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  • Scientists ‘hack’ cell entry to supercharge cancer drugs

    Scientists ‘hack’ cell entry to supercharge cancer drugs

    A new discovery could pave the way for more effective cancer treatment by helping certain drugs work better inside the body.

    Scientists at Duke University School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and University of Arkansas have found a way to improve the uptake of a promising class of cancer-fighting drugs called PROTACs, which have struggled to enter cells due to their large size.

    The new method works by taking advantage of a protein called CD36 that…

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    News Source: www.sciencedaily.com

  • New study reveals how cleft lip and cleft palate can arise

    New study reveals how cleft lip and cleft palate can arise

    Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects, occurring in about one in 1,050 births in the United States. These defects, which appear when the tissues that form the lip or the roof of the mouth do not join completely, are believed to be caused by a mix of genetic and environmental factors.

    In a new study, MIT biologists have discovered how a genetic variant often found in people with these facial malformations leads to the development of cleft lip and cleft…

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  • Deep learning algorithm used to pinpoint potential disease-causing variants in non-coding regions of the human genome

    Deep learning algorithm used to pinpoint potential disease-causing variants in non-coding regions of the human genome

    Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine) have successfully employed an algorithm to identify potential mutations which increase disease risk in the noncoding regions our DNA, which make up the vast majority of the human genome. The findings could serve as the basis for detecting disease-associated variants in a range of common diseases. The findings were published online today by the…

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  • Study identifies new method for improving lung growth and function in preterm infants

    Study identifies new method for improving lung growth and function in preterm infants

    Adding two weeks of continuous positive airway pressure for preterm infants in the hospital substantially improves lung growth and function, according to new research from Oregon Health & Science University.

    The study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, found that extending nasal continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, in preterm infants beyond the usual time used in current clinical practice significantly improves lung growth and…

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  • Putin, Iranian foreign minister discuss US talks, Ukraine in Kremlin meeting – Middle East Monitor

    Putin, Iranian foreign minister discuss US talks, Ukraine in Kremlin meeting – Middle East Monitor

    Russian President Vladimir Putin met Thursday with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at the Kremlin to discuss indirect negotiations between Iran and the US, as well as Russian-American consultations, according to the Iranian diplomat, Anadolu reports.

    “I told the Russian president about the current situation in the indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States, we held consultations on this matter. Russian-American negotiations on Ukraine and…

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  • South Africa condemns Israeli strikes on Gaza hospitals, civilians as war crimes – Middle East Monitor

    South Africa condemns Israeli strikes on Gaza hospitals, civilians as war crimes – Middle East Monitor

    South Africa condemned the bombing of civilian targets in the Gaza Strip by Israel, following a missile strike last week on the Al-Ahri Arab hospital in the enclave, Anadolu Agency reports.

    “South Africa joins the global condemnation of the bombing, which is a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement late Wednesday.

    It said Israel has bombed, burned and destroyed at least 35 hospitals in Gaza since…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Saudi defence minister visits Tehran before Iran-US talks | United Nations News

    Saudi defence minister visits Tehran before Iran-US talks | United Nations News

    Saudi Arabia’s Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman has met several Iranian officials before a second round of talks between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s nuclear programme.

    Prince Khalid said he conveyed a message from Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during Thursday’s meeting in Tehran.

    “We discussed our bilateral relations and topics of mutual interest,” he wrote on X.

    “Our belief is that the relationship between the…

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  • Turkiye to host NATO foreign ministers meeting in May – Middle East Monitor

    Turkiye to host NATO foreign ministers meeting in May – Middle East Monitor

    An informal meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of foreign ministers will take place in Turkiye’s Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya on May 14-15, the defense alliance said in a brief statement on Thursday, Anadolu reports.

    The high-level gathering will be chaired by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

    Turkish officials have yet to make a statement about the prospective meeting.

    READ: Turkiye blocks Israel from participating in NATO…

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  • Held without justice: A look inside Israeli prisons | Prison News

    Held without justice: A look inside Israeli prisons | Prison News

    Amid continued Israeli assault on Gaza, Palestinians mark Prisoners’ Day with thousands still in jail.

    As Israel continues its assault on Gaza and military raids in the occupied West Bank, thousands of Palestinians – including children – remain in Israeli prisons, many without charge. It’s not a new phenomenon, with more than 800,000 Palestinians detained by Israel since the occupation began in 1967. On the 51st Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, we speak to a former prisoner about his…

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  • Hamas Condemns Katz’s Statement on Israel’s Aid Blockade as ‘Pressure Tool’

    Hamas Condemns Katz’s Statement on Israel’s Aid Blockade as ‘Pressure Tool’

    Far-right Israeli Minister Yisrael Katz. (Photo: via Wikimedia Commons)

    By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

    Hamas said it was “regrettable that the statements of Israeli officials regarding aid to Gaza are passing without a stance from the international community.”

    The Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas has condemned the Israeli Defense Minister’s statement that Tel Aviv’s “policy” of blocking humanitarian aid into Gaza was a “main pressure tool” against the…

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