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New chemical tool developed for infection research

Researchers present a new molecule for visualising the sphingomyelin metabolism - This offers prospects for innovative therapeutic approaches

30-Aug-2024 - At the end of the 19th century, the German pathologist Ludwig Thudichum isolated previously unknown fatty substances (lipids) from the brain. He named the new class of molecules sphingolipids – after the Greek mythical creature Sphinx, out of respect for "the many riddles it posed to the ...

click chemistry expansion microscopy infections
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Little Trust in Dr. ChatGPT

There is still a long way to go before people trust medical advice from an AI

29-Jul-2024 - People trust medical advice less if they suspect that an artificial intelligence is involved in its creation. This is the key finding of a study by psychologists from the University of Würzburg. People used to ask Dr. Google if they wanted to know whether their symptoms indicate a mild stomach ...

artificial intelligence diagnosis diagnostics
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Vitamin B6: New Compound Delays Degradation

A low vitamin B6 level has negative effects on brain performance. A research team has now found a way to delay the degradation of the vitamin

19-Jun-2024 - Vitamin B6 is important for brain metabolism. Accordingly, in various mental illnesses, a low vitamin B6 level is associated with impaired memory and learning abilities, with a depressive mood, and even with genuine depression. In older people, too little vitamin B6 is linked to memory loss and ...

brain dementia depressions
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Key to Improving Cancer Treatments Discovered

Discovery Paves the Way for the Development of Precise Inhibitors

07-Jun-2024 - Some cancer drugs cause severe side effects because they are not working accurately enough. A team at the University of Würzburg led by biochemist Caroline Kisker has now discovered why. The small protein ubiquitin is involved in almost every cellular process in our body: it orchestrates the ...

cancer cancer drugs cancer therapy
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Cancer Research: DNA Repair Mechanism Further Elucidated

“The findings from our work provide the basis for new approaches to treating various types of cancer”

30-May-2024 - Researchers at the University of Würzburg, led by Caroline Kisker in cooperation with Claudia Höbartner, discovered how the protein XPD detects a severe DNA damage and controls its repair. The XPD protein is a central component of our body's own 'DNA repair team', known as nucleotide excision ...

cryo-electron microscopy DNA damage DNA repair
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Researchers discover new function of oncoproteins

Breakthrough for the development of new drugs

13-May-2024 - Researchers at the University of Würzburg have discovered a new function of the oncoprotein MYCN: It not only helps cancer cells to grow stronger, but also makes them more resistant to drugs. Oncoproteins are actually vital to human survival: thousands of them in our bodies ensure that cells grow ...

cancer cancer cells oncoproteins
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Antimicrobial agents of the future

Researchers conducted the first systematic study of CRISPR-based antibiotics in Klebsiella pneumoniae

29-Apr-2024 - The antimicrobial potential of CRISPR-Cas systems is promising, yet how to best design or implement CRISPR nucleases remains poorly understood. An international team led by the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Würzburg has now addressed this knowledge gap. The ...

active ingredient research antibiotic resistance antibiotics
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How Immune Cells Recognize their Enemies

Crucial for the Control of Infections and Tumors

13-Dec-2023 - In order for immune cells to do their job, they need to know against whom they should direct their attack. Research teams at the University of Würzburg have identified new details in this process. As complicated as their name is, they are important for the human organism in the fight against ...

cancer cell metabolism immune cells
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PicoRuler: Molecular Rulers for High-Resolution Microscopy

Opening the Door to Investigate Complex Processes in Cells

04-Dec-2023 - Good news for researchers working with high-resolution fluorescence microscopy: Biocompatible molecular rulers are available for the first time to calibrate the latest super-resolution microscopy methods. Latest super-resolution microscopy methods now achieve an optical resolution in the range of ...

calibration click chemistry fluorescence microscopy
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Viral Impostors: Breakthrough for Virus Research

The penetration of viruses into cells can now be tracked with unprecedented accuracy thanks to innovative design for pseudoviruses

06-Nov-2023 - Pseudoviruses resemble impostors: although harmless, they are designed in such a way that they can hardly be distinguished from their dangerous relatives. This makes them an invaluable tool in virus research. They can be used to precisely analyze infection pathways of dangerous virus variants. A ...

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