100-fold improvement in sight seen after gene therapy trial microbiologystudy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The vision of people with a rare inherited condition that causes them to lose much of […]
Genetics
New guideline for Helicobacter pylori includes change to primary treatment recommendation
The American Journal of Gastroenterology has published a new guideline on the treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. The
How fish guts might play a role in future skin care products microbiologystudy
There are some pretty strange ingredients in cosmetics and skin care products. One example is snail mucin — also known
New technique to explore oceanic microbes microbiologystudy
When SMU researcher Alexander Chase was a young boy, the sheer diversity of plants in Earth’s tropical rainforests fascinated him.
World Trade Center exposure linked to increased DNA methylation microbiologystudy
World Trade Center (WTC) exposure is associated with increased DNA methylation, which may contribute to breast cancer, according to a
Causal link seen for high ferritin, serum iron with lower risk for rheumatoid arthritis microbiologystudy
Genetic predisposition to high ferritin and serum iron status is associated with a lower risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA),
Uncovering a protective mechanism in cardiac myocytes microbiologystudy
Mst1 causes the transport of FoxO1 from the cell cytoplasm to the nucleus by phosphorylating it. This is shown by
Genetics
Pancreatic cancers change identity as they transform into aggressive types, finds organoid study microbiologystudy
A study using organoids derived from patients’ pancreatic cancer tissues revealed that a subset of highly aggressive form of pancreatic
Investigational mpox mRNA vaccine reduces disease severity in primates compared to available vaccines microbiologystudy
The most frequently used mpox vaccine provides partial immunity to the disease but isn’t always able to prevent severe symptoms