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April 29, 2024
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Apr. 24, 2024 — New research has highlighted the profound link between dietary choices and brain ...
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 first in the field, has implications for efforts in ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Investigators have discovered how brain cells responsible for working memory -- the type required to remember a phone number long enough to dial it -- coordinate intentional focus and short-term storage of ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Over a ten-year period, biobank participants who met recommended levels of physical activity had a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular disease, and the protective effects were even more pronounced in ...
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Apr. 18, 2024 — A new study shows that immunity after a COVID-19 booster lasts much longer than the primary series alone. These findings are among other, sometimes ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — Drug effects have dominated the national conversation about psychedelics for medical treatment, but a new study suggests that when it comes to reducing depression with psychedelic-assisted therapy, ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — America is going the wrong way when it comes to prescribing antibiotics, with 1 in 4 prescriptions going to patients who have conditions that the ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — Atrial fibrillation (Afib), a common type of arrhythmia that is on the rise in people under the age of 65, is more dangerous in this increasingly ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new technology called tARC-seq that revealed a genetic mechanism affecting SARS-CoV-2 divergence and enabled the team to ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — A new study suggests using the anti-COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid three to five days after symptoms emerge in patients and expanding global access to the drug may help reduce the severity and ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Post-mitotic neurons in the brain that re-enter the cell cycle quickly succumb to senescence, and this re-entry is more common in Alzheimer's ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — When pathogens invade the body, the immune system must react immediately to prevent or contain an infection. But how do our defence cells stay ready when no attacker is in sight? Scientists have ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — In a proof-of-concept study, researchers demonstrated the effectiveness of a potential new therapy for Timothy syndrome, an often life-threatening ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — Researchers have discovered enzymes that remove hindrances that stood in the way of developing universal donor ...
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Apr. 29, 2024 — Many bacteria produce substances to gain an advantage over competitors in their highly competitive natural environment. Researchers have discovered a new so-called lantibiotic, namely epilancin A37. ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — Scientists say that an experimental monoclonal antibody drug called mAb43 appears to prevent and reverse the onset of clinical type 1 diabetes in mice, and in some cases, to lengthen the ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — A modified pacifier and AI algorithms to analyze the data it produces could determine if newborns are learning the proper mechanics of nursing, a recent study shows. Specifically, the researchers ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — Spinocerebellar ataxia 4 is a devastating progressive movement disease that can begin as early as the late teens. Now, a multinational research team has conclusively identified the genetic difference ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — Researchers have found a protein that is responsible for turning off brown fat activity. This new discovery could lead to a promising strategy for safely activating brown fat and tackling obesity and ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Rates of breast cancer in women under the age of 50 are rising in Canada according to a study which showed an increase in breast cancer diagnoses among females in their twenties, thirties, and ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Report details first-ever finding of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in North American ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Researchers outline how they used a chemical probe to light up interlocking peptides. Their technique will help scientists differentiate synthetic peptides from toxic types found in Alzheimer's ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — A blood test successfully predicted knee osteoarthritis at least eight years before tell-tale signs of the disease appeared on ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — In unincorporated communities in the United States-Mexico borderlands, historically and socially marginalized populations become invisible to the healthcare system, showing that geography acts as a ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Researchers have created TopicVelo, a powerful new method of using the static snapshots from scRNA-seq to study how cells and genes change over time. This will help researchers better study how ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Adding a pre-ketone supplement -- a component of a high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet -- to a type of cancer therapy in a laboratory setting was highly effective for treating prostate cancer, ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Researchers have discovered in a preclinical model that cytokines, proteins that control immune response, circulating in maternal blood during pregnancy may mitigate an offspring's risk for ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Researchers have constructed a robot that uses machine learning to fully automate a complicated microinjection process used in genetic ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — A study in more than 3,000 US counties, with 315 million residents, has suggested that air pollution is linked with stress and depression, putting under-65-year-olds at increased risk of dying from ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Climbing stairs is associated with a longer life, according to new ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Regenerative heart therapies involve transplanting cardiac muscle cells into damaged areas of the heart to recover lost function. However, the risk of arrhythmias following this procedure is ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Scientists discovered a novel signaling pathway in liver cells, leading to a treatment for ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — A collaborative research team has successfully developed a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) device that executes brain-like information processing through few-molecule reservoir computing. ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — A multicenter study has identified a potential new treatment for acute heart failure, a leading cause of hospitalization and ...
Monday, April 29, 2024
- Possible Alternative to Antibiotics Produced by Bacteria
- Experimental Type 1 Diabetes Drug Shelters Pancreas Cells from Immune System Attack
- AI Algorithms Can Determine How Well Newborns Nurse, Study Shows
- After 25 Years, Researchers Uncover Genetic Cause of Rare Neurological Disease
- Breakthrough in Brown Fat Research: Researchers Have Found Brown Fat's 'off-Switch'
Friday, April 26, 2024
- Breast Cancer Rates Rising Among Canadian Women in Their 20s, 30s and 40s
- Florida Dolphin Found With Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu
- Imaging Technique Shows New Details of Peptide Structures
- Blood Test Finds Knee Osteoarthritis Up to Eight Years Before It Appears on X-Rays
- How Geography Acts as a Structural Determinant of Health
- Getting Dynamic Information from Static Snapshots
- Component of Keto Diet Plus Immunotherapy May Reduce Prostate Cancer
- Pregnancy Cytokine Levels Impact Fetal Brain Development and Offspring Behavior
- Automated Machine Learning Robot Unlocks New Potential for Genetics Research
- Air Pollution and Depression Linked With Heart Disease Deaths in Middle-Aged Adults
- Climb Stairs to Live Longer
- Using Stem Cell-Derived Heart Muscle Cells to Advance Heart Regenerative Therapy
- Scientists Discover a New Signaling Pathway and Design a Novel Drug for Liver Fibrosis
- High-Precision Blood Glucose Level Prediction Achieved by Few-Molecule Reservoir Computing
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Advance in the Treatment of Acute Heart Failure Identified
- RNA Modification Is Responsible for the Disruption of Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis in Alzheimer's Disease
- Shoulder Surgeons Should Rethink a Common Practice, Study Suggests
- Vitamin D Alters Mouse Gut Bacteria to Give Better Cancer Immunity
- A Shortcut for Drug Discovery
- Food in Sight? The Liver Is Ready!
- New Tool Helps Identify Babies at High-Risk for RSV
- Treatment for Deadly Superbug C. Diff May Be Weakening
- Nanomaterial That Mimics Proteins Could Be Basis for New Neurodegenerative Disease Treatments
- Identifying a New Liver Defender: The Role of Resident Macrophages
- Diamond Dust Shines Bright in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Physical Activity in Nature Helps Prevent Several Diseases, Including Depression and Type 2 Diabetes
- Genetic Variations May Predispose People to Parkinson's Disease Following Long-Term Pesticide Exposure, Study Finds
- Simplified Diagnosis of Rare Eye Diseases
- AI in Medicine: The Causality Frontier
- Advanced Cell Atlas Opens New Doors in Biomedical Research
- Using AI to Improve Diagnosis of Rare Genetic Disorders
- Circadian Rhythms Can Influence Drugs' Effectiveness
- How Immune Cells Communicate to Fight Viruses
- National Trial Safely Scaled Back Prescribing of a Powerful Antipsychotic for the Elderly
- Early Trauma Cuts Life Short for Squirrels, and Climate Change Could Make Matters Worse
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Solving the Riddle of the Sphingolipids in Coronary Artery Disease
- Use of Acid Reflux Drugs Linked to Higher Risk of Migraine
- For Immigrants to Canada, Risk of Multiple Sclerosis Increases With Proportion of Life Spent There, Study Finds
- A Closed-Loop Drug-Delivery System Could Improve Chemotherapy
- Tumor Cells Evade the Immune System Early On: Newly Discovered Mechanism Could Significantly Improve Cancer Immunotherapies
- Mini-Colons Revolutionize Colorectal Cancer Research
- Artificial Intelligence Can Develop Treatments to Prevent 'superbugs'
- After Spinal Cord Injury, Neurons Wreak Havoc on Metabolism
- Scientists Identify and Show How to Target a Key Tumor Defense Against Immune Attack
- Can Climate Change Accelerate Transmission of Malaria? Pioneering Research Sheds Light on Impacts of Temperature
- Cells May Possess Hidden Communication System
- A Flexible Microdisplay Can Monitor Brain Activity in Real-Time During Brain Surgery
- Unveiling the Mysteries of Cell Division in Embryos With Timelapse Photography
- Good Heart Health in Middle Age May Preserve Brain Function Among Black Women as They Age
- AI Designs New Drugs Based on Protein Structures
- Neurons Spoil Your Appetite
- It Takes Two to TANGO: New Strategy to Tackle Fibrosis and Scarring
- CAR T Cell Therapy Targeting HER2 Antigen Shows Promise Against Advanced Sarcoma in Phase I Trial
- Social Change May Explain Decline in Genetic Diversity of the Y Chromosome at the End of the Neolithic Period
- Social Media Can Be Used to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Young People
- A Vaccine to Fight Antibiotic Resistance
- Low Intensity Exercise Linked to Reduced Depression
- Positive Effect of Midazolam After Cardiac Arrest
- Researchers Unveil PI3K Enzyme's Dual Accelerator and Brake Mechanisms
- Biophysics: Testing How Well Biomarkers Work
- Discovering Cancers of Epigenetic Origin Without DNA Mutation
- Understaffed Nursing Homes in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods More Likely to Overuse Antipsychotics
- Apply Single-Cell Analysis to Reveal Mechanisms of a Common Complication of Crohn's Disease
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Researching Cancer by Studying Lipids Cell by Cell
- Genetics Predict Type 2 Diabetes Risk and Disparities in Childhood Cancer Survivors
- New Study Uncovers Lasting Financial Hardship Associated With Cancer Diagnosis for Working-Age Adults in the U.S.
- Innovative Microscopy Demystifies Metabolism of Alzheimer's
- Study Compares Salmonella Rates in Backyard, Commercial Poultry Farm Samples
- In the Brain, Bursts of Beta Rhythms Implement Cognitive Control
- Magnetic Microcoils Unlock Targeted Single-Neuron Therapies for Neurodegenerative Disorders
- Odor-Causing Bacteria in Armpits Targeted Using Bacteriophage-Derived Lysin
- Liver Cancer: Molecular Signaling Pathway of Tumor Development Decoded
- Gentle Defibrillation for the Heart
- Dengue Fever Infections Have Negative Impacts on Infant Health for Three Years
- Follow-Up 50 Years on Finds Landmark Steroid Study Remains Safe
- Treatment from Female Doctors Leads to Lower Mortality and Hospital Readmission Rates, Study Suggests
Monday, April 22, 2024
- Bella Moths Use Poison to Attract Mates: Scientists Are Closer to Finding out How
- Scientists Discover the Cellular Functions of a Family of Proteins Integral to Inflammatory Diseases
- 3 in 5 Parents Play Short Order Cook for Young Children Who Don't Like Family Meal
- Study Explores Possible Future for Early Alzheimer's Diagnostics
- New Approach to Tackle Muscle Loss in Aging
- Predicting Cardiac Arrhythmia 30 Minutes Before It Happens
- Protein Network Dynamics During Cell Division
- Pressure in the Womb May Influence Facial Development
- The Enemy Within: How Pathogens Spread Unrecognized in the Body
- Breakthrough Rice Bran Nanoparticles Show Promise as Affordable and Targeted Anticancer Agent
- 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
- Study Finds COVID-19 Pandemic Led to Some, but Not Many, Developmental Milestone Delays in Infants and Young Children
- Social Programs Save Millions of Lives, Especially in Times of Crisis