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Researchers discover potential therapeutic target for degenerative eye disease
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered the source of dysfunction in the process whereby cells in the eye's retina remove waste.
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'Prelude' to neuromuscular disease spinal muscular atrophy may offer chances for better treatment
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a severe neurological disease for which there is presently no cure, although current therapies can alleviate symptoms. In the search for better treatment options, scientists at DZNE and the ...
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Chinese medicinal fungus shows promise in treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
A study from China has reported that Cordyceps sinensis (CS), a traditional Chinese medicinal fungus, can ameliorate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in mice by inhibiting mitochondrion-mediated oxidative stress.
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What we know about Oropouche virus after first deaths
The first-ever deaths from the Oropouche virus, a little-known disease spread by the bites of infected midges and mosquitoes, have been recorded in Brazil.
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Q&A: What to know about long COVID and how to reduce your risk
UC San Francisco scientists have found that SARS-CoV-2 can linger in the body for years and could be driving a global epidemic in long COVID.
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Brazil records world's first Oropouche virus deaths: Ministry
Brazil has recorded the world's first Oropouche virus deaths, the country's health ministry said Thursday, after two women died of the illness spread by infected flies and mosquitos.
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Mutating virus fate reveals key pandemic prep insights
The story of the rise and fall of western equine encephalitis as a lethal disease offers essential lessons about how a pathogen can gain or lose its ability to jump from animals to humans.
Jul 25, 2024
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We may soon have a faster test for sepsis: Study demonstrates ultra-rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing method
A new method for identifying the pathogens involved in sepsis cases, which could help to select optimal therapeutics, is reported in Nature. The test has the potential to reduce the turnaround times normally associated with ...
Jul 25, 2024
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New gene therapy approach shows promise for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have made a significant breakthrough in developing a new gene therapy approach that restores full-length dystrophin protein, which could lead to new treatments for people ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Pioneering single-cell kidney atlas sheds light on potential treatments
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania revealed the most extensive single cell atlas of the human kidney, capturing the complexity of ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Scientists identify key protein behind spread of shingles virus
Scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered a new evasion strategy used by the varicella zoster virus, which causes chickenpox and shingles, that may allow it to affect tissues far from ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Array pinpoints imprinted genes with potential links to disease
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed an array that assesses methylation levels of genes located in imprint control regions (ICRs) within the human genome. The array represents a cost-effective, ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Southeastern states have highest unintentional gun death rates, study finds
There's more than a 10-fold difference in the rates of unintentional gun deaths across US states, with such incidents claiming more than 12,000 lives between 2001 and 2021, finds research published online in the journal Injury ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Findings suggest few people get sick after bite from ticks infected with Powassan virus
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst-based New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEWVEC) have published new findings on Powassan virus, an emerging tick-borne illness that can cause life-threatening ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Study shows decrease in active hepatitis C infection among risk groups
A study conducted through a mobile screening unit in Madrid, Spain from 2017 to 2023 and published in Eurosurveillance found that active hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection decreased from 23% to 6% in that period among people ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Posterior surgery is noninferior to anterior surgery for cervical radiculopathy
For patients with cervical radiculopathy, posterior foraminotomy provides outcomes comparable to those of the more commonly performed anterior cervical discectomy, reports a randomized clinical trial in the Journal of Bone ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Burundi records first three mpox cases
Burundi has detected its first three cases of mpox, the health ministry announced Thursday, raising fears that a new, deadlier strain of the virus had crossed the border.
Jul 25, 2024
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COVID is surging again this summer in Maryland, hospitalization and wastewater data shows
Judging from local wastewater surveillance trends, President Joe Biden has plenty of company in Maryland as he continues to recover this week from his third bout of COVID-19.
Jul 25, 2024
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France sees no Olympic spike in COVID cases: minister
There has been no spike in COVID cases in France as tourists surge in for the Paris Olympic Games, a minister said Thursday, adding that the government would remain "vigilant".
Jul 25, 2024
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Research finds no difference in chronic fatigue syndrome prevalence caused by COVID-19, other illnesses
A new study led by UCLA finds that rates of subsequent myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) following an acute illness were roughly the same between people whose acute illness was due to COVID-19 and ...
Jul 24, 2024
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