KAIST Changes the Paradigm of Drug Discovery with World’s First Atomic Editing
On Oct. 11, 2024, scientists at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced they had…
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Study Found Persistent Infection Could Explain Long COVID in Some People
On Oct. 9, 2024, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that people with wide-ranging long COVID symptoms…
Brain’s waste-clearance pathways revealed for the first time
On Oct. 9, 2024, scientists from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) released a study that used imaging…
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to David Baker “for computational protein design”; Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper “for protein structure prediction”
On Oct. 9, 2024, the Nobel Foundation awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry: one half to David Baker,…
Special ‘skinny genes’ linked to weight loss
On Oct. 8, 2024, a team of University of Essex researchers found that the secret to losing weight…
CSIRO scientists Sequenced first full genome of critically endangered ‘Walking’ Australian Spotted handfish
On Oct. 8, 2024, scientists from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency,…
FDA Approved Arctic apple for commercialization
On Oct. 8, 2024, Okanagan Specialty Fruits® (OSF), the developer and grower behind the innovative Arctic® apple varieties, announced that its…
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun
On Oct. 7, 2024, The Nobel Foundation announced that Victor Ambros from Harvard University and Gary Ruvkun from…
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First newborn babies tested for over 200 genetic conditions as world-leading study begins in NHS hospitals
On Oct. 3, 2024, the National Health Service England (NHS) announced that Hundreds of babies have begun to…
Mild habanero pepper varieties that are flavorful without the fire released by Oregon State University
On Oct. 2, 2024, scientists at Oregon State University (OSU) announced the release of two mild habanero peppers…
New mutation linked to early-onset Parkinsonism
On Sept. 26. 2024, a team of scientists led by Prof. Patrik Verstreken at the VIB-KU Leuven Center…
Researchers used AI to Repurpose Existing Drugs for Treatment of Rare Diseases
On Sept. 25, 2024, a study led by scientists at Harvard Medical School announced they had developed an…
COVID-19 Symptoms Reduced Among U.S. Healthcare Personnel Receiving Additional Vaccine Doses
On Sept. 25, 2024, U.S. healthcare workers receiving additional vaccine doses during the Omicron period (December 2021 to…
Recessive Genes linked to most Developmental Disorders
On Sept. 23, 2024, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators at GeneDx, announced results of…
Study found Pandemic-Era Babies Do Not Have Higher Autism Risk
On Sept. 23, 2024, researchers from Columbia University reported that a study of Children born during the first…
New approach to defibrillation may improve cardiac arrest outcomes
On Sept. 20, 2024, study results released by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) researchers suggested placing defibrillation…
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New data science tool significantly increased molecular analysis of our environment
On Sept. 20, 2024, a research team led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, announced they…
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new data showed Over half of U.S. kids infected with RSV in infancy
On Sept. 19, 2024, a U.S. population-based birth cohort study was released that showed that 53.4% of babies…
epicenter of COVID-19 pandemic Genetically traced to market wildlife and viruses
On Sept. 19, 2024, an international team of researchers announced a study that genetically traced the epicenter of…
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WHO verified Jordan as first country to eliminate leprosy
On Sept. 19, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Jordan had become the first country in…
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landmark UT Health San Antonio study found genetic risk-factor overlap between Alzheimer’s disease, and dementias
On Sept. 17, 2024, in landmark research, scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San…
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Large-Scale Study Seeks to Unearth Causes of Persistent Symptoms of Lyme Disease
On Sept. 17, 2024, researchers from Tufts University announced they had received a $20.7 million grant from the…
Researchers discover new blood group system – MAL
On Sept. 16, 2024, researchers from the National Health Service Blood and Transplant (Bristol), NHSBT’s International Blood Group…
Cleveland Clinic Study Identified Key Factors That Can Impact Long-Term Weight Loss in Patients with Obesity Prescribed GLP-1 RA Medications
On Sep. 13, 2024, a Cleveland Clinic study was announced that identified key factors that can impact the…
Study Revealed How COVID-19 Infection Can Cause or Worsen Diabetes
On Sept. 13, 2024, researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine have used a cutting-edge model system to uncover the…
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Avian flu found in wastewater of 10 Texas cities through virome sequencing
On Sep. 11, 2024, researchers at UTHealth Houston and Baylor College of Medicine reported that Avian influenza A(H5N1)…
Human ‘Molecular Map’ Contributes to the Understanding of Disease Mechanisms
On Sep. 10, 2024, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar announced they had created a free-to-access online…
Researchers bend DNA strands with light, revealing a new way to study the genome
On Sep. 9, 2024, a Princeton University team announced they had developed a way to probe chromosomes and…
University of Copenhagen researchers discovered longevity gene
On Sep. 4, 2024, researchers at the University of Copenhagen announced the discovery of a gene that has…
study found genetic variant for hair graying, susceptibility to skin melanoma in horses
On Sep. 4, 2024, an international consortium led by scientists from Uppsala University in Sweden reported that the…