeutic target for lethal breast cancer

Researchers identify 55 broadly reactive monoclonal antibodies to betacoronaviruses

Cell competition could be responsible for cancer relapses, study shows

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