Detection of Breast Cancer Using Biomarker Found in Tears
A new method of detecting breast cancer has been developed that looks for an exosome biomarker for breast cancer that is found in tears. The technology was developed by a…
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CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Accelerated Using Light-Sensitive Nucleotides
The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool is showing great promise for correcting genetic defects, but one problem with this treatment is the speed at which the edits are made, which typically…
Natural Killer Immune Cells Edited to Improve Effectiveness at Targeting Cancer Cells
When a foreign invader enters the body, natural killer (NK) cells of the immune system are mobilized and attack the invader, but they are not so effective at attacking and…
DNA Base Editors Used to Correct Gene Mutation that Causes Deafness
A team of researchers has corrected a recessive gene mutation that causes deafness and successfully restored hair cell sensory transduction in mice, giving them partial hearing. The treatment targeted the…
Hair-Bearing Human Skin Generated from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School have developed a method of growing human skin organoids that bear hairs entirely from human pluripotent stem cells. The…
CRISPR-Cas9 Successfully Used to Edit DNA of Mature Innate Immune System Cells
Genetically modifying immune system cells to combat autoimmune diseases or attack cancer cells could one day be a powerful immunotherapy treatment option; however, attempts to edit cells in the innate…
Low-Cost Retinal Imaging Device Could be Used to Detect Alzheimer’s Disease
A novel imaging device has been created by biomedical engineers at Duke University that could be used in a non-invasive diagnostic test for Alzheimer’s disease. The device allows researchers to…
New Research Suggests Reason Why Smokers More Likely to Have COVID-19 Complications
New data suggests smokers have a much higher risk of COVID-19 complications than non-smokers, but the reasons why are not understood. One recent study suggests that the reason may be…
Chinese Scientists Isolate Pair of Human Antibodies that Neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 Virus
Scientists in China have isolated a pair of neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The antibodies bind to the glycoprotein spike of the virus and prevent it…
New Tool Developed That Allows Rare Acute Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cells to be Studied
A tool that was developed to study nerve cells in flies has been repurposed to study proteins in the blood of mammals that bind to the RNA in the process…