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News and Trends 5 Jan 2023

Researchers discover new type of CRISPR gene scissors

Scientists at the Helmholtz Institute Würzburg in Germany, and Benson Hill, Inc. (Missouri) and Utah State University in the U.S., have found a nuclease, which they dubbed Cas12a2, that represents an entirely new type of CRISPR immune defense. Unlike any other previously known nuclease of the CRISPR-Cas immune system, the source of ‘gene scissors,’ Cas12a2 […]

January 5, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 23 Dec 2022

Watch: Eva Hoffmann talks about genetics and fertility

Eva R. Hoffmann is the Professor in Molecular Genetics at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. She is involved in the Molecular Aging Program, Medical Genetics Program and the Centre for Chromosome Stability. Hoffmann’s laboratory investigates the role of the DNA damage response and cell cycle proteins in […]

December 23, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 21 Dec 2022

Stem cell plasters could revolutionize heart surgeries

Researchers at the University of Bristol in the U.K. funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) have developed ‘stem cell plasters’ to revolutionize the way surgeons treat children living with congenital heart disease, so they don’t need as many open-heart operations. Heart defects are the most common type of anomaly that develop before a baby […]

December 21, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 21 Dec 2022

Artificial DNA can kill cancer

Researchers at the University of Tokyo in Japan have used artificial DNA to target and kill cancer cells in a new way. The method was effective in lab tests against human cervical cancer- and breast cancer-derived cells, and against malignant melanoma cells from mice. The team created a pair of chemically synthesized, hairpin-shaped, cancer-killing DNA. […]

December 21, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 16 Dec 2022

Swedish research center expanding to take on antimicrobial resistance

Research on antibiotic resistance will get a boost when the Center for Antibiotic Resistance Research (CARe) in Gothenburg, Sweden, expands. Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is one of the most serious global health threats. More than a million people die annually as a direct result of infections caused by resistant bacteria. Lack of effective antibiotics jeopardizes […]

December 16, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 16 Dec 2022

HKUMed discovery may lead to therapeutic targets for cancer

Researchers from the Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) have discovered a novel subtype of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and EBV-associated immunosuppression in the tumor-microenvironment (TME). These findings have provided novel insights into the traditional NPC pathogenesis model and highlights EBV-specific […]

December 16, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 15 Dec 2022

Cell reprogramming can reverse fibrosis after heart attack

Researchers in Japan may have found a way to repair cardiac damage in patients suffering from chronic heart attack and heart failure. In a study published in Circulation, researchers from the University of Tsukuba have revealed that changing heart cell programming by tweaking the expression of a few key genes can actually reverse the lasting […]

December 15, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 13 Dec 2022

Blood clotting research holds hope for sepsis

Researchers from the University of Birmingham in the U.K., who identified a novel mechanism for platelet activation in pathogenic blood clotting (thrombosis), are now turning their attention to sepsis. Identified by associate professor Julie Rayes and Martina Colicchia from the Birmingham Platelet Group, and described in a recent paper in Blood, this previously unknown axis […]

December 13, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 12 Dec 2022

Japanese research offers hope for Fukuyama muscular dystrophy patients

Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD) is the second most common form of childhood muscular dystrophy in Japan. The disease manifests itself in the form of a severe neuromuscular disorder. One form of FCMD is caused by a genetic abnormality in the fukutin (FKTN) gene. The genetic anomaly blocks the chemical glycosylation of a biologically important […]

December 12, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 12 Dec 2022

Studying the global spread of antimicrobial resistance

An international research team has provided new information about what drives the global spread of genes responsible for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria. The collaborative study, led by researchers at the Quadram Institute and the University of East Anglia in the U.K., brought together experts from France, Canada, Germany and the U.K. and will provide […]

December 12, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 12 Dec 2022

Antibody discovery could lead to new therapies to tackle Strep A

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered an antibody with the potential to protect against Strep A infection, as well as a rare form of antibody binding, that leads to an effective immune response against bacteria. The researchers say the discovery could explain why so many group A strep vaccines have failed. The results […]

December 12, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 12 Dec 2022

Step Pharma announces promising pre-clinical cancer data

Step Pharma has announced encouraging pre-clinical data on its first-in-class, highly selective, orally bioavailable CTPS1 inhibitor, STP938. The data were presented at the 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. The data presented by Step Pharma collaborators demonstrates the potential of STP938, a highly selective CTPS1 inhibitor, as a therapeutic […]

December 12, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Researchers discover new type of CRISPR gene scissors

Watch: Eva Hoffmann talks about genetics and fertility

Stem cell plasters could revolutionize heart surgeries

Artificial DNA can kill cancer

Swedish research center expanding to take on antimicrobial resistance

HKUMed discovery may lead to therapeutic targets for cancer

Cell reprogramming can reverse fibrosis after heart attack

Blood clotting research holds hope for sepsis

Japanese research offers hope for Fukuyama muscular dystrophy patients

Studying the global spread of antimicrobial resistance

Antibody discovery could lead to new therapies to tackle Strep A

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