Neuroscience
Pituitary vasopressin signaling realigns biological clock for jet lag recovery: Study
Jet lag is all in the mind. What exactly lags has more to do with the hypothalamus than the jet.
Nov 27, 2023
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Immunology
Vitamin B2 derivatives can alleviate chronic kidney inflammation, research suggests
Researchers from the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf and the University Hospital Bonn have demonstrated that certain derivatives of vitamin B2 can alleviate chronic kidney inflammation in mice. Their findings ...
Nov 21, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study finds cerebellar nuclei may be more important for associative learning than initially thought
Associative learning was always thought to be regulated by the cortex of the cerebellum, often referred to as the "little brain." However, new research from a collaboration between the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, ...
Nov 20, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mozambique faces alarming multidrug-resistant tuberculosis epidemic
With one of the highest tuberculosis (TB) incidences (368 cases/100,000 population) in the African region, Mozambique is particularly affected by the TB epidemic. Drug-resistant TB is also a major problem, with 4,800 new ...
Nov 13, 2023
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Medical research
When nutrition becomes a treatment: Study investigates ketogenic dietary interventions in polycystic kidney disease
A clinical study on special diets at the University of Cologne shows promising results on the use of a ketogenic diet as a possible treatment for hereditary polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). This disease causes about 10% ...
Nov 7, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers use AI to identify potential gonorrhea vaccine proteins
Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that affects more than 80 million people worldwide every year, has become resistant to almost all known antibiotics. That makes it notoriously difficult to treat, but ...
Oct 31, 2023
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Medical research
Dietary supplement modifies gut microbiome—potential implications for bone marrow transplant patients
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Michigan conducted a phase I pilot study to assess the feasibility of using potato starch as a dietary intervention to modify the gut microbiome in bone marrow ...
Oct 19, 2023
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Health informatics
Researchers are building a cellular map of the musculoskeletal system
NDORMS researchers are leading the development of a roadmap, published in Nature Reviews Rheumatology, that provides a blueprint for building a single-cell resolution map of the human musculoskeletal system. The ambitious ...
Oct 13, 2023
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Genetics
New research sheds light on genetics of placenta growth and link to preeclampsia
New research has shed light on how genetics influences the growth of the placenta, revealing a link to risk of disease in the mother.
Oct 5, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Rh sensitization treatment may be unnecessary in first trimester pregnancies
A special immune treatment may not be necessary until after the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a new Penn State and University of Pennsylvania study. The researchers said their results could change pregnancy care ...
Oct 2, 2023
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