Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a model for studying one type of familial epilepsy, opening the door to understanding—and eventually targeting—the mechanisms that lead to the disorder and its ...
Sep 25, 2023
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In a study published online in Cell , scientists at UCSF QBI, University College London and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reported breakthrough findings on convergent evolutionary mechanisms shared by COVID-19 ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered how the protein PD-1 controls essential metabolic processes in tumor cells to promote cancer growth in T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (T-NHLs), according to a study published ...
Sep 21, 2023
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There are still many enigmas about the mechanism of action of the CERKL gene, which causes retinitis pigmentosa and other hereditary vision diseases. Now, a team from the University of Barcelona has described how the lack ...
Sep 18, 2023
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UCI researchers have found that a simple sugar, N-acetylglucosamine, reduces multiple inflammation and neurodegeneration markers in people who suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS). In addition, they also found this dietary ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Researchers from the University of Tokyo reveal how the presynaptic Ube3a E3 ligase, a causal factor in Angelman syndrome, eliminates neural chatter. The study helps find a better drug target for the Angelman syndrome treatment.
Sep 14, 2023
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed an engineered probiotic capable of detecting inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Sep 12, 2023
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When Dr. Bodo Beck first saw the three children of a family who had fled Syria sitting in his consultation room at University Hospital Cologne, the human geneticist was surprised. His genetic analysis diagnosed Bartter syndrome ...
Aug 23, 2023
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A new study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers uses more genetically diverse mouse models to study the accumulation and spread of abnormal tau protein deposits in the brain—a known sign of Alzheimer's ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a new cellular model of uterine fibroids that stem from common genetic mutations, which will accelerate further research and development of future treatments, according to findings ...
Aug 14, 2023
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