Locations of the ERCC4/XPF intron variants identified in the Japanese XP-F cases. (A) Estimated structures of pre-mRNA products resulting from the ERCC4/XPF intron variants. Cryptic intron fragments identified in the…
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Gonorrhea shot gets FDA fast track as resistant cases multiply
Credit: CDC GSK Plc’s experimental gonorrhea vaccine got fast-track designation from U.S. regulators, putting the shot in position to become the first preventive for a common, often-undetected infection that’s gaining…
No evidence COVID created in Chinese lab: US intelligence
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The head of US intelligence said Friday that there was no evidence that the COVID-19 virus was created in the Chinese government’s Wuhan research lab. In…
Study reports drug that significantly reduces bacteria’s ability to develop antibiotic resistance
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine is gaining ground in their search for solutions to the global problem of bacterial antibiotic resistance, which…
Antidepressants prescription associated with a lower risk of testing positive for COVID-19
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that community mental health patients who were prescribed…
Small sensor ‘smells’ incipient seizures
A Sandia National Laboratories researcher works on a miniaturized sensor system able to detect specific gases warning of an impending seizure. Credit: Craig Fritz In people with epilepsy, seizure-alert dogs…
Cheap diabetes drug reduces risk of long COVID: study
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People who took a cheap diabetes drug after testing positive for COVID-19 had a 40 percent lower risk of getting long COVID, a US-based study said…
Blood biomarkers plus genomics shown to predict common disease risk more accurately than genomic information alone
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Identifying people at high risk of chronic disease means that they can be targeted with prevention measures before they become sick. Polygenic risk scores, where genomic…
Long COVID can impact fatigue and quality of life worse than some cancers, finds new study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Fatigue is the symptom that most significantly impacts the daily lives of long COVID patients, and can affect quality of life more than some cancers, finds…
Pumping the brakes on autoimmune disease
This visualization shows BTLA being recognized by the antibody LY3361237. Credit: Carl Ware/Sanford Burnham Prebys Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys, collaborating with scientists from Eli Lilly and Company, have revealed…
