Using genetic engineering, researchers at UT Southwestern and Indiana University have reprogrammed scar-forming cells in mouse spinal cords to create new nerve cells, spurring recovery after spinal cord injury. The findings, ...
Mar 5, 2021
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A single protein can reverse the developmental clock on adult brain cells called astrocytes, morphing them into stem-like cells that produce neurons and other cell types, UT Southwestern researchers report in a PNAS study. ...
Mar 8, 2022
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Scientists from the research group CIBERFES and the University of Granada (UGR) have implemented a protocol for effectively detecting hypophosphatasia and have discovered two new genetic mutations associated with this disease, ...
Oct 31, 2019
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Giving antibiotics to patients with acute uncomplicated appendicitis is a safe and viable alternative to surgery, say experts in a study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Apr 5, 2012
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Neuroscientists at UCL have used laser beams to "switch on" neurons in mice, providing new insight into the hidden workings of memory and showing how memories underpin the brain's inner GPS system.
Nov 6, 2020
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An analysis of genomic data from nearly 250,000 participants in the National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program has identified more than 275 million previously unreported genetic variations, nearly 4 million ...
Feb 19, 2024
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Some supposedly inert ingredients in common drugs—such as dyes and preservatives—may potentially be biologically active and could lead to unanticipated side effects, according to a preliminary new study by researchers ...
Jul 23, 2020
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A team of researchers affiliated with Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research and Biometrics Matters Limited, has found via testing with volunteers that TORC1 inhibitors can boost the immune system in the elderly. In ...
Pregnant women with active rheumatic disease carry a higher risk of adverse outcomes than the general population including hypertension, preeclampsia, higher cesarean section rate, small for gestational aged infants, preterm ...
Jul 18, 2022
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Mutations present in a blood cancer known as follicular lymphoma have revealed new molecular targets for potential treatments, according to researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) together with collaborators ...
Dec 21, 2015
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