Protein interaction causing rare but deadly vaccine-related clotting found A mechanism that led some patients to experience cases of deadly clotting following some types of COVID-19 vaccination has been identified in new research. Oct 30, 2023 0 4
First ever gene therapy trial for children with Hunter syndrome opens The UK regulatory authorities have approved the first ever trial of a revolutionary gene therapy for young children diagnosed with Hunter syndrome, a devastating rare lysosomal storage disorder. Oct 30, 2023 0 0
Protein eIF4A emerges as a potential Achilles' heel for triple-negative breast cancer Improving treatments for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), an aggressive tumor with very poor prognosis and limited therapeutic targets, has been challenging. Responding to this need for better treatments, researchers ... Oct 30, 2023 0 0
How a single synapse transmits both visual and subconscious information to the brain of fruit flies Research led by Peking University, China, has discovered a single type of retinal photoreceptor cell in Drosophila (fruit fly) is involved in both visual perception and circadian photoentrainment by co-releasing histamine ... Oct 30, 2023 report 0 94
Study links specific gut bacteria to increased risk of severe malaria Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have identified multiple species of bacteria that, when present in the gut, are linked to an increased risk of developing severe malaria in humans and mice. Their findings, ... Oct 30, 2023 0 20
Improving deep sleep may prevent dementia, study finds As little as 1% reduction in deep sleep per year for people over 60 years of age translates into a 27% increased risk of dementia, according to a study which suggests that enhancing or maintaining deep sleep, also known as ... Oct 30, 2023 0 491
New antibody could target breast cancers An enzyme that may help some breast cancers spread can be stopped with an antibody created in the lab of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professor Nicholas Tonks. With further development, the antibody might offer an effective ... Oct 30, 2023 0 22
Particular subgroup of antibodies responsible for dengue's increased deadliness may lead to vaccine Dengue fever is a viral infection with a devastating twist: those who have caught it once are more likely to develop life-threatening disease the second time around. Why our bodies not only fail to learn from prior infection ... Oct 30, 2023 0 24
Chad's first dengue fever outbreak Chad has reported its first dengue outbreak, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The country's health ministry declared an outbreak on 15 August and so far 1,342 suspected cases have been reported, 41 of them ... Oct 30, 2023 0 0
Scientists create special 'telomouse' with human-like telomeres In an exciting scientific breakthrough, a team of researchers led by Professor Yehuda Tzfati from the Institute of Life Science at the Hebrew University and Professor Klaus Kaestner from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman ... Oct 30, 2023 0 165
