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Microbial allies: Bacteria help fight against cancer
An international team of scientists led by researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS), Imperial College London and the University of Cologne have discovered that microbes associated with tumors produce a ...
Sep 12, 2025
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Identifying the interactions that drive cell migration in brain cancer
To move forward or migrate, the different cells in our body must exert forces or interact with their surrounding environment. Interestingly, however, a fault in these interactions can also be the reason for the spread of ...
Sep 12, 2025
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Scientists behind breakthrough cystic fibrosis treatment awarded top US prize
Cystic fibrosis was once a dire, likely deadly diagnosis, destroying a patient's ability to breathe and digest food—but a revolutionary new treatment offers reason for hope.
Sep 11, 2025
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Missing Y gene linked to male infertility
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientists have uncovered a direct link between a missing Y chromosome gene and male infertility. Their new research reveals that deleting this single gene in mice not only caused infertility ...
Sep 10, 2025
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Soft robot intubation device, designed specifically for non-expert users, could save lives
Maintaining an open airway is a critical priority in emergency medicine. Without the flow of oxygen, other emergency interventions can become ineffective at saving the patient's life. However, creating this airway through ...
Sep 10, 2025
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Inhibiting an astrocytic 'brake' that blocks spinal cord repair could pave path to neuronal regeneration
Spinal cord injuries caused by external trauma, such as traffic accidents or falls, often lead to the permanent loss of motor and sensory functions. This is because the spinal cord—the central pathway connecting the brain ...
Sep 10, 2025
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Brain asymmetry shapes direction of mental number line in early life
Lateralization of the brain—the tendency for the left and right hemispheres to specialize in different functions—underlies the development of a left-to-right mental number line, according to a study in newborn chicks.
Sep 9, 2025
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Using new blood biomarkers, researchers find Alzheimer's disease trial eligibility differs among various populations
Some of the populations with the highest risk for Alzheimer's disease remain greatly underrepresented in clinical trials—and a new study helps explain why.
Sep 8, 2025
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Bursting HIV's bubble: A new workflow to study HIV-1 genome-containing capsids
40 million people live with HIV globally, and that number continues to rise. While therapies exist to reduce the amount of HIV in a patient's body and, in turn, reduce HIV symptoms, there remains no cure. Engineering better ...
Sep 8, 2025
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Few women participate in studies for common cardiac conditions, according to study
Although cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death for women, they remain underrepresented in clinical trials for common heart conditions. These findings, by investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, ...
Sep 8, 2025
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New tool helps identify unreliable research trials
An international group of researchers has developed a new tool that can help identify problematic randomized controlled trials (RCTs), including fraudulent studies, where there are serious concerns about trustworthiness.
Sep 8, 2025
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No, organ transplants won't make you live forever, whatever Putin says
What do world leaders talk about when they think we're not listening? This week it was the idea of living forever.
Sep 6, 2025
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3D structure of human clusterin sheds light on Alzheimer's risk factor
Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) is the most common form of dementia, with symptoms appearing after age 65. Since carriers of clusterin risk alleles have an increased likelihood of developing LOAD, the associated clusterin ...
Sep 5, 2025
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Changes at NIH give political appointees greater power to fund or block research
The Trump administration has given notice that political appointees, rather than scientists, will ultimately decide who gets grant money from the world's largest biomedical research funder—the federal government's National ...
Sep 5, 2025
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Stem cell scientists unlock blueprint for lab-grown kidney cells with preclinical value
In the lab, it's easier to grow simple balls of cells than complex asymmetrical structures with two distinct ends—like the one million filtering units—nephrons—that make up a human kidney. But new research unveils a ...
Sep 4, 2025
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Intestinal surface cells pull rather than push to remove weak neighbors, research reveals
Cells on the inner surface of the intestine are replaced every few days. But, how does this work? It was always assumed that cells leave the intestinal surface because excess cells are pushed out.
Sep 4, 2025
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Weight-loss drug semaglutide shown to reduce cocaine use in rats
Scientists have found that the diabetes/weight loss drug semaglutide, sold commercially under brand names like Ozempic and Wegovy, significantly reduces cocaine-seeking behavior in rats. This work needs to be confirmed in ...
Sep 4, 2025
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Peer review and editorial process yield improvements in randomized clinical trial abstracts
Peer review and the editorial process yield frequent improvements in research abstracts of randomized clinical trial (RCT) reports, according to a research letter published online Sept. 2 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Sep 3, 2025
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Bay Area doctor pursues cure for chronic hepatitis B as prevention falters
Liver specialist Maurizio Bonacini is in the race for a cure for hepatitis B, one of the world's most widespread diseases and a top cause of liver cancer around the globe.
Sep 3, 2025
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Pioneering strategy may keep breast cancer from coming back
A first-of-its-kind clinical trial has shown it's possible to identify breast cancer survivors who are at higher risk of their cancer coming back due to the presence of dormant cancer cells and to effectively treat these ...
Sep 2, 2025
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A widening divide: Global health research risks drifting away from real-world disease needs, study warns
There's good news and bad news in the world of global health research. The good news is that the gap between what health scientists are studying and the actual worldwide disease burden has narrowed since 1999. That's according ...
Sep 2, 2025
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New drug targets cancer cell mitochondria to halt head and neck tumors
Researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have discovered a potentially powerful weapon in the fight against head and neck cancers. The new drug, still in preclinical studies, attacks cancer cells from within by damaging ...
Sep 2, 2025
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Osteoporosis research: PEPITEM molecule shows promise in promoting bone growth and reducing bone loss
Researchers from the University of Birmingham, U.K., have identified bioactive peptide sequences in the PEPITEM molecule, and demonstrated the biological activity of the full PEPITEM molecule in counteracting key changes ...
Sep 2, 2025
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Cells use a synchronized 'traffic control system' to determine nutrient availability and energy balance
Scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have discovered that human cells operate a sophisticated, synchronized traffic control system that actively monitors nutrient availability and precisely controls cellular energy ...
Sep 2, 2025
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Could octopuses hold the key to curing cancer?
Scientific breakthroughs often emerge from unexpected and unlikely places. The development of penicillin was an accident, Velcro was inspired by plant burrs and multiple cancer treatments have been developed from sea sponges.
Sep 2, 2025
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