Discovery of ‘New Rules of the Immune System’ Could Improve Treatment of Inflammatory Diseases, Say Scientists
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This overturns the traditional thinking that regulatory T cells exist as multiple specialist populations that are restricted to specific parts of the body. The finding has implications for the treatment of many different diseases – because almost all diseases and injuries trigger the body’s immune …
Protein Study Could Help Researchers Develop New Antibiotics
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A bacterial enzyme called histidine kinase is a promising target for new classes of antibiotics. However, it has been difficult to develop drugs that target this enzyme, because it is a “hydrophobic” protein that loses its structure once removed from its normal location in …
IVF Study Sheds New Light on Early Stages of Embryo Development
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YAP and TAZ: Protein Partners Key for Fetal Bone Development
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PHILADELPHIA— A pair of proteins, YAP and TAZ, has been identified as conductors of bone development in the womb and could provide insight into genetic diseases such as osteogenesis imperfecta, known commonly as “brittle bone disease.” This small animal-based research, published …
'Pandemic Babies' Show Altered Gut Microbiome Development and Lower Allergy Rates, Study Finds
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Lockdowns imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the gut microbiome development of babies born during these periods according to new research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Children's Health Ireland and APC Microbiome Ireland (APC), a world-lead…
Vaccine Breakthrough Means No More Chasing Strains
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Scientists at UC Riverside have demonstrated a new, RNA-based vaccine strategy that is effective against any strain of a virus and can be used safely even by babies or the immunocompromised. Peopleimages/iStock/Getty Every year, researchers try to predict the four influenza strains that are m…
mRNA Technology Could Be Possible Treatment for Rare Liver Genetic Disease
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain By exploiting the technology used in COVID-19 vaccines, a team led by UCL, King's College London and Moderna scientists has created an effective therapy for a rare disease, i…
Nanomedicine Research Aims to Transform Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms
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An illustration of a drug releasing biodegradable polymer nanoparticle for stimulating elastic matrix neoassembly. Credit: Ramamurthi Lab for Matrix Engineering at Lehigh University Aortic aneurysms are …
Researchers Propose a New Way to Measure Aging and Disease Risk with the Protein Aggregation Clock
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Visualization of a protein aggregation clock Credit: Nike Heinss / JGU Could measuring protein clumps in our cells be a new way to find out our risk of getting age-related diseases? Professor Dorothee Do…
Key Protein to Prevent Osteoporosis Bone Loss Identified
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Osteoporosis, a condition characterized by porous and fragile bones, poses a significant threat to skeletal health. As the very framework of the human body, bones provide crucial structural support. When bone mass diminishes, it not only compromises this support but also impairs overall function, …