‘Traffic control’ system for mucin and insulin secretion identified
Findings shed light on how cells secrete just the right amount of the two proteins crucial for human health
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27
Jun
2023
Researchers reveal how cells rewrite their fate
Findings can lead to new strategies to accelerate or manipulate the molecular mechanisms involved to target cancer
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01
Jun
2023
DNA damage repaired by antioxidant enzymes
In crisis, the nucleus calls antioxidant enzymes to the rescue. This indicates metabolic activity, which would be a profound paradigm shift with implications for cancer research.
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24
Apr
2023
Differentiation landscape of acute myeloid leukemia charted with new tool
The findings pave the way for the development of new techniques to predict how AML patients will respond to chemotherapy.
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06
Apr
2023
Controversial beta cell origin theory challenged by diabetes experts
Dr. Jorge Ferrer challenges the view that adult mice form new beta cells which arise from pancreatic duct cells
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06
Apr
2023
tRNA biomarkers for cancer diagnosis and prognosis enabled by new method
The new method can lead to earlier detection of diseases and improved patient outcomes
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30
Mar
2023
Epigenome mapped in detail across human body
International team of CRG, Harvard, Yale, MIT, CSHL and Johns Hopkins publish personalised epigenomes of four individuals in Cell
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07
Mar
2023
Heart toggles between maintenance and energy-boost mode using ribosomes
New mechanism found which can be exploited to prevent or heal damage to the heart
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13
Feb
2023
Seasonal and circadian genetic variation charted across the human body
Atlas of circadian and circannual variation reveals therapeutic targets which could benefit from different doses depending on time of day and season
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09
Feb
2023
‘Tiny but mighty’ gene fragments are crucial for maintaining blood sugar levels
Microexons constitute new potential therapeutic targets for treating diabetes