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Research Outlines How Drug in Clinical Trial for Coronavirus Works
A new study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry outlines how an antiviral drug that is currently being tested in patients with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), remdesivir, works.
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SNIPRs Take Aim at Disease-related Mutations
A new method for detecting point mutations has been developed which can be applied in living cells, offering a rapid, highly accurate and inexpensive means of identifying mutations relevant to human health.
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A Molecular Atlas of Skin Cells
Researchers have systematically mapped skin cells and their genetic programs, creating a detailed molecular atlas of the skin.
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Eat Less, Live Longer
If you want to reduce levels of inflammation throughout your body, delay the onset of age-related diseases, and live longer - eat less food. That's the conclusion of a new study by scientists from the US and China that provides the most detailed report to date of the cellular effects of a calorie-restricted diet in rats.
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Gene Behavior a New Way To Diagnose Alzheimer's?
Scientists have detected that the gene behavior of Presenilin1, which was previously overlooked, could potentially lead to a new way to diagnose Alzheimer's earlier.
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Bacteria Found in Our Guts Could Contribute to Bowel Cancer
A toxin released by a common type of bacteria found in our guts could contribute to bowel cancer, according to a new study.
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Gene Catalog of Microbes That Call the Vagina Home
Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s (UMSOM) Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) have created VIRGO (human vaginal non-redundant gene catalog): the first genomic catalog of the vaginal microbiome.
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New CRISPR Gene-editing Technology Slows ALS Progression
With a new CRISPR gene-editing methodology, slowed disease progression, improved muscle function and extended lifespan in mice with an aggressive form of ALS.
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Each Mediterranean Island Has Its Own Genetic Pattern
A Team around Anthropologist Ron Pinhasi from the University of Vienna – together with researchers from the University of Florence and Harvard University – found out that prehistoric migration from Africa, Asia and Europe to the Mediterranean islands took place long before the era of the Mediterranean seafaring civilizations.
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Bats May Be Developing Resistance to Devastating Fungal Disease
A new study presents the first genetic evidence suggesting resistance in some bats to white-nose syndrome, a deadly fungal disease that has decimated some North American bat populations.
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