Archive: 28/06/2024

Combination of varenicline and nicotine lozenges found to increase smoking abstinence

Smokers seeking to conquer their addiction may have a new treatment option following the results from a clinical trial led by Monash University, which found a combination of varenicline and nicotine lozenges significantly ...

Jun 28, 2024

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Spinal cord formation in the embryo: The role of a protein family identified

Work by the team of Dr. Frédéric Charron recently published in The Journal of Neuroscience, identifies the fundamental role of a family of proteins, the β-arrestins, in the development of the nervous system at the embryonic ...

Jun 28, 2024

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Study suggests depictions of depression are often misleading

A Finnish study, appearing in the journal Psychopathology, shows that people are commonly given misleading information about depression. According to the researchers, inaccurate information makes it harder for people to understand ...

Jun 28, 2024

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Researchers discover molecule's ability to suppress negative effects of type 2 diabetes, obesity

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) revealed the mechanisms behind one particular molecule's involvement in regulating insulin sensitivity. The findings, which were translated from a preclinical animal ...

Jun 28, 2024

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Study reveals significant differences in RNA editing between postmortem and living human brain

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have shed valuable light on the nuanced functions and intricate regulatory methods of RNA editing, a critical mechanism underlying brain development and disease.

Jun 28, 2024

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Super Bowl parade shooting survivors await promised donations while bills pile up

Abigail Arellano keeps her son Samuel's medical bills in a blue folder in a cabinet above the microwave. Even now, four months after the 11-year-old was shot at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade, the bills keep coming.

Jun 28, 2024

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Biology-based criteria for diagnosis, staging of Alzheimer's disease

The Alzheimer's Association has published revised criteria for the diagnosis and staging of Alzheimer's disease that are based on the biology of the disease and reflect recent advancements in research, diagnostics and treatment.

Jun 28, 2024

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Chemical conjugation mitigates immunotoxicity of chemotherapy of lipid nanoparticles

While chemotherapy can stimulate antitumor immunity, it may also impair immune cell function and induce lymphodepletion, reducing the effectiveness of subsequent immunotherapy. Thus, nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems ...

Jun 28, 2024

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Tissue bridges as predictors of recovery from cervical spine injuries

Results of the longitudinal study, "Prognostic value of tissue bridges in cervical spinal cord injury," have the potential to change clinical practice. They have been published in The Lancet Neurology.

Jun 28, 2024

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Study suggests changing the gut microbiome improves health outcomes for newly-diagnosed metastatic kidney cancer

Physician scientists from City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, found that people with metastatic kidney cancer who orally took a live biotherapeutic product called ...

Jun 28, 2024

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