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Overweight & Obesity
High levels of adrenomedullin found to promote obesity-associated insulin resistance
Adrenomedullin (ADM) inhibits endothelial insulin signaling, contributing to obesity-associated insulin resistance, according to research conducted by the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Germany.
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer treatment advances with light-activated 'smart bomb'
Scientists have developed new light-sensitive chemicals that can radically improve the treatment of aggressive cancers with minimal side effects. In mouse tests, the new therapy completely eradicated metastatic breast cancer ...
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Medical research news
Reprogramming compromised immune cells to fight cancer
Northwestern Medicine investigators have developed a new avenue to reprogram compromised immune cells to act against tumors, according to a study published in Science Advances.
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Discovery of new mechanism in male sex hormone may lead to safer muscle-strengthening drugs
Researchers have discovered a new mechanism that is used by a male sex hormone essential for muscle and bone function. The findings could lead to the development of new drugs with fewer side effects, for use in applications ...
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Study reveals direct gut-brain communication via vagus nerve
A recent study in an animal model provides direct evidence for the role of the vagus nerve in gut microbiome-brain communication, addressing a critical gap in the field.
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Music makes us move even when we don't like it, according to psychologists
The pleasurable urge to move to music—to groove—appears to be a physiological response independent of how much we generally enjoy music, according to a new paper led by Concordia researchers.
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Cancer's ripple effect may promote blood clot formation in the lungs
Blood clots form in response to signals from the lungs of cancer patients—not from other organ sites, as previously thought—according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ...
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Valentine's Scale: A scientific tool for assessing relationship health with seven simple questions
Answer seven questions and get an indication of how your relationship is right now. Just in time for Valentine's Day, researchers at Stockholm University are publishing a new study in the journal Cognitive Behaviour Therapy ...
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Microbiome shift linked to Crohn's disease remission sparks clinical study on new therapy
A special liquid diet, known as exclusive enteral nutrition, is an essential therapy for Crohn's disease. Patients consume only this formula for six to eight weeks, completely avoiding solid foods. However, the exact reasons ...
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New study reveals how DNA repair genes play a major role in Huntington's disease
A new UCLA Health study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in eliciting damages to neurons that are most vulnerable in Huntington's disease and triggering downstream ...
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Stressed mice process noise differently in the brain, altering how they perceive the world
After a week of stress, mice show changes in how their brains process sound, reducing how well they perceive loud noises, according to a study published February 11 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology led by Ghattas Bisharat, ...
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Disruption of a single amino acid in a cellular protein makes breast cancer cells behave like stem cells
Vimentin is a type III intermediate filament (IF) protein normally expressed in cells that develop into connective tissue, blood vessels, and lymphatic tissue (mesenchymal cells). Despite being widely studied, its role in ...
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Unexpected X chromosome findings challenge assumptions about sex differences in human disease
Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden made an unexpected discovery while investigating genetically unique women. Their insights advance our understanding of our most enigmatic chromosome, the X chromosome.
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Experiments show untrained patient with prosthetic hand can tell objects apart by touch
Researchers from Skoltech, prosthetics manufacturer Motorica, and Far Eastern Federal University have for the first time compared the sensations in phantom limbs of amputees during spinal and peripheral nerve stimulation ...
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Pancreatic blood vessel cell map reveals potential diabetes treatment pathways
The distinct population of endothelial cells that line blood vessels in the insulin-producing "islets" of the human pancreas have been notoriously difficult to study, but Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have now succeeded ...
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Patient-specific brain tumor models guide personalized treatment
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and ShanghaiTech University have developed an innovative method for growing brain tumors of individual patients in the laboratory that mimics the original structure ...
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The secret behind sharp vision: New research reveals the benefits of tiny eye movements
Even when we think we are holding our gaze perfectly still, our eyes make tiny, involuntary movements. While these "fixational eye movements" might seem like they would blur our vision, new research reveals they actually ...
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Genetic map identifies 1,000 potential kidney disease treatment targets
More than 1,000 genes may serve as possible treatment targets for individuals with kidney disease, according to a new study, published in Science, by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Born to heal: Why babies recover, but adults scar, after heart damage
Newborns with heart complications can rely on their newly developed immune systems to regenerate cardiac tissues, but adults aren't so lucky. After a heart attack, most adults struggle to regenerate healthy heart tissue, ...
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MRI study uncovers enlarged hippocampus in long COVID and ME/CFS patients
Striking brain similarities have been detected in patients who experience long COVID and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), in particular, a larger than normal hippocampus.
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