Researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute and the National Institute of Standards and Technologies have identified seven genes that are indispensable in order for the "minimal genome" or JCV3.0 cell to divide into two equal daughter cells.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in cardiology, including: Space flight, swimming both hard on LV mass; Workaholism a bad deal for coronary artery disease patients; New approach to stem cell therapy effective in animal models of HF.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in neurology, including: DBS shows promise in treating OCD patients with comorbidities; COVID-19-associated seizures linked to higher risk of death; Antibodies could make things worse in neurodegeneration; Ultrarare variants give insights into schizophrenia.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in diagnostics, including: Blood-based test may help detect early Alzheimer’s disease; AI-based tool helps predict course of COVID-19; Myeloid cells differ in primary and recurrent glioblastoma.
BioWorld looks at translational medicine, including: Premetastatic niche is prepared via leaky gut in colorectal cancer; Brain metastases of breast cancer depend on fatty acid synthesis.
Researchers at Kumamoto University have identified mutations in the proteoglycan Tsukushi as a cause of hydrocephalus. The study, which was published in the March 31, 2021, issue of Science Translational Medicine, adds to the evidence that a significant proportion of hydrocephalus are due to genetic alterations.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Scientists use nanotechnology to detect bone-healing stem cells; Premia reports FDA breakthrough device designation for Its Tops system; 'Break a leg' not so lucky when it leads to limb deformities.
The neurodevelopmental disorder MECP2 duplication syndrome (MDS) is caused by duplications spanning the methyl-CpG binding protein 2 gene (MECP2) locus, and researchers have shown that the MDS-like phenotype can be reversed in adult symptomatic mice using MECP2-specific antisense oligonucleotides (MECP2-ASOs).
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in oncology, including: NCI team devises method to recruit myeloid cells in pushback against cancer; Algorithm ranks cancer therapies for efficacy; New twist on quantum dots could revolutionize imaging.
A study led by Chinese scientists at Tsinghua University in Beijing has demonstrated that the gut microbial metabolite butyrate can directly modulate the antitumor CD8 "killer" T-cell response and improve chemotherapy efficacy through ID2-dependent IL-12 signaling.
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