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T-bet protein found essential for maintaining flu-fighting memory B cells
At the surface, the immune response to a flu virus is simple. Some cells recognize the pathogen and send a signal to the immune system, and immune cells produce a potentially lifesaving antibody against the virus. Antigen ...
Jul 12, 2025
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Olorofim Phase IIb trial shows efficacy in invasive fungal disease for patients with limited treatment options
Researchers from KU Leuven, the University of California Davis Medical Center, the University of Cologne, and over 20 collaborating institutions report that the antifungal olorofim demonstrated efficacy and tolerability in ...
Jul 11, 2025
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Looking to study neurological conditions, researchers produce over 400 different types of nerve cells
Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cells in the human brain, according to the latest calculations. These cell ...
Jul 10, 2025
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Advanced microscopy reveals that dopamine operates with surgical precision, not as a broad signal
A new study from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has upended decades of neuroscience dogma, revealing that dopamine, a neurotransmitter critical for movement, motivation, learning and mood, communicates ...
Jul 10, 2025
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Reducing dietary serine may help hair follicle stem cells heal skin wounds faster
The skin has two types of adult stem cells: epidermal and hair follicle. Their jobs seem well-defined: maintaining the skin, or maintaining hair growth. But as research from Rockefeller University has shown, hair follicle ...
Jul 10, 2025
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Transparent data-sharing is a powerful signal of study quality in pregnancy research
A global study led by researchers at the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, has found that clinical trials that share their raw data are significantly more likely to be trustworthy and well-conducted, ...
Jul 10, 2025
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3D imaging system reveals fine architecture of peripheral nervous systems in mouse body
A team has made a major breakthrough in the field of three-dimensional (3D) imaging of large-scale biological tissues. They developed the world's fastest high-definition 3D imaging technology for the entire body of small ...
Jul 10, 2025
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New AI model could help scientists pinpoint signs of cancer cells
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) reports its latest AI model aimed at helping researchers better understand how cells behave by focusing on the key networks that control cell behavior, making complex biological problems, ...
Jul 10, 2025
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Does Australia really take too long to approve medicines, as the US says?
Australia's drug approval system is under fire, with critics in the United States claiming it is too slow to approve life-saving medicines.
Jul 10, 2025
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A new drug could soon help treat cancer and viral infections
An international team of researchers led by Konstanz biologists has identified a molecular mechanism that regulates the activity of N-myristoyltransferases. This enzyme plays a role in biological signaling pathways, where ...
Jul 9, 2025
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Shorter-form messaging may be preferable for trial recruitment
Shorter-form messaging seems to be preferable for recruiting participants to enroll in clinical trials, according to a research letter published online June 25 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Jul 9, 2025
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Can psychedelic mushrooms turn back the clock? Study suggests psilocybin preserves telomere length
A compound found in psychedelic mushrooms may have antiaging properties. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found that psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms, may extend both cellular and organismal ...
Jul 8, 2025
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When stem cells feel the squeeze, they start building bone
In a discovery that could reshape approaches to regenerative medicine and bone repair, researchers have found that human stem cells can be prompted to begin turning into bone cells simply by squeezing through narrow spaces.
Jul 8, 2025
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Chagas disease transmission: Kissing bugs readily invade human dwellings to feed on humans and companion animals
Researchers from the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute and Texas A&M University recently gathered their resources to investigate the potential of vector-borne transmission of Chagas in Florida. The 10-year-long ...
Jul 8, 2025
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Adult stem cells discovered in small, non-human primate for first time
For the first time, researchers have discovered and isolated adult stem cells from a non-human primate. This finding could transform the foundation for how we develop stem cell treatments.
Jul 8, 2025
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'Dimmer switch' drug candidates offer hope for safer nerve pain and ischemic disease treatments
Scientists have discovered novel drug candidates which could ultimately lead to new effective treatments for conditions caused by tissue stress and inflammation, including neuropathic pain and ischemia-reperfusion injury.
Jul 8, 2025
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Compound blocks replication of cutaneous HPVs without harming host cells
Human papillomaviruses, or HPVs, can cause dangerous infections in the skin and mucous membranes and may lead to cancer. Vaccines that prevent mucosal HPV infections aren't effective against cutaneous infections, which can ...
Jul 8, 2025
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Scientists create biological 'artificial intelligence' system
Australian scientists have successfully developed a research system that uses 'biological artificial intelligence' to design and evolve molecules with new or improved functions directly in mammal cells. The researchers said ...
Jul 8, 2025
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ISS researcher links bone loss in astronauts to stem cell changes in microgravity
Mayo Clinic physician and researcher Dr. Abba Zubair's work combines two passions—medicine and space—for the benefit of astronauts and people on Earth. His research in space is yielding discoveries in cancer, stroke, ...
Jul 7, 2025
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Budget cuts threaten the future of biomedical research—and the young scientists behind it
Over the last several months, a deep sense of unease has settled over laboratories across the United States. Researchers at every stage—from graduate students to senior faculty members—have been forced to shelve experiments, ...
Jul 7, 2025
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A mathematical perspective offers insight into the placenta's role and functioning
Pregnant women undergo all kinds of medical checks. This is to monitor the health of both the mother and child and to detect potential abnormalities as early as possible.
Jul 4, 2025
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Researchers reveal key differences in STING inhibition between humans and mice
Researchers have long focused on the STING (Stimulator of Interferon Genes) pathway as a way to harness the immune system's natural defenses against cancer. This pathway, which plays a key role in helping the body defend ...
Jul 3, 2025
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Change trackers: New consortium to catalog DNA mutations across human lifetime
From the time we are conceived and through old age, genetic mutations accumulate in all our tissues, eluding the body's typically efficient DNA repair machinery and potentially affecting our health and well-being.
Jul 3, 2025
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Preclinical study unlocks a mystery of rapid mouth healing
Bite the inside of your cheek, and the wound may vanish without a trace in a couple of days. A preclinical study co-led by Cedars-Sinai, Stanford Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), has discovered ...
Jul 2, 2025
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New cell signaling pathway found to shield blood vessels from hypertension damage
By creating artificial aging in mice, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have been able to track the formation of aneurysms in the walls of blood vessels.
Jul 2, 2025
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