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3D genome structure guides sperm development

University of California - Davis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New studies show how 3D structure of DNA in germ cells sets them on the path to become sperm.

Journal: Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, NIH/National Institutes of Health

Omalizumab treats multi-food allergy better than oral immunotherapy

NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The high rate of allergic reactions and other intolerable side effects of oral immunotherapy in the NIH-funded trial explained the superiority of omalizumab.

Journal: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Funder: NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Rice researchers harness gravity to create low-cost device for rapid cell analysis

Rice University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of researchers at Rice has developed an innovative AI-enabled, low-cost device that will make flow cytometry ⎯ a technique used to analyze cells or particles in a fluid using a laser beam ⎯ affordable and accessible.

Journal: Microsystems & Nanoengineering
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, Rice University

Omitting race from lung function equations increases detection of asthma in Black children

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Continued use of outdated race-specific equations while diagnosing children with asthma symptoms limits the identification of reduced lung function in Black children.

Journal: JAMA Network Open
Funder: NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

The Wistar Institute discovers a promising target in brain cancer

The Wistar Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Wistar Institute's Filippo Veglia, Ph.D., and lab has discovered a previously unknown mechanism for how aggressive brain cancers reprogram immune system cells from fighting cancer to enabling further tumor growth.

Journal: Cancer Discovery
Funder: Ben & Catherine Ivy Foundation Emerging Adult Glioma Award, NIH/National Institutes of Health, PRIN 2022 grant, Sapienza University of Rome grant