Phys.org: Study shows great specificity of action by enzymes to correct double-strand DNA breaks

July 9, 2020

James Daley, PhD, Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, is the first author of research, published June 18 in the journal Nature Communications, that sheds light on a double-strand break repair process called homologous recombination. Joined by senior authors Patrick Sung, DPhil, Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, and Sandeep Burma, PhD, from Neurosurgery, and […]

KENS 5: The race to develop a coronavirus vaccine

July 8, 2020

Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, discussed the development of a coronavirus vaccine. “We are waiting on more study data where they study more people who are receiving the vaccine or the placebo basically, to test out how effective and safe the vaccine is, and that will still take a few more months,” he said. Read […]

Data may detect who will have dementia and what type

July 7, 2020

What if, by inputting information about dementia and a patient into a supercomputer and crunching the data, a treatment team could quantify the individual’s risk of developing the disease? And what if, based on the results, the team could diagnose which type and subtype of dementia that the patient might develop? And what if the […]

Granddaughter helping her disabled grandmother walk with the aid of a walker.