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April 23, 2024
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Apr. 23, 2024 — Using state-of-the-art microscopy techniques, researchers have shed new light on the underlying mechanisms driving Alzheimer's ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — A research team has synthesized a lysin that during in vitro experiments targets bacteria responsible for producing odors in human ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Using light pulses as a model for electrical defibrillation, scientists developed a method to assess and modulate the heart function. The research team has thus paved the way for an efficient and direct treatment for cardiac arrhythmias. This may be ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Dengue infections in pregnant women may have a negative impact on the first years of children's lives, new research has ...
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Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers find less Salmonella on backyard poultry farms. But concerns remain about the prevalance of multidrug-resistant bacteria on both large ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Bursts of brain rhythms with 'beta' frequencies control where and when neurons in the cortex process sensory information and plan responses. Studying these bursts would improve understanding of ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers deploy an array of microscopic coils to create a magnetic field and stimulate individual neurons. The magnetic field can induce an ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — While most parents of preschool and elementary aged children strive to give their children a balanced, nutritional diet, some of their strategies to ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — Digital memory test and a blood sample -- this combination will be tested for its potential to identify early Alzheimer's disease in a new research study. Over a hundred healthcare centers are part ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — A specific protein, TP53INP2, might prevent muscle loss associated with aging. A new study indicates that high levels of this protein are linked to greater muscle strength and healthier aging. This ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers describe the steps they took to manipulate DNA and proteins -- essential building blocks of life -- to create cells that look and act like cells from the body. This accomplishment, a ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide with around 59 million people concerned in 2019. This irregular heartbeat is associated with increased risks of heart failure, ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — Some pathogens hide inside human cells to enhance their survival. Researchers have uncovered a unique tactic certain bacteria use to spread in the body without being detected by the immune system. In ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — Plant-derived nanoparticles have demonstrated significant anticancer effects. Researchers recently developed rice bran-derived nanoparticles (rbNPs) ...
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Apr. 22, 2024 — Scientists are developing and validating a patent-pending novel immunotherapy to be used against glioblastoma brain tumors. Glioblastomas are almost always lethal with a median survival time of 14 ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — Middle-aged and older adults believe that old age begins later in life than their peers did decades ago, according to a new ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — State-of-the-art artificial intelligence systems known as large language models (LLMs) are poor medical coders, according to researchers. Their study emphasizes the necessity for refinement and ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — Clarifying the cause of a skin disease led to the discovery of a new disease-causing gene, a new category of diseases, and new perspectives for both counseling and therapy. The discovery is the first ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — Primary health care, conditional cash transfers and social pensions have prevented 1.4 million deaths of all ages in Brazil over the past two decades, according to a new study. If expanded, these ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new shoe insole technology that helps reduce the risk of diabetic foot ulcers, a dangerous open sore that can lead to hospitalization and leg, foot or toe ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — Researchers explore a cancer immunotherapy treatment that involves activating the immune cells in the body and reprogramming them to attack and destroy cancer cells. This therapeutic method ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — When epileptic patients suffer seizures, their brain is undergoing repetitive and excessive neuronal firing. But what triggers this has stumped scientists for years. Now, researchers have used ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — Toxic chemicals used to flame-proof plastic materials can be absorbed into the body through skin, via contact with microplastics, new research ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — Scientists have located and identified alterations in the monkeypox virus genome that potentially correlate with changes in the virus's transmissibility observed in the 2022 ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — In a discovery that could hasten treatment for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), scientists have discovered a harbinger in the blood of some people who later went on to develop the ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — Researchers have designed a new method for developing immunotherapy drugs using engineered peptides to elicit a natural immune response inside the ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — Although there are still some aspects pending confirmation for its use in the clinical setting, and its resolution needs to be improved slightly, a study has shown that a method routinely used to ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — Dietary treatment is more effective than medications in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). With dietary adjustments, more than seven out of ten patients had significantly reduced ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — Researchers have revealed the regulatory mechanism of a specific protein, TRBP, that plays a key role in balancing the immune response triggered by viral infections in mammal cells. These findings ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — A heart attack will leave a permanent scar on a human heart, yet other animals, including zebrafish, can clear cardiac scar tissue and regrow damaged muscle as adults. Biologists sheds new light on ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Despite progress in defining functional elements of noncoding DNA, it is still not fully understood. Researchers, using an experiment that elucidated the function of tens of thousands of noncoding ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — The first health impact study of coal train pollution centers on the San Francisco Bay Area, with scientists finding communities near passing coal trains suffer worse health ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Researchers have uncovered a mechanism in the brain that allows cocaine and morphine to take over natural reward processing ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — The annual influenza vaccine has become less effective on average over time. One reason may be reduced vaccine efficacy in people with obesity than those with a healthier body mass index (BMI), while ...
Monday, April 22, 2024
- Genetically Engineering a Treatment for Incurable Brain Tumors
- People Think 'old Age' Starts Later Than It Used To, Study Finds
- Despite AI Advancements, Human Oversight Remains Essential
- Mosaics of Predisposition Cause Skin Disease
- Social Programs Save Millions of Lives, Especially in Times of Crisis
Friday, April 19, 2024
- Shoe Technology Reduces Risk of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
- Researchers Develop a New Way to Safely Boost Immune Cells to Fight Cancer
- Glial Hyper-Drive for Triggering Epileptic Seizures
- Toxic Chemicals from Microplastics Can Be Absorbed Through Skin
- New Research Defines Specific Genomic Changes Associated With the Transmissibility of the Monkeypox Virus
- Signs of Multiple Sclerosis Show Up in Blood Years Before Symptoms
- Study Opens New Avenue for Immunotherapy Drug Development
- Analyzing the Progression in Retinal Thickness Could Predict Cognitive Progression in Parkinson's Patients
- Dietary Treatment More Effective Than Medicines in IBS
- Key Protein Regulates Immune Response to Viruses in Mammal Cells
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Why Can Zebrafish Regenerate Damaged Heart Tissue, While Other Fish Species Cannot?
- Mutations in Noncoding DNA Become Functional in Some Cancer-Driving Genes
- Coal Train Pollution Increases Health Risks and Disparities
- A Common Pathway in the Brain That Enables Addictive Drugs to Hijack Natural Reward Processing
- Metabolic Health Before Vaccination Determines Effectiveness of Anti-Flu Response
- Perfect Balance: How the Brain Fine-Tunes Its Sensitivity
- Scientists Uncover 95 Regions of the Genome Linked to PTSD
- AI Tool Predicts Responses to Cancer Therapy Using Information from Each Cell of the Tumor
- How Data Provided by Fitness Trackers and Smartphones Can Help People With MS
- Siblings With Unique Genetic Change Help Scientists Progress Drug Search for Type 1 Diabetes
- New Urine-Based Test Detects High-Grade Prostate Cancer, Helping Men Avoid Unnecessary Biopsies
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Study Identifies New Metric for Diagnosing Autism
- Researchers Create New AI Pipeline for Identifying Molecular Interactions
- Paper: To Understand Cognition--and Its Dysfunction--Neuroscientists Must Learn Its Rhythms
- Protecting Brain Cells With Cannabinol
- Does Using Your Brain More at Work Help Ward Off Thinking, Memory Problems?
- Guidance on Energy and Macronutrients Across the Lifespan
- Calorie Restriction Study Reveals Complexities in How Diet Impacts Aging
- Global Study Reveals Health Impacts of Airborne Trace Elements
- Artificial Intelligence Beats Doctors in Accurately Assessing Eye Problems
- Researchers Find That Accelerated Aging Biology in the Placenta Contributes to a Rare Form of Pregnancy-Related Heart Failure
- Workings of Working Memory Detailed
- Genetic Variant Identified That Shaped the Human Skull Base
- Adults With Congenital Heart Disease Faced Higher Risk of Abnormal Heart Rhythms
- AI Speeds Up Drug Design for Parkinson's by Ten-Fold
- Tracking a Protein's Fleeting Shape Changes
- Research Explores How a Father's Diet Could Shape the Health of His Offspring
- Novel Robotic Training Program Reduces Physician Errors Placing Central Lines
- Researchers Uncover Human DNA Repair by Nuclear Metamorphosis
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Researchers Discover Urine-Based Test to Detect Head and Neck Cancer
- Nanoparticle Delivery of FZD4 to Lung Endothelial Cells Inhibits Lung Cancer Progression and Metastases
- Real-Time Detection of Infectious Disease Viruses by Searching for Molecular Fingerprinting
- Common HIV Treatments May Aid Alzheimer's Disease Patients
- Bacteria Behind Meningitis in Babies Explained
- New Inflammatory Bowel Disease Testing Protocol Could Speed Up Diagnosis
- Health Behaviors Accumulate and Remain Relatively Stable Throughout Middle Adulthood
- New Insights Could Unlock Immunotherapy for Rare, Deadly Eye Cancer
- New Study Focuses on the Placenta for Clues to the Development of Gestational Diabetes
- Deadly Bacteria Show Thirst for Human Blood
- Teen Stress May Raise Risk of Postpartum Depression in Adults
- Scientists Identify Cell Vulnerability 'fingerprint' Related to Parkinson's, Lewy Body Dementia
Monday, April 15, 2024
- Take It from the Rats: A Junk Food Diet Can Cause Long-Term Damage to Adolescent Brains
- Family and Media Pressure to Lose Weight in Adolescence Linked to How People Value Themselves Almost Two Decades Later
- Illuminating the Path to Hearing Recovery
- Next-Generation Treatments Hitch a Ride Into Cancer Cells
- AI Enhances Physician-Patient Communication
- Vaccine Breakthrough Means No More Chasing Strains
- Microplastics Make Their Way from the Gut to Other Organs
- Epilepsy Drug Prevents Brain Tumors in Mice With NF1
- Physical Activity Reduces Stress-Related Brain Activity to Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk
- Specific Nasal Cells Protect Against COVID-19 in Children
- Human Muscle Map Reveals How We Try to Fight Effects of Aging
- New Study Sheds Light on the Mechanisms Underlying the Development of Malignant Pediatric Brain Tumors
- Antibiotics Aren't Effective for Most Lower Tract Respiratory Infections
- Carbon Beads Help Restore Healthy Gut Microbiome and Reduce Liver Disease Progression
Friday, April 12, 2024
- Team Demonstrates Miniature Brain Stimulator in Humans
- A Third of Women Experience Migraines Associated With Menstruation, Most Commonly When Premenopausal
- Study Reveals Potential to Reverse Lung Fibrosis Using the Body's Own Healing Technique
- Inherited Predisposition for Higher Muscle Strength May Protect Against Common Morbidities
- Decoding the Language of Cells: Unveiling the Proteins Behind Cellular Organelle Communication
- PFAS Exposure from High Seafood Diets May Be Underestimated
- Choosing Sugary Drinks Over Fruit Juice for Toddlers Linked to Risk of Adult Obesity
- Melanomas Resist Drugs by 'breaking' Genes
- Scientists Uncover a Missing Link Between Poor Diet and Higher Cancer Risk
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Cells Putting on a Face
- Two Key Brain Systems Are Central to Psychosis
- Researchers Identify New Genetic Risk Factors for Persistent HPV Infections
- New Study Validates Prediction Rules for Pediatric Intra-Abdominal and Traumatic Brain Injuries
- Study Finds Increased Anxiety and PTSD Among People Who Remained in Ukraine
- Scientists Use Wearable Technology to Detect Stress Levels During Sleep
- First Step to Untangle DNA: Supercoiled DNA Captures Gyrase Like a Lasso Ropes Cattle
- New Approach for Combating 'resting' Bacteria
- New Study Finds Potential Targets at Chromosome Ends for Degenerative Disease Prevention
- Novel CT Exam Reduces Need for Invasive Artery Treatment
- Why Some People With Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Pain Without Inflammation
- Study Helps Explain Why Childhood Maltreatment Continues to Impact on Mental and Physical Health Into Adulthood
- Colorless, Odorless Gas Likely Linked to Alarming Rise in Non-Smoking Lung Cancer
- New AI Method Captures Uncertainty in Medical Images
- Scientists Uncover Key Resistance Mechanism to Wnt Inhibitors in Pancreatic and Colorectal Cancers
- AI Model Can Accurately Assess PTSD in Postpartum Women
- Landmark Study Involving Babies in Ireland Supports Use of Cystic Fibrosis Drug in Infants from Four Weeks of Age
- Parkinson's Disease: New Theory on the Disease's Origins and Spread
- Synthetic Platelets Stanch Bleeding, Promote Healing in Animal Models
- Study Lays the Basis for New Knowledge on Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Chemicals Stored in Home Garages Linked to ALS Risk