Japanese-European research team discovers novel genetic mitochondrial disorder
DNA ligase proteins, which facilitate the formation of bonds between separate strands of DNA, play critical roles in the replication and maintenance of DNA. The human genome encodes three different DNA ligase proteins, but only one of them—DNA ligase III…
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Inside Mike Pence’s Health Struggle
Former Vice President Mike Pence hasn’t been feeling well in the past days. The 61-year-old experienced symptoms associated with a slow heart rate for the past two weeks so he underwent surgery to get a pacemaker on April 14. “The…
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Climate hazards cause devastating impact on rural sanitation
Increasingly frequent extreme weather events linked to climate change are causing devastation to toilets, water supplies, waste systems and treatment facilities, threatening the health of some of the poorest people in the world. In response to this crisis, researchers from…
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Japan vaccine chief confirms PM Suga call with Pfizer CEO
FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announces that Tokyo, Kyoto and Okinawa will have pre-emergency status under a new prevention law during a government task force meeting at the prime minister’s office, Tokyo, Japan, April 9, 2021. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool…
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HP1a is a key epigenetic regulator that maintains chromosome integrity
The information of the human genome is encoded by approximately 3 billion DNA base pairs and packaged into 23 pairs of chromosomes. If all chromosomes could be disentangled and linearly aligned, they would be a thin thread of about 2…
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How to live longer: The three best ingredients for boosting longevity, backed by evidence
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New machine learning method for designing more effective antibody drugs
Antibodies are not only produced by our immune cells to fight viruses and other pathogens in the body. For a few decades now, medicine has also been using antibodies produced by biotechnology as drugs. This is because antibodies are extremely…
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Study estimates duration of employment loss experienced by adults with kidney failure
A new study estimates the years of employment loss experienced by working-aged adults with kidney failure. The study, which will appear in an upcoming issue of CJASN, notes that most of this lost time is due to patients’ loss of…
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EU Countries Move Toward COVID Passes to Reopen Summer Travel
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries formally agreed on Wednesday to launch COVID travel passes as a step towards reopening to tourism this summer and will negotiate details with the bloc’s lawmakers in May, two diplomatic sources said. The certificates…
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VA will halt EHR rollout at second site until after strategic review
The Department of Veterans Affairs will pause the rollout of its Cerner electronic health record until it reviews the program and shares the results with Congress. Agency officials told the House Subcommittee on Technology Modernization on Wednesday that they…
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