Medical research
New antibiotic slays deadly superbug in early trial
Researchers report that a new type of antibiotic has proved its mettle against a deadly superbug.
Jan 4, 2024
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Medications
Epilepsy drug shows promise in slowing joint degeneration in osteoarthritis
Yale researchers have identified a drug target that may alleviate joint degeneration associated with osteoarthritis, a debilitating condition that afflicts as many as 30 million people in the United States alone, which they ...
Jan 3, 2024
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Medical research
Revealing how an ancient genetic invader inhabits our DNA
Billions of years ago, as primitive lifeforms were becoming more complex, a selfish genetic component became a sort of genome colonizer. Using a copy-and-paste mechanism, this pernicious bit of code replicated and inserted ...
Dec 26, 2023
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Health
Hormone secreted by fetus causes morning sickness: study
A hormone produced by the human fetus is to blame for morning sickness in pregnant women, a study has found, paving the way to possible prevention and treatment.
Dec 24, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tracking SARS-CoV-2 with phone app data offers insights into proximity and duration risk factors
Researchers at the University of Oxford, U.K., have discovered how the rate of exposure time to someone with COVID-19 contact relates to infection risk. They found that the duration of exposure to individuals with COVID-19 ...
Gastroenterology
Study unveils role of mitochondria in dietary fat processing
The maintenance of a balanced lipid homeostasis is critical for our health. While consumption of excessive amounts of fatty foods contributes to metabolic diseases such as obesity and atherosclerosis, fat is an indispensable ...
Dec 20, 2023
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Neuroscience
Scientists discover a framework in the brain for organizing the order of things
Scientists at NTNU's Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience in Norway have discovered a pattern of activity in the brain that serves as a template for building sequential experiences.
Dec 20, 2023
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Genetics
Smell's sensory magic emerges from mechanism that tailors each of nose's sensory cells, mouse study suggests
The mammalian nose is a work of evolutionary art. Its millions of nerve cells, each tailored with just one of thousands of specific odor-chemical receptors encoded in the genome, can collectively distinguish a trillion distinct ...
Dec 20, 2023
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Neuroscience
Scientists uncover secrets of brain development: Extensive neural migration continues after birth
The human brain continues to be built after we are born for far longer than previously recognized, suggests research by Shawn Sorrells, assistant professor of neuroscience in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. ...
Dec 20, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Probiotics reduce COVID symptoms and delay disease among unvaccinated
Probiotics, specifically lactobacillus, demonstrated significant ability to delay a COVID infection and reduce symptoms among a group of unvaccinated people who had been in contact with someone in their household diagnosed ...
Dec 19, 2023
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