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Computational biologists at Carnegie Mellon University have taken an algorithm used to study social networks, such as Facebook communities, and adapted it to identify how DNA and proteins are interconnected into communities within the cell nucleus.

Research conducted in the SCBI of the UMA shows, using bioinformatic approaches, that the expression of repetitive DNA regions changes when healthy cells become cancerous. The researchers have identified new biomarkers for the diagnosis, prognosis and even treatment of lung cancer.

In a new study published in the journal Science, researchers outline their work that could be considered a major step towards the development of a viable vaccine for the 2019 novel coronavirus. The work was deemed so pertinent that Science expedited its review process for the study manuscript.

Researchers have identified a protein that increases the accumulation of neurotoxic tau tangles in the brain, which may pave the way to treatments that work by blocking this protein.

A team of researchers in Japan have discovered a system in which cells could capture, degrade and remove aberrant extracellular proteins.

Researchers from the University of Sydney have conducted the first global review of herbal medicines for weight loss in 19 years, finding insufficient evidence to recommend any current treatments.

The 3D atomic structure of a key complex in paramyxoviruses, a family of viruses that includes mumps, human parainfluenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), have been determined. This information could help design and development of antiviral drugs for these viruses as well as for coronavirus, which functions similarly to paramyxoviruses.

People who rely on social media for information were more likely to be misinformed about vaccines than those who rely on traditional media, according to a study of vaccine knowledge and media use.

Researchers have discovered how an essential protein helps to activate genomic DNA during the conversion of adult human cells into stem cells.

Researchers have identified the mechanism of a gene involved in the development of olfactory bulb neurons, which may explain how hypersensitivity associated with autism may arise.