Medical research
Arterial thromboses: An innovative treatment approach
Scientists have shown in an animal model that the CXCL12 messenger could be suitable as a target structure for the treatment of blood-clotting disorders.
Apr 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Preclinical demonstration of a potent, universal coronavirus monoclonal antibody therapy for all COVID-19 variants
The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 has killed 6 million people worldwide since 2019.
Mar 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists discover why women are more resistant to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease than men
One of the most common disorders globally, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a leading cause of death worldwide. Its progressive form, called "nonalcoholic steatohepatitis" (NASH), affects about 30% of all NAFLD ...
Mar 17, 2022
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Medications
Drug may prevent sudden cardiac death without side effects
A new drug, OCT2013, was found in animal experiments to prevent lethal arrhythmias and ventricular fibrillation as effectively as lidocaine but without lidocaine's severe side effects.
Feb 16, 2022
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Immunology
Cause of inflammatory bowel disease discovered
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is becoming increasingly widespread. Until now, however, the underlying causes of the inflammation responses were unclear. Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have ...
Feb 2, 2022
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Medical research
The vital need for animal testing
ETH Zurich and the other Swiss universities are committed to reducing the stress and suffering experienced by laboratory animals. However, an outright ban on animal testing—being put to the vote in a popular initiative ...
Jan 13, 2022
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Surgery
Visceral surgery: Gut bacteria aggravate adhesions after abdominal surgery
A multidisciplinary international research team led by Prof. Daniel Candinas and Prof. Deborah Stroka at Inselspital and the University of Bern has succeeded in providing important evidence: The researchers have been able ...
Dec 16, 2021
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Surgery
Development of precision focused ultrasound surgery technology that destructs only the desired tissues
There are ongoing efforts to use ultrasonic effects with non-invasive properties to replace existing surgical procedures. Focused ultrasound-based bio-tissue destruction technology, which can mechanically fractionate the ...
Oct 28, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers identify protein that prevents serious brain damage, reduces risk of fatal HSV-1 infection
A new study by University of Illinois Chicago researchers shows a mechanism that stops the herpes simplex virus 1 from causing serious brain damage and death.
Oct 14, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
BAK/MCL1 complexes can predict chemotherapy drugs sensitivity in cancer cells
A research team led by Prof. Dai Haiming from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) recently announced the constitutive BAK/MCL1 complexes could predict chemotherapy ...
Sep 15, 2021
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