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- Major cause of inflammatory bowel disease discovered https://www.crick.ac.uk/news-and-reports/2024-06-05_major-cause-of-inflammatory-bowel-disease-discovered 18 comments
- Pfizer vaccinated have lower antibody levels targeting the Delta/India variant https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/2021-06-03_pfizer-biontech-vaccine-recipients-have-lower-antibody-levels-targeting-the-delta-variant-first-discovered-in-india 29 comments
- Ancient DNA unlocks new understanding of migrations in the first millennium AD. Twigstats allows us to see what we couldn’t before, in this case migrations all across Europe originating in the north of Europe in the Iron Age, and then back into Scandinavia before the Viking Age https://www.crick.ac.uk/news-and-reports/2025-01-01_ancient-dna-unlocks-new-understanding-of-migrations-in-the-first-millennium-ad 2 comments science
- Researchers have shown that gut bacteria balance can influence hypopituitarism symptoms in mice, leading to growth problems, infertility, and poor stress responses https://www.crick.ac.uk/news-and-reports/2024-09-26_research-reveals-impact-of-gut-microbiome-on-hormone-levels-in-mice 4 comments science
- Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, working with UCL and Imperial College London, have discovered a new biological pathway that is a principal driver of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and related conditions, and which can be targeted using existing drugs. https://www.crick.ac.uk/news-and-reports/2024-06-05_major-cause-of-inflammatory-bowel-disease-discovered 3 comments science
- Body changes up to eight years before inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis. The bowel damage we’re seeing at the point of diagnosis is just the tip of the iceberg. So many changes are subtly taking place in the body before the disease takes hold. https://www.crick.ac.uk/news-and-reports/2023-11-07_body-changes-up-to-eight-years-before-inflammatory-bowel-disease-diagnosis 39 comments science
- Promising developments in pursuit to design pan-coronavirus vaccine https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/2022-07-27_promising-developments-in-pursuit-to-design-pan-coronavirus-vaccine 6 comments science
- Scientists reverse a key hallmark of motor neurone disease in the laboratory https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/2021-08-06_scientists-reverse-a-key-hallmark-of-motor-neurone-disease-in-the-laboratory 5 comments technology
- Study: Pangolin coronavirus could jump to humans. Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found important structural similarities between SARS-CoV-2 and a pangolin coronavirus, suggesting that a pangolin coronavirus could infect humans. https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/2021-02-05_pangolin-coronavirus-could-jump-to-humans 11 comments science
- Researchers have found the clock that sets the speed of embryonic development and discovered the mechanism is based on how proteins are made and dismantled. The study could also help us understand how different mammals evolved from one another and help refine methods for regenerative medicine https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/2020-09-18_uncovering-the-clock-that-sets-the-speed-of-embryo-development 4 comments science
- Cancer cells cause inflammation to protect themselves from oncolytic viruses that are harmful to tumours but not to healthy cells. These findings could lead to improved viral treatments for the disease. https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/2020-06-01_cancer-cells-cause-inflammation-to-protect-themselves-from-viruses 4 comments science
- Antibiotics can leave lungs vulnerable to flu viruses by affecting the microbiome, leading to significantly worse infections, suggests a new study. Around 80% of mice with healthy gut bacteria survived when infected with the flu, but only a third survived if given antibiotics before being infected. https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/2019-07-02_antibiotics-weaken-flu-defences-in-the-lung 7 comments science
- Chemicals produced by vegetables such as kale, cabbage and broccoli prevent colon cancer in mice https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/2018-08-14_chemicals-in-vegetables-prevent-colon-cancer-in-mice 3 comments science
- Non-coding DNA changes the genitals you're born with - Male mice grow ovaries instead of testes if they are missing a small region of DNA that doesn't contain any genes, finds a new paper published in Science. https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/science-news/2018/06/14/non-coding-dna-changes-the-genitals-youre-born-with/ 4 comments science