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Drug trial for rare fetal blood disease shows promise for less invasive approach
Data from a new investigational drug that could alter the standard treatment for a rare blood disease suggests it has the potential to delay or prevent anemia and the need for intrauterine blood transfusions in babies who ...
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Study finds viral defense protein speeds up female stem cell production
Researchers at the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have discovered a treatment which accelerates the production and quality of pluripotent stem cells in mice. The discovery has the potential to improve disease modeling ...
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New guidelines developed to address racism in bioethics
Columbia University's Division of Ethics Chief Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, Ph.D., is lead author of a new target article in The American Journal of Bioethics, titled "Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Bioethics: Recommendations ...
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Increased ventilation not effective in reducing influenza virus spread in play-based model, study finds
Increasing ventilation in child-care settings may not always be effective at preventing flu virus spread, according to a new study published by a team of researchers at Emory University, University of Pittsburgh School of ...
Aug 6, 2024
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Live longer, die healthier: Mice model reveals cells that can improve cardiac and metabolic function
Everyone wants to live to a ripe old age, but no one wants to be decrepit. Now, University of Connecticut researchers have demonstrated a treatment that could lengthen life—and vigor—up to the very end.
Aug 6, 2024
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New optical method measures blood plasma viscosity to assess COVID-19 severity
A research team led by MedUni Vienna has shown in a study that purely optical measurements of the viscosity of blood plasma may provide information about the severity and progression of COVID-19.
Aug 6, 2024
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Using genetics to help smokers quit: Study investigates abnormal dreams on varenicline
Researchers have identified variants in a gene that influences the likelihood of smokers developing abnormal dreams while taking a medication to help them quit.
Aug 6, 2024
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Australia has new health research gender standards—and centuries of inequity to fix
The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has just released its much-anticipated landmark statement advocating for sex, gender, variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation to be routinely ...
Aug 4, 2024
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Can targeted therapies be applied to patients with Alzheimer's?
Alzheimer's disease, a debilitating brain disorder with limited treatment options, has long challenged researchers. Specifically, researchers have struggled with slowing the buildup of amyloid beta plaques, harmful clumps ...
Aug 3, 2024
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White matter may aid recovery from spinal cord injuries: Study
Injuries, infection and inflammatory diseases that damage the spinal cord can lead to intractable pain and disability. Some degree of recovery may be possible. The question is, how best to stimulate the regrowth and healing ...
Aug 2, 2024
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Researchers discover source of deadly fungal infections in bone marrow transplant patients
Emory researcher David Weiss has spent years studying a baffling phenomenon called heteroresistance, in which a tiny fraction of bacteria remain resistant to antibiotics, while the remainder succumb. Recently, he brought ...
Aug 2, 2024
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Controlling thickness in fruit fly hearts reveals new pathway for heart disease
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys and Salk Institute for Biological Studies have uncovered a new role for a protein known for its role in the brain helping control feelings of hunger or satiety, as well as in the liver ...
Aug 2, 2024
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An artificial hepatocyte growth factor mimetic ameliorates non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in mouse model
A research group led by Associate Professor Katsuya Sakai, Researcher Nichole Marcela Rojas-Chaverra, and Professor Kunio Matsumoto of the Cancer Research Institute and Nano-Life Science (WPI-NanoLSI) at Kanazawa University ...
Aug 2, 2024
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Clinical trial finds benefit in taking fish oil for those genetically predisposed to Alzheimer's
A clinical trial at Oregon Health & Science University suggests that a subset of older adults with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease may benefit from fish oil supplements.
Aug 1, 2024
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Why clinical trials stop: Researchers find a link between genetic evidence and trial outcome
Failure is the most likely outcome of a clinical trial. Learning from these failures by understanding which factors maximize the chances of a successful trial would help improve the drug discovery process. However, accessing ...
Aug 1, 2024
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Study explores how antifragility in complex dynamical systems could revolutionize cancer treatment
Researchers constantly seek innovative approaches to tackle cancer. One concept gaining traction is antifragility, a property where systems not only withstand stress but improve because of it. In cancer research, this concept ...
Aug 1, 2024
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Serotonin-producing neurons regulate malignancy in ependymoma brain tumors
A study published in Nature reveals the functional relevance of tumor-neuron interactions that regulate the growth of ependymoma brain tumors. The study, conducted by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and St. Jude ...
Jul 31, 2024
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Propofol shows promise in treating epilepsy by targeting HCN1 channels
The general anesthetic propofol may hold the keys to developing new treatment strategies for epilepsy and other neurological disorders, according to a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Sweden's Linköping ...
Jul 31, 2024
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Researchers uncover molecular details of muscle contraction
The connections between the nervous system and muscles develop differently across the kingdom of life. It takes newborn humans roughly a year to develop the proper muscular systems that support the ability to walk, while ...
Jul 31, 2024
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New high-resolution 3D maps show how the brain's blood vessels change with age
Healthy blood vessels matter for more than just heart health. Vascular well-being is critical for brain health and potentially in addressing age-related cognitive decline and neurodegenerative disorders, like Alzheimer's ...
Jul 30, 2024
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AI brain images create realistic synthetic data to use in medical research
An AI model developed by scientists at King's College London, in close collaboration with University College London, has produced three-dimensional, synthetic images of the human brain that are realistic and accurate enough ...
Jul 30, 2024
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Study documents stunning impact of poverty on cell function, transplants
A surprising University of Minnesota study of stem cell transplants found that cancer patients were more likely to die if the cells they received came from donors who lived in poverty or low socioeconomic neighborhoods.
Jul 29, 2024
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Better cancer trial representation begins with speaking one's language
Underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minority populations in cancer clinical trials persists partly because translation and interpretation services and resources are unavailable or inadequate in the United States, according ...
Jul 29, 2024
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Short-term vegan diet associated with reductions in biological age estimates
Eating a vegan diet for eight weeks is associated with reductions in biological age estimations based on levels of DNA methylation—a type of chemical modification of DNA (known as an epigenetic modification) that alters ...
Jul 28, 2024
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Researchers find increased activity in part of the subthalamus during mouse mother/pup interactions
A combined team of physiologists and medical researchers from Yale University and Sorbonne Université, ICM, has found a part of the mouse brain that becomes more active when mothers and their pups interreact.
