TB immune response discovery could significantly reduce disease harm A pioneering study by UCL scientists has discovered the presence of a harmful inflammatory protein in patients with symptomatic tuberculosis (TB). May 10, 2021 1 82
Treating cerebral aneurysms with a new filling method Cerebral aneurysms are malformations caused by abnormalities on the walls of blood vessels in the brain. When these blood vessels rupture, about 30% of patients die on the spot. Recently, a research team at POSTECH has come ... May 10, 2021 0 5
3D printing lays the foundation for a new range of diagnostic tests Researchers at KU Leuven (Belgium) have developed a 3D printing technique that extends the possibilities of lateral flow testing. These tests are widespread in the form of the classic pregnancy test and the COVID-19 self-tests. ... May 10, 2021 0 38
Engineering diseased human skin in vitro The skin, which covers the surface of the human body, is its largest organ. It is the first organ to show changes stemming from organ or physiological activity. It is especially common for diabetic patients to suffer from ... May 10, 2021 0 2
New finding suggests cognitive problems caused by repeat mild head hits could be treated A neurologic pathway by which non-damaging but high frequency brain impact blunts normal brain function and causes long-term problems with learning and memory has been identified. The finding suggests that tailored drug therapy ... May 10, 2021 0 46
Do purines influence cancer development? Numerous disease development processes are linked to epigenetic modulation. One protein involved in the process of modulation and identified as an important cancer marker is BRD4. A recent study by the research group of Giulio ... May 10, 2021 0 47
Tweet and re-tweet: Songbird stuttering allows researchers to pinpoint causes in the brain Speech problems such as stammering or stuttering plague millions of people worldwide, including 3 million Americans. President Biden himself struggled with stuttering as a child and has largely overcome it with speech therapy. ... May 10, 2021 0 34
Long-lasting medications may improve treatment satisfaction for opioid use disorder A commentary from leaders at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the NIH, discusses a new study showing that an extended-release injection of buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder, was preferred ... May 10, 2021 0 7
Scientists find mechanism that eliminates senescent cells Scientists at UC San Francisco are learning how immune cells naturally clear the body of defunct—or senescent—cells that contribute to aging and many chronic diseases. Understanding this process may open new ways of treating ... May 10, 2021 0 377
Study reveals new mechanism of lung tissue regeneration New research performed in mice models at Penn Medicine shows, mechanistically, how the infant lung regenerates cells after injury differently than the adult lung, with alveolar type 1 (AT1) cells reprograming into alveolar ... May 10, 2021 0 98