Genetics
Genomic maps untangle the complex roots of disease
Today's biomedical researchers are relentlessly searching for genes that drive disease, with the goal of creating therapies that target those genes to restore health.
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AI identifies key mpox protein for new vaccine and antibody therapies
With the help of artificial intelligence, an international team of researchers has made the first major inroad to date toward a new and more effective way to fight the monkeypox virus (MPXV), which causes a painful and sometimes ...
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Reverse genetics open new path to norovirus vaccine and drug development
Norovirus is the leading cause of gastroenteritis and is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths every year. However, research progress into antiviral treatments and vaccines has been hindered by the absence of a ...
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Pulmonary fibrosis traced to key signaling pathway
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic disease in which healthy lung tissue is gradually replaced by scar tissue. While the early events that initiate this change are poorly understood, recent research suggests ...
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Genetics
Genetic modifier of Friedreich's ataxia points toward treatment for devastating disorder
Friedreich's ataxia (FA) is a rare but devastating genetic disorder. Those with the condition are often diagnosed between 5 and 15 years of age and live only into their 30s or 40s. There is no widely approved treatment that ...
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In pneumonia's tug-of-war, lung microbiome could tip the balance
Northwestern University scientists have potentially uncovered a previously unknown, hidden player in pneumonia. In a new study, scientists found the lungs' own microbial community, or microbiome, appears to influence how ...
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Immune system's 'on-off' switch may hold answers for cancer and autoimmunity
A single signaling pathway controls whether immune cells attack or befriend cells they encounter while patrolling our bodies, researchers at Stanford Medicine have found. Manipulating this pathway could allow researchers ...
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Aging population faces escalating West Nile threat as chronic diseases and immunosuppression rates climb
Older people with a history of chronic kidney disease or conditions affecting blood flow to the brain such as stroke face about double the risk of developing neuroinvasive disease that can lead to paralysis and death following ...
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Study links gut and bloodstream infections in newborns within sub-Saharan Africa for the first time
New research from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) has shown gut and bloodstream infections are caused by the same bacteria, giving hope of better prevention and diagnosis of deadly neonatal sepsis.
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New study charts paths to end cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer for women in the world, with more than 660,000 new cases and nearly 350,000 deaths per year. Now, University of Maryland mathematicians have developed effective strategies ...
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