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Discovery of a master neuron that controls movement in worms has implications for human disease
Researchers at Sinai Health and the University of Toronto have uncovered a mechanism in the nervous system of the tiny roundworm C. elegans that could have significant implications for treating human diseases and advancing ...
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Study investigates cardiac cell regeneration in search of novel therapeutics
When a patient is experiencing heart failure, a leading cause of death worldwide, they begin to lose healthy and functioning cardiac cells. Heart failure causes these once-flexible cells to develop into fibrotic cells that ...
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The brain might also have a microbiome—what you need to know
The microbes that live in your gut are having their moment in the sun. Even if you haven't been following the research, you can't have missed the hundreds of adverts for probiotics and prebiotics, aimed at selling you products ...
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Study finds astrocytic pH regulator can repair blood-brain barrier, reverse brain damage caused by ischemic stroke
Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of death and disability, affecting about 15 million worldwide each year. Among the various factors contributing to the pathogenesis of this condition is the loss of the blood-brain barrier, ...
May 15, 2024
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The doctor is in… but what's behind them? Study reveals impacts of telehealth background settings
Americans have gotten used to seeing their doctors and other health care providers using telehealth video visits in the past four years. But a new study reveals that what a doctor has behind them during a telehealth visit ...
May 15, 2024
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Researchers develop innovative platform for modeling human muscle diseases in worms
Researchers from Bar-Ilan University, in collaboration with Sheba Medical Center, have developed a novel platform to model human muscle diseases in the C. elegans worm. This innovation facilitates the study of diseases in ...
May 15, 2024
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Study paves the way for an active agent against hepatitis E
At present, there is no specific active substance against hepatitis E. As the disease kills 70,000 people every year, researchers are actively searching for one. The team from the Department of Molecular and Medical Virology ...
May 15, 2024
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Study links protein secreted by blood vessels to drug-resistant cancer
Cancer is a leading cause of death globally. One of the primary reasons why cancer is such a deadly disease is the ability of cancer cells to become drug-resistant.
May 15, 2024
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Fighting fat and inflammation: Scientists develop new compounds
Modified derivatives of natural products have led to significant therapeutic advances and commercial success in recent times. Menthol is a naturally occurring cyclic monoterpene alcohol found in various plants, particularly ...
May 15, 2024
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Study finds age-associated gene expression changes in mouse sweat glands
A new research paper published in Aging is titled "Characterization of age-associated gene expression changes in mouse sweat glands."
May 14, 2024
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Bitter substances make the stomach acidic: How bitter food constituents influence gastric acid production
In the stomach, parietal cells are responsible for acid production. They react not only to the body's own messenger molecules, but also to bitter-tasting food constituents such as caffeine.
May 14, 2024
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New molecule mimics the anti-clotting action of blood-sucking organisms
Nature gave ticks, mosquitoes and leeches a quick-acting way to keep blood from clotting while they extract their meal from a host. Now the key to that method has been harnessed by a team of Duke researchers as a potential ...
May 13, 2024
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Study shows derivatives of thalidomide compound drive resistant cancer cells to their deaths
A study by Goethe University Frankfurt points to the possibility that thalidomide derivatives are potentially suitable for treating cancer. Thalidomide was marketed in the 1950s as a sleeping pill. It later gained sad notoriety ...
May 13, 2024
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Axons in female mammal brains may be more prone to concussions
Important brain structures that are key for signaling in the brain are narrower and less dense in females, and more likely to be damaged by brain injuries, such as concussion. Long-term cognitive deficits occur when the signals ...
May 13, 2024
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Is 'herd immunity' in intensive care doing more harm than good?
Infections acquired by patients in intensive care units (ICUs) are bad news. These patients, many on life support, are already vulnerable. An infection will increase their chance of dying.
May 13, 2024
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EU researchers are taking fresh approaches to understanding immune-system disorders for more effective treatments
In mid-2015 and early 2016 in Finland, a group of scientists became interested in inspecting doormats. The pursuit, while seemingly unusual, had a serious aim: to determine whether a higher mix of microbes typically found ...
May 10, 2024
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Melanoma in darker skin tones: Race and sex play a role, study finds
Melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer that accounts for 75% of all skin-cancer-related deaths, is often detected later in people with darker skin complexions—and the consequences can be devastating, a Mayo Clinic ...
May 10, 2024
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New stem cell research may have implications for liver transplantation
Liver disease, due to viral infections, alcohol abuse, obesity, or cancer, accounts for one in every 25 deaths worldwide. A liver transplant can be life saving for people with end-stage liver disease. However, the procedure ...
May 9, 2024
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The beginning of becoming a human—insights from researchers
A new review paper was published in advance by Aging, titled "The beginning of becoming a human."
May 9, 2024
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A 30-year US study links ultra-processed food to higher risk of early death
Higher consumption of most ultra-processed foods is linked to a slightly higher risk of death, with ready-to-eat meat, poultry, and seafood based products, sugary drinks, dairy based desserts, and highly processed breakfast ...
May 8, 2024
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