Trending News
News
News
New Strategy Induces Stress Inside Tumors Causing Cancer Cell Destruction
A study describes a new strategy for tackling cancer, based on inducing potent stress in tumors, causing cell destruction by autophagy. The mechanism has been investigated using a novel antitumor drug "ABTL0812".
News
Exposure of Men to Flame Retardant Linked to Birth Defects in Their Children
A new study from the University of Georgia has shown that exposure to a now-banned flame retardant can alter the genetic code in sperm, leading to major health defects in children of exposed parents.
News
Pregnancy Complications in Assisted Reproduction Linked to Embryo Culture
An experimental study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania links a specific procedure - embryo culture - that is part of the assisted reproduction process (ART) to placental abnormalities, risk for preeclampsia, and abnormal fetal growth.
News
Enzyme Essential for Intestinal Stem Cell Survival Identified
Researchers at the TU Dresden Center for Regenerative Therapies have demonstrated the essential role of the SETDB1 protein involved in heterochromatin formation during intestinal epithelial cell differentiation and its importance in preventing inflammation.
News
Large Study Suggests Blood Type O May Be a Protective Factor Against COVID-19
23andMe are in the process of conducting a large-scale genetic study to explore whether genetics are implicated in susceptibility to and severity of COVID-19. The company has shared its preliminary results.
News
Blood-Brain Barrier-in-a-Dish Leads to Alzheimer's Discovery
By developing a lab-engineered model of the human blood-brain barrier, neuroscientists have discovered how the most common Alzheimer's disease risk gene causes amyloid protein plaques to disrupt the brain's vasculature.
News
Innovation Enables Mass Production of Standardized Organoids
A recent innovation has enabled mass production of standardized organoids, paving the way for industrial use.
News
New Technique for Engineering Living Materials and Patterns
A new method for engineering living materials called "MeniFluidics", made by researchers at the University of Warwick could see a transformation in tissue engineering and bio-art, as well as new ways to research cellular interactions.
News
3D Facial Scans To Speed Diagnoses for Rare Genetic Diseases
An international team has developed a prototype tool based on three-dimensional (3D) facial imaging that could make it easier for clinicians to diagnose genetic syndromes.
News
The Genetic Basis of COVID-19 Susceptibility
For the first time, scientists have been able to identify the genetic and molecular basis of this susceptibility to infection as well as to the possibility of contracting a more severe form of the disease.
Advertisement