Medical research
Research discovers gene that links deafness to inner ear cell death
Researchers have found a gene that links deafness to cell death in the inner ear in humans—creating new opportunities for averting hearing loss.
Jan 8, 2024
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News tagged with cell death
Oncology & Cancer
Study reveals critical role of FAM3C in breast cancer progression
A study conducted by Professor Jiyoung Park and her research team in the Department of Biological Sciences at UNIST has identified FAM3C, a metabolism-regulating signaling molecule produced by cancer-associated adipocytes ...
Jan 8, 2024
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Medical research
New antibiotic zosurabalpin shows promise against drug-resistant bacteria: An expert explains
Researchers have identified an entirely new class of antibiotic that can kill bacteria that are resistant to most current drugs.
Jan 8, 2024
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Medical research
Study indicates a potential treatment for corneal endothelial disease, reducing the need for corneal transplants
Findings from a study in The American Journal of Pathology reveal that administration of the neuropeptide α-melanocyte–stimulating hormone (α-MSH) promotes corneal healing and restores normal eye function to an otherwise ...
Jan 2, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Massive drug search uncovers infinitesimal molecule that kills cancers while sparing immune cells
Scientists have found an experimental small molecule that induces a form of cell death to kill a variety of cancers while enhancing the power of the immune system and leaving healthy cells totally unscathed.
Neuroscience
Discovery may open new therapeutic avenues for degenerative diseases of the brain and eye
Scientists at LSU Health New Orleans' Neuroscience Center of Excellence, led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, Ph.D., Boyd Professor and Director, have identified a new mechanism that regulates a protein key for cell survival. It appears ...
Dec 18, 2023
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Immunology
Finding the source of debilitating, body-wide muscular pain and weakness
Inflammation is an important part of the body's defenses, eliminating threats and repairing damage. When the immune system is overactivated, though, it can turn from friend to foe. Now, researchers from Japan have identified ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Medical research
Study: D-mannose reduces age-triggered changes in urinary tract that increase susceptibility to UTIs
Aging poses a number of challenges to the body's well-being, one of the most important being an increased susceptibility to multiple diseases, including urinary tract infections (UTIs). The connection between aging and more ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Boosting immunotherapy in non-responsive cancer cells
Cancer immunotherapy primes a patient's immune system to better find and destroy cancer cells, improving upon the body's natural ability to fight tumors. Contemporary immunotherapy approaches aim to stimulate immune cells ...
Dec 11, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Reviewing the mechanism of ferroptosis and its related diseases
In a review titled "The Mechanism of Ferroptosis and its Related Diseases," Feng and his colleagues from the Department of Urology and the Institute of Urology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, and Cancer Center at West ...
Dec 7, 2023
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