by Tel Aviv University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Tel Aviv University warn that CRISPR therapeutics can damage the genome. They caution: “The CRISPR genome editing method is very effective, but not always safe. Sometimes cleaved chromosomes do not recover and genomic stability is compromised—which in the long run might promote cancer.” A new study...
A single chemical is key to controlling when hair follicle cells divide and when they die. This discovery could not only treat baldness but ultimately speed wound healing because follicles are a source of stem cells. Most cells in the human body have a specific form and function determined during embryonic development that does not change. For...
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities team has developed a new tool to predict and customize the rate of a specific kind of DNA editing called “site-specific recombination.” The research, recently published in Nature Communications, paves the way for more personalized, efficient genetic and cell therapies for diseases such as diabetes and cancer. The process...
by Nicole Lee, Paula Ross and Steven Bothwell, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock We’ve all heard of someone referred to as having an “addictive personality.” Some even say it about themselves. But you may be surprised to know there is no such thing. Despite decades of research, no-one has been able to identify a consistent set of...
Scientists have developed artificial intelligence software that can create proteins that may be useful as vaccines, cancer treatments, or even tools for pulling carbon pollution out of the air. This research, reported today in Science, was led by the University of Washington School of Medicine and Harvard University. The article is titled “Scaffolding protein functional sites using...
Adults who pursued pain relief through mindfulness-focused meditation and hypnosis had better long-term effects than those who received education in pain management, according to one of the largest studies of its kind on nonpharmaceutical pain control and relief. The findings of this joint UW Medicine/Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System study were published in the medical journal Pain. The researchers tested the...
by Kelsea Pieters, CU Anschutz Medical Campus Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study published in PNAS highlights a newly identified mechanism of how auditory sensitivity is regulated that could temporarily reduce sensitivity of the auditory system to protect itself from loud sounds that can cause irreversible damage. The study, led by CU Anschutz researchers Andrew Mecca...
by Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a T lymphocyte. Credit: NIAID For patients with lymphoma, multiple myeloma, or certain types of leukemia, treatment with chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR T cells) is sometimes the last chance of overcoming the cancer. The treatment involves taking T cells from the...
by American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public Domain Napping on a regular basis is associated with higher risks for high blood pressure and stroke, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal. Researchers in China examined whether frequent naps could be a potential causal risk factor for high blood pressure and/or...
by American Heart Association Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Heart damage is common among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, leading many to wonder how the virus affects the heart. Now, researchers have found that the spike protein from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus can lead to heart muscle injury through the inflammatory process, according...
