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Do People Live Longer Because They Have More Efficient DNA Repair?
According to a study, people who live beyond 105 years tend to have a unique genetic background that makes their bodies more efficient at repairing DNA.
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Taking a Look Inside the Immunome
Scientists outline how the immunome - all of the genes collectively expressed by an individual's immune cells - holds the potential to provide researchers and physicians with unprecedented insight into an individual's health.
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Cultivating Tumor Microenvironments To Study Breast Cancer
Researchers have developed a method to study the relationship between solid, difficult-to-treat tumors and their microenvironments.
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Researchers Successfully Bioprint Nasal Cartilage
A team of University of Alberta researchers has discovered a way to use 3D bioprinting technology to create custom-shaped cartilage for use in surgical procedures.
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Mini-Brain Models Accelerate Search for Multiple Sclerosis Treatments
Tiny 3D models created from human stem cells that mimic vital aspects of the human nervous system have been developed in a step that could accelerate drug research for neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis.
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Genetic Sequencing Atlas Reveals Scale of Neuronal Diversity in the Spinal Cord
A new genetic sequencing technique has revealed 21 subtypes of neurons throughout the mouse spinal cord and offered insight into how these neurons control movement.
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Chemical “Nose” Sniffs Out the Smallest of Changes in DNA Structure
Small changes in the structure of DNA have been implicated in breast cancer and other diseases, but they've been extremely difficult to detect -- until now.
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Natural Immunity to Malaria Offers Direction for Future Therapies
Researchers have identified how natural human antibodies can block malaria parasites from entering red blood cells, potentially indicating how new protective therapies could be developed against this globally significant disease.
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Organ Chip-Based Testing Supports Rapid Drug Repurposing for COVID-19
Wyss Institute’s organ-on-a-chip (Organ Chip) technology has been used to identify the antimalarial drug amodiaquine as a potent inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Small-Molecule Cocktail Protects Stem Cells From Stress
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have devised a four-part small-molecule cocktail that can protect induced pluripotent stem cells from stress and maintain normal stem cell structure and function.
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