Genetics
Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste
Have you ever wondered why only hummingbirds sip nectar from feeders?
Jun 16, 2023
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News tagged with cell receptors
Oncology & Cancer
Further hope for base-edited T-cell therapy to treat resistant leukemia
Three young patients with relapsed T-cell leukemia have now been treated with base-edited T-cells, as part of a "bench-to-bedside" collaboration between University College London (UCL) and Great Ormond Street Hospital for ...
Jun 14, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study identifies potential treatment target for prostate cancer resistant to hormone therapy
Prostate cancer is the most-commonly diagnosed malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer death among men in the United States. In its ever-indelicate world, the stubborn disease can continue to grow even when the ...
Jun 12, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mechanism behind reductions in depression symptoms from LSD and mushrooms found
An international team of biotechnologists and neuroscientists has found the mechanism responsible for reducing depression symptoms in patients given two kinds of hallucinogenic compounds. In their mouse study, reported in ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Study highlights progesterone's protective potential against Parkinson's
The nerve cells of the gastrointestinal tract communicate with those of the brain and spinal cord. This suggests that the nervous system of the digestive tract could influence processes in the brain that lead to Parkinson's.
Jun 6, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Pill halves risk of death in type of lung cancer
A pill has been shown to halve the risk of death from a certain type of lung cancer when taken daily after surgery to remove the tumor, according to clinical trial results presented on Sunday.
Jun 5, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Axi-cel significantly improves survival in trial patients with early relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma
Patients with early relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma had significantly improved overall survival when treated with the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) when compared ...
Jun 5, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Antitumor cell activity in glioblastoma regulated by inhibiting triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2
While the importance of the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is known in brain microglial function during neurodegenerative diseases, the function of the TREM2 cell receptor/protein is unknown in glioblastoma ...
Medical research
Researchers modify drug to enter cells and treat pain
Altering the chemical properties of an anti-nausea drug enables it to enter an interior compartment of the cell and provide long-lasting pain relief, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry's ...
May 22, 2023
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Medical research
Study shows how human immune cells react to non-nutritive sweeteners
Diet drinks often contain a mix of non-nutritive sweeteners that also enter the bloodstream after consumption. As a new pilot study shows, even dietary intake levels of saccharin, acesulfame-K and cyclamate are enough to ...
May 16, 2023
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