Bright lights, gleaming surgical tools, and a patient ready on the operating table. All seems to be in order, but then an alarm sounds and all eyes immediately look to you 颅鈥 what happens next is in your hands.
A seminal study from researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and their collaborators in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, and Iceland has uncovered a new genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). The discovery offers both closure and hope to potentially thousands of families worldwide who have long been searching for answers.
The study, published in the April 10 online issue of Nature Genetics [DOI: 10.1038/s41588-025-02159-5], reveals that mutations in a small, previously overlooked non-coding gene called RNU2-2 are responsible for relatively common NDD. Non-coding genes are genes that don鈥檛 produce proteins but may still play critical roles in regulating cell functions.
A research team led by Principal Researcher Dae-Hwan Kim at the Nuclear Equipment Verification Laboratory of the Busan Machinery Technology Research Center under the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (President Seog-Hyeon Ryu, hereinafter referred to as KIMM) has successfully developed and demonstrated this new technology using an incompressible fluid.
People who have disrupted circadian rhythms suffer all kinds of negative effects. But in cyanobacteria, disrupted rhythms can pay off for researchers seeking new ways to produce biology-based products more efficiently. The circadian rhythms of these blue-green microbes offer a new window into predictive phenomics鈥攈ow to predict and control the traits of an organism.
A new study conducted by researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore has uncovered a key mechanism behind lenalidomide resistance in multiple myeloma (MM), offering new insights into potential strategies for improving treatment outcomes and overcoming drug resistance.
A clinical trial for patients with high-grade neuroendocrine tumors is now open for enrollment at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. The new trial will test the novel combination of immunotherapy paired with a tumor-busting virus.
Those who suffer myasthenia gravis experience muscle weakness that can affect the muscles we use to blink, smile and move our bodies. Researchers at UC San Diego鈥檚 School of Biological Sciences used a cutting-edge imaging technique to uncover new details about the mechanisms underlying the disease.
The Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility (CEMF) at UT Southwestern has vastly broadened the scope of molecules for which researchers are able to determine their 3D structures, accelerating the pace at which they can use this information to better understand diseases and develop new drugs to treat them.
A new national survey commissioned by the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that nearly half of U.S. adults (45%) are stressed at least once a week because of the news or what鈥檚 happening on social media.
Using a novel method that gives a readout of which proteins are in specific locations within cells, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a protein that plays a key role in cell adhesion and movement. Their findings, published in Cell Reports, could help researchers better understand diverse phenomena such as cancer metastasis and cell differentiation.
A new approach to streaming technology may significantly improve how users experience virtual reality and augmented reality environments, according to a study from NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
Sexual violence often goes unrecognized in older adults. The co-chairs of Penn State Health's Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program explain how to spot abuse and seek help.
Researchers have developed a new type of scintillator using a colloidal quantum shell structure. These scintillators detect ionizing radiation, such as X-rays and electrons, with new levels of speed, efficiency, and durability. The advance could benefit fields ranging from medicine to national security to particle physics.
Whether you buy rice at the grocery store or order a side of it while dining out, do you prefer brown rice or white rice? Or do you exclusively choose brown rice over white rice because you want to eat healthier, as brown rice contains more nutrients and fiber? Well, the answer to this question is not as simple as you might have thought, as it ignores a potential food safety concern.
Mark J. Golden, FASAE, CAE, will step down as chief executive officer of the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC) when his contract concludes on August 17.