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When DNA Guardians Get Out of Control
Researchers have deciphered a mechanism in mice and patients that leads to ANCA-associated vasculitis, in which excessive inflammatory reactions lead to pulmonary hemorrhages.
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Treatment Outcome and Resistance Markers Identified in Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Researchers have identified biological markers in triple-negative breast cancer that are associated with resistance to chemotherapy treatment.
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Promising Results From “New Generation” of Coronavirus Vaccine
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden are developing a coronavirus vaccine designed to be less sensitive to mutations and equipped for future strains.
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DNA “Parasites” Could One Day Help Fight Cancer and Aging-Related Diseases
Research offers new insights into transposons, entities considered to be “parasitic genes”, providing knowledge that could one day help in the fight against cancers and aging-related diseases.
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Unrelated People Sharing Similar Faces Also Have Similar DNA
In a new study, researchers have found that strong facial similarities are associated with shared genetic variants and lifestyle traits. The findings are published in the journal Cell Reports.
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New Drug Combination Can Cure Mouse Models of Neuroblastoma
Relapses of the aggressive childhood cancer neuroblastoma have very small chances of survival. Now, researchers have shown that DHODH blockers, which are well-tolerated in humans, in combination with chemotherapy can cure neuroblastoma in mice.
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Missing Step in Lipid Formation Could Enable Detection of Past Climate
The missing step in the formation of a lipid molecule that allows certain single-celled organisms to survive the most extreme environments on Earth has now been deciphered.
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Caterpillar-Like Bacteria Evolved To Survive in the Mouth
Likely to survive in the oral cavity, bacteria evolved to divide along their longitudinal axis without parting from one another, forming caterpillar-like bacteria.
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Non-Nutritive Sweeteners May Affect the Human Body in Unanticipated Ways
A controlled trial suggests that these non-nutritive sweeteners affect the human gut microbes and may alter glucose metabolism; the effects vary greatly among individuals.
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GlyNAC Improves Many Age-Associated Defects in Older Humans
A clinical trial has revealed that supplementation with GlyNAC – a combination of glycine and N-acetylcysteine – improves a range of symptoms associated with aging, including inflammation and insulin resistance.
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