Elucidating the aggregation rules for short peptides
The findings could aid the design of more stable drugs and improve the understanding of diseases linked to peptide aggregation.
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New AI tool accurately portrays metabolic states
RENAISSANCE can quantify unknown intracellular metabolic states, including metabolic fluxes.
New DNA aptamer stabilises atherosclerosis plaques
The nucleic acid drug, iSN04, could have applications for pathological angiogenesis involved in atherosclerosis, cancer, and retinopathy.
Pancreatic cancer suppressed by humanised anti-CKAP4 antibody
The humanised antibody, Hv1Lt1, showed promising results in pancreatic cancer mouse models.
Mechanism linking obesity to inflammation uncovered
This study is first to demonstrate with statistical certainty that human visceral adipose tissue accumulated in the abdominal cavity secretes more extracellular vesicles.
Creating retroelement-based epigenetic clocks
Targeting the epigenetic states of specific retroelements in the human genome could mitigate the biological effects of ageing.
Transforming disease diagnosis with new nanoparticles
A new class of RNAs packed into extracellular vesicles have potential as biomarkers for prostate cancer and other diseases.
Overcoming the limitations of existing AI models
Researchers have developed a new AI tool which recognises that protein behaviour can vary by cell and by tissue type.
Enhancing drug discovery using genetically diverse mouse models
Researchers suggest that integrating genetically diverse mouse models with cell-based assays will better replicate human diseases.
Discovery of a signalling pathway that activates desire to exercise
The study highlights the possible therapeutic significance of targeting the pathway for treating obesity and metabolic disease.
New pathway to transition neural stem cells into a proliferative state
Understanding the signalling pathway controlling neural stem cell reactivation could offer a strategy for using existing drugs to treat neurodevelopmental disorders.
Revolutionary blood test identifies patients with brain injuries
Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in the world to use the blood test.
Ketogenic diet and a new cancer drug starves pancreatic cells
The discovery that eFT508 blocks eIF4E and the ketogenic pathway could provide the foundation for personalised therapies.
Largest multi-omics study of colorectal cancer to date
Five distinct CRC prognostic subtypes were identified, which could revolutionise the way CRC is diagnosed and treated.
How 3D tissue shapes emerge in animal development
Researchers showed that internal stress, induced by active cell behaviours, shapes the Drosophila wing disc pouch during eversion.
