Genetics
Researchers reverse hearing loss in mice
New research from The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has successfully reversed hearing loss in mice.
Aug 9, 2023
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News tagged with disease progression
Neuroscience
Researchers find molecular signal that could help confirm early diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
By the time multiple sclerosis is normally diagnosed—when brain lesions appear on magnetic resonance imaging scans—the patient can have irreversible damage and treatment options can be limited. But in a Stanford Medicine-led ...
Aug 8, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Modulating type 1 Interferon may expand treatment options for COVID-19
In their continuing work to limit the impact of COVID-19, Emory University researchers have, for the first time in nonhuman primates, studied how modulating the signaling of type 1 Interferon (IFN-I), one of the body's initial ...
Aug 8, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Long-term collection of patient-reported outcome data in oncology trials: Important and feasible
Patient-reported outcome (PRO) data are collected in oncology trials to determine patients' perspectives of cancer treatment—unfortunately often too briefly, for example only up to the point when an X-ray shows tumor growth ...
Aug 4, 2023
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Dentistry
Tracking periodontal disease to improve diagnosis and treatment
Periodontal disease is a growing public health issue in the United States as the nation's population ages, yet it's underdiagnosed and undertreated. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ...
Aug 1, 2023
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Neuroscience
Researchers identify 'clear changes' in aging brain using novel techniques
Researchers investigating brain activity in older people say the coordination between neuronal activity and the brain's oxygenation is altered. These findings are published in the Brain Research Bulletin by scientists from ...
Jul 31, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Biological clock disruptions sound Alzheimer's alarm
New Alzheimer's research from UVA Health suggests that enhanced light sensitivity may contribute to "sundowning"—the worsening of the disease's symptoms late in the day—and spur sleep disruptions thought to contribute ...
Jul 27, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Tau-regulating protein identified as a promising target for developing Alzheimer's disease treatment
A gene encoding a protein linked to tau production—tripartite motif protein 11 (TRIM11)—was found to suppress deterioration in small animal models of neurodegenerative diseases similar to Alzheimer's disease (AD), while ...
Jul 27, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
The key to preventing HIV progression may lie in the gut
Restoring and improving gut health may be key to slowing HIV progression to AIDS, according to a new study by University of Pittsburgh infectious diseases scientists published today in the journal JCI Insight.
Jul 24, 2023
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Health
Bodybuilding supplement may help stave off progression of Alzheimer's
RUSH researchers recently discovered that a muscle-building supplement called beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate, also called HMB, may help protect memory, reduce plaques and ultimately help prevent the progression of Alzheimer's ...
Jul 20, 2023
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