Medical research
Scientists pinpoint COVID-19 virus's entry and exit ports inside our noses
Somebody just coughed on you. On a plane. At a dinner party. In a supermarket line.
Jan 10, 2023
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Study identifies an antibody candidate for treating serious liver disease
There is currently no drug for treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which affects many people with type 2 diabetes and which can result in other serious liver diseases. A study led by researchers from Karolinska Institutet ...
Feb 3, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Exercise can modify fat tissue in ways that improve health—even without weight loss
Exercise is one of the first strategies used to treat obesity-related health problems like type 2 diabetes and other cardiovascular disease, but scientists don't understand exactly how it works to improve metabolic health.
Oct 12, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Researchers find genetically intact HIV virus prefers to 'hide' in organs of the immune system
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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Medical research
Microcalcification 'fingerprints' can yield info about cancer
An interdisciplinary collaboration 10 years in the making used a materials science approach to "fingerprint" the calcium mineral deposits known as microcalcifications that reveal pathological clues to the progression of breast ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A possible way to prevent or treat lung damage associated with long COVID
A team of medical researchers at Stanford University, working with a colleague from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences in Taiwan, has discovered a possible way to prevent or treat lung damage associated with long COVID. ...
Overweight & Obesity
Timing calorie intake synchronizes circadian rhythms across multiple systems in mice
Numerous studies have shown health benefits of time-restricted eating including increase in life span in laboratory studies, making practices like intermittent fasting a hot topic in the wellness industry. However, exactly ...
Jan 3, 2023
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Medical research
New way to prompt blood vessel growth shows promise for rescuing limbs at risk
Across the United States, about 2 million people are living with an amputation and another 185,000 amputations occur every year, according to the Amputee Coalition, a Washington DC-based support group. About 54% of these ...
Dec 19, 2023
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Medical research
Alveolar macrophages help CD8+ T cells go (anti-)viral
The human immune system is a highly complex network of cells, signals, and responses that is tightly regulated to ensure that the body can fight off infection without damaging its own tissues. Now, researchers from Japan ...
Dec 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
AI may spare breast cancer patients unnecessary treatments
A new AI (artificial intelligence) tool may make it possible to spare breast cancer patients unnecessary chemotherapy treatments by using a more precise method of predicting their outcomes, reports a new Northwestern Medicine ...
Nov 27, 2023
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