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Genetics

Deep learning uncovers gene targets and potential drugs to slow brain aging

In a new study reported in Science Advances, scientists analyzed MRI data stored at the UK Biobank and identified seven genes responsible for fast biological brain aging and 13 existing drugs that can target those genes.

Health informatics

Open-source AI matches top proprietary model in solving tough medical cases

Artificial intelligence can transform medicine in a myriad of ways, including its promise to act as a trusted diagnostic aide to busy clinicians.

Medical research news

Psychology & Psychiatry

Not knowing what to expect can make pain feel worse

When we accidentally touch something familiar, like a warm pan, our brains already know what feeling to expect and how much it might hurt. But if you were blindfolded and had no idea you were touching a warm pan, you'd feel ...

Oncology & Cancer

Immunotherapy may boost KRAS-targeted therapy in pancreatic cancer

Adding immunotherapy to a new type of inhibitor that targets multiple forms of the cancer-causing gene mutation KRAS kept pancreatic cancer at bay in preclinical models for significantly longer than the same targeted therapy ...

Inflammatory disorders

Inflammation proteins linked to bone density changes over time

In one of the first studies of its kind, a team of researchers from Keck School of Medicine of USC has found that proteins and pathways involved in inflammation are associated with changes in bone mineral density (BMD) over ...