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AI and advanced data metrics are forging a new era in cancer research

A new project by a team of researchers across the nation analyzes the ways in which digitized health data, artificial intelligence models and other recent technological advancements have changed how cancers are diagnosed, ...

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A million veterans gave DNA to aid health research: Scientists worry the data will be wasted

One of the world's biggest genetic databases comprises DNA data donated over the years by more than a million retired military service members. It's part of a project run by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Researchers link CAR-T cell aging to cancer relapse

Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a key reason some cancer patients relapse after receiving chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, or CAR-T cell therapy. Over time, the engineered immune cells age and lose their ...

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New AI model could help scientists pinpoint signs of cancer cells

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) reports its latest AI model aimed at helping researchers better understand how cells behave by focusing on the key networks that control cell behavior, making complex biological problems, ...

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A new drug could soon help treat cancer and viral infections

An international team of researchers led by Konstanz biologists has identified a molecular mechanism that regulates the activity of N-myristoyltransferases. This enzyme plays a role in biological signaling pathways, where ...

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When stem cells feel the squeeze, they start building bone

In a discovery that could reshape approaches to regenerative medicine and bone repair, researchers have found that human stem cells can be prompted to begin turning into bone cells simply by squeezing through narrow spaces.

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Researchers develop new chemical method to enhance drug discovery

Moffitt Cancer Center researchers have developed a novel reagent that enhances the precision of drug synthesis. This innovative method, published in Nature Communications, introduces a new sulfur fluoride exchange (SuFEx) ...

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Exploring liquid-liquid phase separation in diseases

A recent study, led by Professor Wu (Wenzhou Institute University, Wenzhou Medical University) and Professor Huang (Northeastern University), explores liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS), a phenomenon closely associated ...

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Giving the peptide ACBP to anorexic mice stimulates eating

A large, multi-institutional team of medical researchers reports that giving anorexic mice the peptide ACBP stimulated eating. In their paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the group describes their ...

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Bone fracture rates in women found to vary dramatically by race

A new paper finds that bone fracture rates in older women differ by race, quite significantly. While researchers have known for years that the risk of bone fracture is highest for White women, this is the first study to show ...

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New tool PISA-REX facilitates drug development

Researchers have developed an industry-standard tool to facilitate drug development and translational research in collaboration between labs at Karolinska Institutet and the Gygi Lab at Harvard Medical School. Their results ...

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Treating radiation wounds with aspirin hydrogels

Radiation is a powerful tool for treating cancer, but prolonged exposure can damage the skin. Radiation-induced skin injuries are painful and increase a person's chances of infection and long-term inflammation. Now, researchers ...

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Researchers report potent antibiotic that overcomes resistance

Science Translational Medicine has published a study by researchers from the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) on a potent new antibiotic that can overcome resistance. "The idea was to tweak the original antibiotic and create ...

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New findings on CARD14 protein's role in eczema and psoriasis

Our skin–the body's largest organ–provides the first line of defense against infections and many other threats to our health. Decades of research has shown that a wide range of diseases can occur, or become worse, when ...

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Newly discovered mechanism halts tumor cell replication

A research group at the University of Bologna has identified, for the first time, the specific location and genomic context where DNA breaks occur due to the inhibition of the topoisomerase I, a protein crucial for many biological ...