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Identifying disease-promoting microenvironments in AKI
The study’s findings could contribute to future therapeutic strategies to prevent chronic kidney disease.
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New model offers a unique method to study Parkinson’s disease
Mice with rod-specific VPS35 deletion demonstrate a pathology more similar to human Parkinson’s disease, compared to other mouse models.
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Unleashing the potential of lab-grown recombinant polyclonal antibodies
In this Q&A, Sheila Keating, Vice President of Immunology at GigaGen, a Grifols company, explains how its developments in recombinant polyclonal antibody therapies are helping to build a pipeline of highly effective treatments for a wide range of diseases, including the hepatitis B virus.
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Werner syndrome: mechanism behind atherosclerosis elucidated
Researchers have developed a new in vitro co-culture system which enables an in-depth molecular analysis of atherosclerosis.
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Harnessing natural killer cells to combat age-related diseases
In this Q&A, Celularity’s CEO and founder Dr Robert Hariri details the preclinical research that indicates that placenta-derived unmodified NK cells and genetically modified NK cells can target and selectively eliminate cells expressing stress ligands.
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CNTN4 modulates factors involved in Alzheimer’s disease
The discovery that CNTN4 and APP have a co-dependent relationship has wider implications for neurodevelopmental disorder understanding.
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Breast cancer genetic variants in women of African ancestry
Researchers identified variants in three loci that were associated with risk of triple-negative breast cancer.
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ERRγ controls parietal cells generation and maturation from stem cells
Researchers uncover a genetic pathway of parietal cell development, which will enable a better understanding of stomach conditions.
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New findings could influence asthma drug development
Researchers have revealed that genetically enhanced expression of GSDMB causes a disturbed interferon-response.
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Discovery of over 100 genomic loci linked to hypertension
The study’s findings explain the genetic differences in people’s blood pressure, which could lead to personalised medicine approaches.
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New findings regarding diabetes risk in childhood cancer survivors
Four previously unknown genetic variants provide a new understanding of differences in risk between individuals of varying ancestries.
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Developing precision medicine for gestational diabetes
Researchers have identified that gestational diabetes is associated with a deficit in placental expression of IGFBP1.
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Melanoma tumours produce altBRAFs by genomic deletions
The discovery that genomic deletions cause altBRAFs can help develop new therapies to overcome drug resistance in BRAF-mutant melanoma.
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Identifying vascular disease associations
In this Q&A, Associate Professor Dr Mete Civelek shares insights from the University of Virginia’s exciting recent study identifying several potential therapeutic targets for accelerating translational research in cardiovascular disease treatment, with a focus on proteins associated with the extracellular matrix (ECM) secretion by smooth muscle cells (SMCs).
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Investigating new treatments for polycystic kidney disease
Organoid models enabled the researchers to study the effectiveness of eukaryotic ribosomal selective glycoside drugs on PKD cyst formation.
