Human Biology News
April 16, 2024
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Apr. 11, 2024 — Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the second most common cancer-causing virus, accounting for 690,000 cervical and other cancers each year worldwide. While the immune system usually clears HPV infections, those that persist can lead to cancer, and a new ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Researchers reveal how DNA gyrase resolves DNA entanglements. The findings not only provide novel insights into this fundamental biological mechanism but also have potential practical applications. ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — A new study finds that telomere lengths follow a different pattern than has thus far been understood. Instead of telomere lengths falling under one general range of shortest to longest across all ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — Researchers have discovered the connection between aldehydes, organic compounds produced by cells as part of metabolic processes, and rapid aging. Their findings indicate a potential treatment for diseases that lead to accelerated aging as well as a ...
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Apr. 10, 2024 — CAR T cell therapy has revolutionized the way certain types of cancer are treated, and the longer those CAR T cells live in a patient's body, the more effectively they respond to cancer. Now, ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — University of Montana researchers and their partners have found a new method to generate human cartilage of the head and ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — New research sheds light on the significance of the glucocorticoid receptor in drug-resistant prostate cancer, showing that the development of drug resistance could be prevented by limiting the ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — Only recently, a new era in medicine began with the first RNA vaccines. These active substances are modified RNAs that trigger immune responses of the human immune system. Another approach in RNA ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — In a study that spans more than a decade, researchers have looked at generations of families in a specific population to reveal the role newly inherited DNA variants play on recessive disease traits, ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Scientists discovered that the biological instructions within these vesicles differed significantly in postmortem brain samples donated from patients suffering from Alzheimer's ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — Researchers have made a significant advancement toward understanding how the human genome is organized inside a single cell. This knowledge is ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — Researchers have compiled a detailed catalogue of bacteria living in cancer metastases. Having analyzed over 4000 tumors, they shed light on the diversity of these co-inhabitants and how they might ...
Apr. 5, 2024 — Researchers developed a foundational language model to decode mRNA sequences and optimize those sequences for vaccine development. The tool shows ...
Apr. 4, 2024 — Scientists report that a progressive neurodegenerative disease can be triggered by a viral infection. The mechanism relates to mitochondrial roles in ...
Earlier Headlines
Apr. 15, 2024 — A new study revealed how aberrant epigenetic regulation contributes to the development of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid (AT/RT) tumors, which are aggressive brain tumors that mainly affect young ...
Apr. 5, 2024 — A new 'atlas' of the human ovary provides insights that could lead to treatments restoring ovarian hormone production and the ability to have biologically related children, according to ...
Apr. 5, 2024 — A research team has built a genetic reference maps for short lengths of DNA repeated multiple times which are known to cause more than 50 lethal human diseases, including amyotrophic lateral ...
Apr. 5, 2024 — Some people have genes that protect them from alcohol abuse. An examination of databases at 23andMe reveal that those same alcohol-protective variants have associations with conditions and behaviors ...
Apr. 5, 2024 — Certain RNA molecules in the nerve cells in the brain last a life time without being renewed. Neuroscientists have now demonstrated that this. RNAs are generally short-lived molecules that are ...
Apr. 4, 2024 — Researchers have succeeded in correcting a gene defect that causes a hereditary liver disease and its adverse effects on ...
Apr. 4, 2024 — Most human nerve cells last a lifetime without renewal. A trait echoed within the cells' components, some enduring as long as the organism ...
Apr. 3, 2024 — Researchers have discovered how certain proteins can attach to special structures in RNA, called G-quadruplexes. Additionally, they have developed computational tools capable of predicting these ...
Apr. 2, 2024 — Changes in the gut microbiome have been implicated in a range of diseases including type 2 diabetes, obesity, and inflammatory bowel disease. Now, a team of researchers has found that microbes in the ...
Apr. 2, 2024 — A recent collaborative study has discovered rare variants in the YKT6 gene as the cause of a new neurological disorder characterized by developmental delays along with severe progressive liver ...
Mar. 28, 2024 — Through DNA sequencing of Tasmanian devils and their tumors, researchers have tracked the genomic interactions between the animals and the ...
Mar. 28, 2024 — A single genetic test could potentially replace the current two-step approach to diagnosing rare developmental disorders in children. This shift could enable earlier diagnoses for families and save ...
Mar. 28, 2024 — New DNA sequencing technologies have identified the historical remains of George Washington's grandnephews, Samuel Walter Washington and George Steptoe Washington Jr., and their mother, Lucy ...
Mar. 28, 2024 — People carrying BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations are at high risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. Researchers have found that changes occur in the immune cells of breast tissue in carriers of ...
Mar. 28, 2024 — Researchers report that mature oligodendrocytes -- the central nervous system cells critical for brain function -- cling to life following a fatal trauma for much, much longer than scientists knew. ...
Mar. 27, 2024 — Researchers can use the light naturally thrown off by biological specimens to better study the different states of stem cells in the nervous system, thanks to a tool brightening their chances for ...
Mar. 27, 2024 — Just as you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, scientists have found that you can't make long-term memories without DNA damage and brain ...
Mar. 27, 2024 — Researchers have recovered remarkably preserved microbiomes from two teeth dating back 4,000 years, found in an Irish limestone cave. Genetic analyses of these microbiomes reveal major changes in the ...
Mar. 26, 2024 — Researchers have come up with a new, more accurate method for detecting in ticks the emerging Powassan virus, which can cause life-threatening neuroinvasive disease, including encephalitis and ...
Mar. 26, 2024 — While CRISPR has shown immense promise as a next-generation therapeutic tool, the gene editing technology's edits are still imperfect. Researchers have developed a new system to test and analyze ...
Monday, April 15, 2024
Friday, April 5, 2024
- Atlas of the Human Ovary With Cell-Level Resolution Is a Step Toward Artificial Ovary
- First Tandem Repeat Expansions Genetic Reference Maps
- A Deep Dive Into the Genetics of Alcohol Consumption
- RNA That Doesn't Age
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- An Hereditary Liver Disease Cured With the Help of Gene Scissors
- Nerve Cells Not Entirely 'young at Heart'
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Scientists Link Certain Gut Bacteria to Lower Heart Disease Risk
- YKT6 Gene Variants Cause a New Genetic Disorder Finds a New Study
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Genomic Research May Help Explain Cancer Resistance in Tasmanian Devils
- Single Genomic Test Promises Accelerated Diagnoses for Rare Genetic Diseases
- DNA Study IDs Descendants of George Washington from Unmarked Remains, Findings to Aid Service Member IDs Going Back to World War II
- 'Exhausted' Immune Cells in Healthy Women Could Be Target for Breast Cancer Prevention
- Reverse Effects of Trauma? Older Brain Cells Linger Unexpectedly Before Their Death
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- New Tool Provides Researchers With Improved Understanding of Stem Cell Aging in the Brain
- Making Long-Term Memories Requires Nerve-Cell Damage
- Scientists Extract Genetic Secrets from 4,000-Year-Old Teeth to Illuminate the Impact of Changing Human Diets Over the Centuries
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- New Testing Approach Improves Detection of Rare but Emerging Powassan Virus Spread by Deer Ticks
- New Genetic Analysis Tool Tracks Risks Tied to CRISPR Edits
- Macrophages Produce Heat from Brown Adipose Tissue in Response to Cold
Monday, March 25, 2024
Friday, March 22, 2024
Thursday, March 21, 2024
- Immune Cells Identified as Key Players in Brain Health
- As We Age, Our Cells Are Less Likely to Express Longer Genes
- Research Offers Hope for Preventing Post-COVID 'brain Fog' By Targeting Brain's Blood Vessels
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Simulated Microgravity Effects Cause Marked Changes in Gene Expression Rhythms in Humans, Study Finds
- Role of Key Enzymes That Drive Cancer Mutations Discovered
Monday, March 18, 2024
Friday, March 15, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- Infections from These Bacteria Are on the Rise: New Blood Test Cuts Diagnosis Time from Months to Hours
- FRYL Gene Variants Linked to a New Neurological Disorder
- New Simpler and Cost-Effective Forensics Test Helps Identify Touch DNA
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- 'Junk DNA' No More: New Method to Identify Cancers from Repeat Elements of Genetic Code
- Water Droplet Spun by Sound Screens for Colon Cancer
- Integrity of Blood-Brain Barrier Depends on Protein That Is Altered in Some Neurodegenerative Diseases
- New Computational Strategy Boosts the Ability of Drug Designers to Target Proteins Inside the Membrane
- RNA-Based Therapy Shows Promise Against Aggressive Childhood Brain Tumors in Mice
- Milk to the Rescue for Diabetics? Cow Produces Human Insulin in Milk
- Sting Operation out of Gas
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- A Simple and Robust Experimental Process for Protein Engineering
- How a Natural Compound from Sea Squirts Combats Cancer
- Scientists Develop a Rapid Gene-Editing Screen to Find Effects of Cancer Mutations
Monday, March 11, 2024
- Researchers Uncover Protein Responsible for Cold Sensation
- In Our Cellular 'glue,' Scientists Find Answers About Heart Attacks, Strokes, More
Friday, March 8, 2024
Thursday, March 7, 2024
- How Does a Virus Hijack Insect Sperm to Control Disease Vectors and Pests?
- What Makes a Pathogen Antibiotic-Resistant?
- Cracking Epigenetic Inheritance: Biologists Discovered the Secrets of How Gene Traits Are Passed on
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- A Noninvasive Treatment for 'chemo Brain'
- Early Life Adversity Leaves Long-Term Signatures in Baboon DNA
- Schizophrenia and Aging May Share a Common Biological Basis
- Revealing the Evolutionary Origin of Genomic Imprinting
- Decoding the Language of Epigenetic Modifications
- Gene Discovered That Can Protect Against Severe Muscle Disease
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- 'Like a Lab in Your Pocket' -- New Test Strips Raise Game in Gene-Based Diagnostics
- Researchers Closing in on Genetic Treatments for Hereditary Lung Disease, Vision Loss
Monday, March 4, 2024
- Degree of Cell Crowding in the Early Human Embryo Influences Cell Identity Decision, New Culture System Finds
- A Better Way to Deliver Fetal Therapy for Serious Genetic Disorders
Friday, March 1, 2024
- Scientists Reveal How Our Cells' Leaky Batteries Are Making Us Sick
- How Virus Causes Cancer: Potential Treatment
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Scientists ID Burned Bodies Using Technique Used for Extracting DNA from Woolly Mammoths, Neanderthals
- Radio Waves Can Tune Up Bacteria to Become Life-Saving Medicines
- Effect of Keratin Microsphere Gel on Hair Growth in Mice
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- New Tool Helps Decipher Gene Behavior
- The 'switch' That Keeps the Immune System from Attacking the Body
- How Early-Stage Cancer Cells Hide from the Immune System
- Double Trouble at Chromosome Ends
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- New Disease Testing Component Facilitates Lower-Cost Diagnostics
- Sniffing Our Way to Better Health
- Addressing Societal Concerns of Genetic Determinism of Human Behavior by Linking Environmental Influences and Genetic Research
- First DNA Study of Ancient Eastern Arabians Reveals Malaria Adaptation
- New Discovery Shows How Cells Defend Themselves During Stressful Situations
- Learning and Memory Problems in Down Syndrome Linked to Alterations in Genome's 'dark Matter'
Monday, February 26, 2024
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- Scientists Discover Link Between Leaky Gut and Accelerated Biological Aging
- Links Between Human, Canine Brain Tumors
- Mechanism of Drug Reactivating Tumor Suppressors
- Detecting Pathogens Faster and More Accurately by Melting DNA
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Researchers Are Using RNA in a New Approach to Fight HIV
- Junk DNA in Birds May Hold Key to Safe, Efficient Gene Therapy
- 275 Million New Genetic Variants Identified in NIH Precision Medicine Data
- Bat 'nightclubs' May Be the Key to Solving the Next Pandemic
- Breakthrough in Developing the PD-1-Enhanced DNA Vaccine for Over 6-Year cART-Free AIDS Prevention and Virologic Control
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
- Exposure to Agent Orange Damages Brain Tissue in Ways Similar to Alzheimer's Disease
- New Epigenetic Clocks Reinvent How We Measure Age
- Key Genes Linked to DNA Damage and Human Disease Uncovered
- Vittrup Man Crossed Over from Forager to Farmer Before Being Sacrificed in Denmark
- Male Fertility Gene Discovery Reveals Path to Success for Sperm
- Researchers Characterize the Immune Landscape in Cancer
- Smoking Has Long-Term Effects on the Immune System
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Monday, February 12, 2024
- Genetic Cause of Low Birth Weight Among Children Conceived After Fertility Treatment
- Sister Cells Uncover Pre-Existing Resistant States in Cancer