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New class of antibiotics discovered
The new compound can combat multidrug-resistant infections of Gram-negative bacteria, such as E. coli.
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New gene discovery related to speech and motor development
Researchers have discovered a new gene called SCN3A which helps us speak and swallow.
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Research reveals a potential new biotherapy for Alzheimer’s disease
When tested in mice, the therapy reduced amyloid plaques, a characteristic feature of Alzheimer’s.
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New type of human brain cell has been identified
Rosehip neurons are found in humans, but not rats and mice.
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Why I love working in labs with international diversity
It makes me a better scientist.
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Trending topics: What immunotherapy researchers are reading now
We look at the research catching experts’ attention in this rapidly evolving field.
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Immune cell type best suited for cancer vaccines can now be grown in the lab
New approach paves the way to making dendritic cell vaccines more effective.
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Evolution of the human brain may have brought some psychiatric diseases
A newly discovered stretch of human DNA provides a specific example of how this could happen.
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Traveling together in packets is what makes some viruses so infectious
New discovery changes our understanding of how viruses are transmitted.
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New CRISPR gene editing tool could overcome problems
Switching enzymes from Cas9 to Cas12a would mean safer and more effective gene editing.
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Selenium supplements increase diabetes risk, review study confirms
Researchers say the common supplement’s benefits are unproven, while risks are clear.
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Parkinson’s disease drug candidates could help many more people than expected
New findings suggest that drugs already in development for a small percentage of patients could treat most people with the disease.
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Major CRISPR errors were discovered by chance
A recent study found CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing may be less precise than previously thought.
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Paralyzed mice regain movement in their legs with new treatment
The drug reactivates nerve pathways in partially severed spinal cords.
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Gene therapy in womb prevents a fatal neurodegenerative disease
Working copies of the gene were delivered directly into the brains of mouse fetuses before they were born.
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Transgender women on hormone therapy twice as likely to suffer from blood clots
But the risk from estrogen therapy is still small, researchers say.
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Genome editing reduces cholesterol in monkeys
Scientists say human trials will follow in five to ten years.
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Ketogenic diet could be the key to making a cancer treatment work
PI3K inhibiting drugs have shown little success. Now researchers may have figured out why.
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Hybrid embryos of the “functionally extinct” northern white rhino created in lab
In a first, rhinoceros embryos have been developed in vitro to be ready for implantation.
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