New genetic database sheds light on Brazil’s ancestry and disease risks
Since the human genome was first sequenced in 2003, the world's scientific community has been racing to decipher this "book" written in an alphabet of four letters.
Scientists take key step toward developing a preventative HIV vaccine
Worldwide, an estimated 40 million people live with HIV. Two-thirds of this group on the African continent. In 2023, more than 600,000 people died from HIV-related causes and 1.32 million…
Scientists reveal how upbringing and genetics interact to shape success
Large-scale registry data from Norway reveal that genetics and shared family environments significantly influence key socioeconomic status indicators, such as education, wealth, income, and occupational prestige. Education shows the strongest…
Study links long COVID brain fog to inflammation and stress markers
A new study that is the first to compare inflammation and brain stress responses in long COVID-19 patients with individuals who have fully recovered shows that those with continued brain…
Breakthrough bat organoid platform sheds light on behavior of zoonotic viruses
Did you know that more than 75% of new infectious diseases affecting humans originally come from animals? Bats, in particular, are natural hosts to some of the world's most dangerous…
HIV vaccine study marks breakthrough in targeting broad immune responses
A decades-long scientific challenge in HIV vaccine development has been finding a way to train the immune system to produce antibodies that can target many variants of the virus.
Harnessing nanomaterials to induce ferroptosis in cancer treatment
Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Tumor ferroptosis, a regulated form of cell death driven by iron-dependent lipid peroxidation, has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy for…
New gene editor evoCAST enables precise insertion of complete genes
Ask scientists what gene editing tool is most needed to advance gene therapy, and they'd probably describe a system that's now close to realization in the labs of Samuel Sternberg…
Ubrogepant relieves early migraine symptoms and may help prevent full-blown attacks
A phase 3 trial found that ubrogepant, given during the premonitory phase of migraine, improved common warning symptoms such as fatigue, light and sound sensitivity, and neck pain. These benefits…
Study finds fewer H. pylori infections among Parkinson’s patients
A large case-control study from China found that people with Parkinson’s disease were significantly less likely to test positive for Helicobacter pylori infection compared to controls. The findings suggest a…