Medical research
Fluorescent mouse blood will help us gain knowledge about brain diseases
Did you ever think of jellyfish or a salamander as fluorescent?
Nov 14, 2022
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News tagged with disease progression
Medical research
Cell competition may explain cancer relapses, research suggests
A normal process called cell competition, in which healthy tissues eliminate unhealthy cells, could be responsible for cancer relapses in patients months or years after they were declared cancer-free, a new study by UT Southwestern ...
Nov 8, 2022
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Genetics
Finding the path Alzheimer's takes through the body could lead to treatments
Murdoch University and Imperial College London researchers have come together to uncover one of the root molecular mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease.
Oct 26, 2022
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Medical research
Unlocking the mysteries of tauopathies: A protein that gives hope
A mechanism has been found that controls cellular levels of tau, a protein whose abnormal accumulation is at the root of tauopathies, a class of devastating neurodegenerative diseases.
Oct 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study explores COVID-19 effects on cognition
A new long-term study led by neuroscientists at Western University shows short-term symptoms from COVID-19, like labored breathing, fever, and dry cough, may just be the proverbial tip of the iceberg.
Oct 18, 2022
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Neuroscience
Scientists detect dementia signs as early as nine years ahead of diagnosis
Cambridge scientists have shown that it is possible to spot signs of brain impairment in patients as early as nine years before they receive a diagnosis for one of a number of dementia-related diseases.
Oct 12, 2022
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Medications
52% and 66% death reduction for molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir–ritonavir users among inpatients with COVID-19
A research team including members from the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, School of Public Health, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University ...
Oct 5, 2022
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Neuroscience
Machine-learning method shows neurodegenerative disease can progress in newly identified patterns
Neurodegenerative diseases—like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease), Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's—are complicated, chronic ailments that can present with a variety of symptoms, worsen at different ...
Sep 27, 2022
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Medical research
Scientists studying fatal muscle wasting disease make significant discovery
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by a genetic mutation and affects one in every 5,000 boys born. Because the affected gene is on the X chromosome, girls are carriers of the mutant gene but develop the disease only ...
Sep 27, 2022
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Neuroscience
Landmark study of biomarker data may enable better treatment for early onset dementia
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a common form of early-onset dementia, is marked by impairments in behavior, language, and sometimes motor function. Unlike Alzheimer's Disease (AD), researchers and clinicians have been unable ...
Sep 23, 2022
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