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Scientists discover how circular RNA affects wound healing
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a new mechanism where circular RNA plays a crucial role in wound healing, which could lead to new therapies to improve wound healing and reduce scarring. The study is published ...
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Ultrasound-activated cilia can clean implanted stents and catheters
Urinary stents and catheters are implanted medical tubes that are widely used in human and veterinary medicine to drain urine to/from the bladder. Ureteral stents are used when the ureter, the duct between the kidney and ...
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Mice develop fibromyalgia-like pain after receiving gut microbiota from human patients
McGill University-led research has discovered that transplanting gut microbiota from women with fibromyalgia into mice induces pain, immune activation, metabolomic changes, and reduced skin innervation.
Computational analysis clarifies cancer risk for families with genetic variants
QIMR Berghofer-led research has shown that new advanced computational prediction tools can improve the accuracy of genetic testing for families affected by an inherited condition that significantly increases their risk of ...
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Teenage years crucial for depression intervention, study finds
Depression in young teens could be easier to treat than in adulthood due to the symptoms being more flexible and not yet ingrained, a study published in the journal Nature Mental Health shows.
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Platform technology screens millions of drugs and genes to reveal new therapeutic pathways
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have developed a new technology for drug and functional genomics screenings, which could reshape the way diseases are treated.
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Hidden transmission of avian influenza virus H5N1 found in Texas dairy cattle
Scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture's National Animal Disease Center, with multiple academic, state and federal collaborators, identified the emergence and interstate spread of highly pathogenic avian ...
Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely used in plastics
Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to make plastic household items could be linked to more than 365,000 global deaths from heart disease in 2018 alone, a new analysis of population surveys shows.
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Novel CAR-T therapy achieves positive results in a high proportion of patients with a refractory type of lymphoma
Researchers from the Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau), in collaboration with Sant Pau Hospital and the Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, have developed an innovative CAR-T cell therapy targeting the CD30 ...
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Women are overtaking men in the most extreme sports events, study shows
Much of the work devoted to exploring potential sex-specific differences in exercise or sports performance has been derived from laboratory-based studies. While these studies are typically well-controlled and guide an understanding ...
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Researchers find link between HPV and thyroid eye disease
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers have identified molecular evidence linking human papillomavirus (HPV) to thyroid eye disease (TED) through molecular mimicry involving HPV capsid proteins and autoimmune ...
Long-term study links chronic conditions in midlife to higher cancer risk and mortality
Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the University of California, Los Angeles, identified that comorbidities in midlife are associated with an increased risk of developing cancer and cancer-related ...
Trouble hearing in noisy places and crowded spaces? A new algorithm could help hearing aid users
When a group of friends gets together at a bar or gathers for an intimate dinner, conversations can quickly multiply and mix, with different groups and pairings chatting over and across one another.
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New non-invasive brain stimulation technique shows significant reduction in depression, anxiety and PTSD symptoms
Patients suffering from depression, anxiety and trauma-related disorders experienced significant relief from their symptoms after a new treatment that uses sound waves to modulate deep brain activity, according to new research ...
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Hormone supplementation in rhesus monkeys points to potential autism treatment
For years, Florida Tech's Catherine Talbot, an assistant professor of psychology, has worked to understand the sociality of male rhesus monkeys and how low-social monkeys can serve as a model for humans with autism. Her most ...
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Study reveals how musical expression affects pianists' risk of musculoskeletal injury
Playing the piano involves much more than striking the keyboard. The pianist's entire body is in movement, from the torso to the fingers. But how does the musical expression generated by this choreography heighten the risk ...
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A new computational framework illuminates the hidden ecology of diseased tissues
To understand what drives disease progression in tissues, scientists need more than just a snapshot of cells in isolation—they need to see where the cells are, how they interact, and how that spatial organization shifts ...
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Climate change and lack of sustainable policies may fuel rise in superbugs
Current climate change trajectories and failing to meet sustainable development strategies could contribute to an increase in the global burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by 2050, according to a study published in ...
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Bile imbalance linked to liver cancer: Key molecular switch sheds new light on treatment interventions
A new study reveals how a critical imbalance in bile acids—the substances made by the liver that help digest fats—can trigger liver diseases, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of liver cancer. ...
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Dopamine signals when a fear can be forgotten, study shows
Dangers come but dangers also go and when they do, the brain has an "all-clear" signal that teaches it to extinguish its fear.
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