A new protein called KHNYN has been identified as a missing piece in a natural antiviral system that kills viruses by targeting a specific pattern in viral genomes, according to new findings published today in eLife. Studying the body’s natural defenses to viruses and how viruses evolve to evade them is crucial to developing new…
IMAGE: A potentiator (orange) binds to a protein ‘hotspot,’ altering the molecule’s conformation. view more Credit: Laboratory of Membrane Biology and Biophysics at The Rockefeller University In recent decades, treatment options for people with cystic fibrosis have improved dramatically. The newest drugs, known as potentiators, target a protein called cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator, which is…
IMAGE: Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (right) meets with Dr. Jay Evans, director of UM’s Center for Translational Medicine. view more Credit: University of Montana file photo MISSOULA – The University of Montana has received a $3.3 million contract from the National Institutes of Health to develop an innovative vaccine targeting opioid addiction. The principal investigator on…
IMAGE: Researchers from the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) view more Credit: CHUM Did you know that 90% of cancer patients die from distant metastasis? The latter occurs when cancer cells have the ability to move within the patient’s body and invade its healthy tissues. In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers from…
Extremely premature infants who fail to grow as expected have delayed development of their microbiome, or communities of bacteria and other micro-organisms living in the gut, according to a new study published in Scientific Reports. Analysis of these infants’ metabolism revealed that their bodies are responding as if they were fasting, despite caloric intake similar…
IMAGE: Frames from a 10 hour long time-lapse sequence with model prediction (red line) and explant spreading (dotted line). ‘Good’ models predict not only the extent of the movement but also… view more Credit: MechMorpho Lab/University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (July 9, 2019) … A bioengineering group from the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering is…
IMAGE: This is Dr. Pat Breysse, CDC. view more Credit: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ANN ARBOR, Mich. (July 9, 2019) – Pat Breysse, Ph.D., Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, will deliver the keynote address…
A federal judge ruled on Monday that the Trump administration cannot force pharmaceutical companies to disclose the list price of their drugs in television ads, dealing a blow to one of the president’s most visible efforts to pressure drug companies to lower their prices. Judge Amit P. Mehta, of the United States District Court in…
The long-awaited summer has finally come, bringing the time for holidays with it. You must already be preparing to pack your bags or at least mentally sort out the clothes in the closet in search of ideal items for a vacation. If everything is more or less clear with the clothes, the cosmetic bag is…
It’s something we all just can’t resist doing – checking out on a guy we meet, however casually, picking up all the first impressions, whether positive or negative. Well, it’s no secret that guys do just that, and it’s a moot question whose glances are more assaying! You stand very poor chances of hearing about…