Medical research
Is the first cure for advanced rabies near?
Rabies virus is incurable and almost always fatal once it has invaded the central nervous system, with the victim doomed to suffer a horrible death.
Sep 28, 2023
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EMBO Molecular Medicine
EMBO Molecular Medicine is an open access online journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of EMBO. The quality of the journal is guaranteed by the editorial and advisory boards, consisting of leading researchers in the field of molecular medicine, together with the commitment to scientific excellence and the professionalism of EMBO Editors.
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- Wiley
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- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1757-4684/
Medical research
Scientists discover new breakthrough in treatment for cancer hair loss
Scientists have determined a new way to protect the hair follicle from chemotherapy in an effort to prevent hair loss as a result of cancer treatments.
Sep 12, 2019
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Immunology
A new approach against chronic inflammation
The cells in our body have a sophisticated alarm system, the inflammasome. Its central component is the so-called ASC protein. In the event of danger, such as an attack by a pathogen, many of these molecules join together ...
Apr 19, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Study discovers BAM15 as a potential treatment for obesity
A new study offers the first evidence that a protein named BAM15 acts as an energy uncoupler and could be an effective drug for treating obesity and related diseases.
Jun 10, 2020
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Medications
Rheumatoid arthritis drug shows promise against COVID-19, study finds
A drug against rheumatoid arthritis called baricitinib could potentially be repurposed to treat patients with COVID-19, according to a study conducted by an international research team including researchers at Karolinska ...
Jun 10, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's plaques reduced by targeting sugar attachment to the BACE1 enzyme
Researchers at the RIKEN-Max Planck Joint Research Center in Japan have demonstrated that hallmark symptoms of Alzheimer's disease can be reduced when sugars are prevented from binding to one of the key enzymes implicated ...
Jan 15, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New COVID test doesn't use scarce reagents, catches all but the least infectious
A major roadblock to large scale testing for coronavirus infection in the developing world is a shortage of key chemicals, or reagents, needed for the test, specifically the ones used to extract the virus's genetic material, ...
Oct 2, 2020
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Neuroscience
Experimental drug blocks toxic ion flow linked to Alzheimer's disease
An international team of researchers has shown that a new small-molecule drug can restore brain function and memory in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. The drug works by stopping toxic ion flow in the brain that is known ...
Dec 5, 2017
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Medical research
Immunotherapy research shows potential to extend healthy lifespan of humans
A Brock-led international research team has discovered an immunotherapy method that could potentially add years to healthy aging. The research, published in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine, introduces an innovative method ...
Nov 21, 2023
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Neuroscience
A molecular key for delaying the progression of multiple sclerosis is found
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that attacks and destroys the myelin sheath that insulates nerve cells. Current treatment is based on modulating the activity of the immune system or preventing immune cells ...
Jul 23, 2018
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