Neuroscience
Researchers uncover potential non-opioid treatment for chronic pain
A new approach to treating neuropathic pain is making a key step forward thanks to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.
Jan 30, 2024
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Genetics
Evolutionary origin of mysterious immune system molecule in humans revealed
Biological systems can behave as siblings in several ways, including by borrowing something and never giving it back. That appears to be what the human immune system did with a protein that now helps bind and regulate the ...
Jan 30, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Viral protein fragments may unlock mystery behind serious COVID-19 outcomes
There are many lingering mysteries from the COVID-19 pandemic. For instance, why does SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the disease, cause severe symptoms in some patients, while many other coronaviruses don't? And what causes ...
Jan 29, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
New technology makes cancer easier for immune system to find and destroy
A new technology to increase visibility of cancer cells to the immune system using CRISPR has been developed, and could lead to a new way to treat cancer.
Jan 29, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
Simulations show how HIV sneaks into the nucleus of the cell
Because viruses have to hijack someone else's cell to replicate, they've gotten very good at it—inventing all sorts of tricks.
Jan 25, 2024
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Neuroscience
Retinal photoreceptors use dual pathways to tell brain 'I've seen the light'
Working with mammalian retinal cells, neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine have shown that unlike most light-sensing cells (photoreceptors) in the retina, one special type uses two different pathways at the same time ...
Jan 25, 2024
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Neuroscience
Powering the brain: How energy is distributed within single cells
Every system in a living organism depends upon a finite supply of energy in order to function. In humans, no organ is more energy-intensive than the brain, which consumes about 20% of the body's metabolic energy.
Jan 25, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Study unlocks new immunological pathway for treating breast cancer bone metastases
Researchers in the lab of chemist Han Xiao at Rice University have identified a promising new immunological pathway to treat stubborn bone tumors, one of most prevalent forms of metastases in breast cancer patients.
Jan 24, 2024
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Genetics
Gene expression atlas captures where ovulation can go awry
An interdisciplinary collaboration has used a cutting-edge form of RNA tagging to map the gene expression that occurs during follicle maturation and ovulation in mice.
Jan 23, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Experimental drug may slow childhood brain tumors
The drug tovorafenib may halt the growth of or shrink some childhood brain tumors, according to a clinical trial published in Nature Medicine.
Jan 23, 2024
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