Virginia Tech biochemist Brandon Jutras has discovered the cellular component that contributes to Lyme arthritis, a debilitating and extremely painful condition that is the most common late stage symptom of Lyme disease.
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Most people react very well to vaccinations and have an adequate immune response against the pathogens. The lack of response to vaccines, so-called vaccine failure, affects between one and ten percent of people. The reasons ...
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Sleep increases the reproduction of the cells that go on to form the insulating material on nerve cell projections in the brain and spinal cord known as myelin, according to an animal study published in the September 4 issue ...
Sep 3, 2013
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For the first time, scientists believe they've discovered a cause of multiple types of birth defects triggered by environmental stresses.
Jul 20, 2016
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A Yale-led team of researchers has solved a biological mystery about the common genesis of many serious diseases such as asthma and metastatic melanoma, identifying the first known pathway by which their cellular functions ...
Aug 27, 2013
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A detailed picture of a brain-boosting experimental drug could one day help researchers tailor it for use in human clinical trials.
Mar 29, 2018
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UT Southwestern researchers have identified two proteins that act as gatekeepers to dampen a potentially life-threatening immune response to chronic infection.
Mar 22, 2019
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The tuberculosis vaccine is well known to help protect against other infectious diseases, as well as cancer, but the exact mechanisms have not been clear. A study published December 6 in Cell Reports now shows that the broad-spectrum ...
Dec 6, 2016
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Cells in the human body contain power-generating mitochondria, each with their own mtDNA—a unique set of genetic instructions entirely separate from the cell's nuclear DNA that mitochondria use to create life-giving energy. ...
Feb 8, 2024
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While drugs are on the market to slow the progression of neurodegenerative diseases, there are still no cures. But researchers at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School are looking for new pathways for slowing ...
Mar 13, 2023
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