New research hints at a few ways fatty foods affect cells in the brain, a finding that could help explain the link between a high-fat diet and impaired memory—especially as we age.
Sep 27, 2023
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Under normal circumstances, tau protein is part of the brain's infrastructure, important for stabilizing neurons into their proper shapes. But sometimes tau gets knotted up into tangles and turns toxic, injuring brain tissue ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Craniosynostosis, the premature fusion of the top of the skull in infants, is caused by an abnormal excess of a previously unknown type of bone-forming stem cell, according to a preclinical study led by researchers at Weill ...
Sep 20, 2023
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The use of cell therapy to treat COVID-19 patients can reduce the risk of death from the disease by 60%, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis conducted by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in ...
Sep 18, 2023
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Cells are capable of translating mechanical changes into biological responses. This process is known as mechanotransduction and plays a fundamental role in the progression of solid tumors, such as breast cancer.
Sep 14, 2023
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A new type of vaccine developed by researchers at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) has shown in the lab setting that it can completely reverse autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis, ...
Sep 11, 2023
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A small number of HIV-infected cells remain in the tissues of people living with the virus and who are undergoing antiretroviral therapy. These viral reservoirs, real obstacles to the cure of HIV, have long been known to ...
Sep 11, 2023
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Vanderbilt researchers have demonstrated that a cluster of microRNAs—small pieces of RNA that regulate gene expression—work in a type of immune cells called macrophages to help protect against metabolic defects in obesity.
Sep 8, 2023
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Research led by the University of Sydney, Australia, has uncovered an important driver of critical SARS-CoV-2 infections. In their paper, "A unique cytotoxic CD4+ T cell-signature defines critical COVID-19," published in ...
Melbourne researchers have designed a single drug that delivers a lethal "one-two" punch to several types of blood cancer in preclinical studies and could lead to improved treatments.
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