Experimental models are key for understanding mechanistic aspects of diabetes and for developing better medicines. The probably most common diabetes disease model to date involves the destruction of insulin-producing cells ...
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High blood pressure (hypertension) affects one in two U.S. adults and can cause hardening and thickening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), which can lead to heart attacks, strokes or other complications including chronic ...
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Pancreatic cancer is a life-threatening disease with very poor survival rates in patients, and—despite various efforts—its treatment remains challenging. This is because pancreatic cancer is characterized by the presence ...
Jul 22, 2020
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When we make decisions, we don't always have all options available to choose from at the same time. Instead they often come one after another, as for example when we search for an apartment or a flight ticket. So we have ...
Jun 18, 2020
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Unlike machines, the behavior of animals and humans almost always has an element of unpredictability. Countless experiments have shown that our responses to the exact same challenge are sometimes faster, sometimes slower, ...
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Although today's rheumatoid arthritis treatments can reduce symptoms, they often come with serious side effects. Results from a new mouse study suggest that a new light-activated drug delivery method helps confine treatments ...
Apr 27, 2020
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The drug buprenorphine reduces relapse in patients with opioid addiction, and some emerging evidence indicates it may also help treat cocaine addiction. However, the treatment itself comes with a risk of addiction and, thus, ...
Apr 27, 2020
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A City of Hope scientist is one step closer to discovering what weakens a pathogen that appears to cause babies to be born with abnormally small heads.
Mar 30, 2020
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Intestinal bacteria operate as a self-sufficient organ: they influence the immune system and the brain via their metabolites.
Mar 11, 2020
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Cancer research using experimental models—everything from cancer cells in a dish to patient tumors transplanted in mice—has been extremely useful for learning more about the disease and how we might treat it. For some ...
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