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MMR vaccine remains best protection against measles, but study suggests level of protection decreases slightly over time

Most measles cases in England are among unvaccinated individuals. But, between 2011 and 2019, the proportion of measles cases in adults who received two doses of the MMR vaccine in England increased from 1.9% (20/1,064) to ...

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Examining advances in endovascular therapy for stroke patients

Stroke related to large vessel occlusion (LVO) is a leading cause of disability and death worldwide. Endovascular therapy (minimally invasive procedures like catheterization done inside the blood vessels) has transformed ...

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Genetic mutations in HRAS, KRAS genes linked to childhood cancers

Hereditary changes in genes are often the cause of rare diseases. For example, disease-causing gene variants (PVs) in the HRAS gene cause Costello syndrome and PVs in the KRAS gene cause Noonan syndrome and cardio-facio-cutaneous ...

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Discovery of important blood pressure 'switch'—how some cells remember to make renin

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered how certain cells have the amazing ability to transform their function to help our bodies control our blood pressure.

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Researchers uncover unexpected role of hippocampus in skilled movement control

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have uncovered a surprising role of the hippocampus—linking this part of the brain to the control of skilled actions such as handwriting, typing, and playing music.

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Nanobodies help decode the central mechanism of inflammation

The formation of pores by a particular protein, gasdermin D, plays a key role in inflammatory reactions. During its activation, an inhibitory part is split off. More than 30 of the remaining protein fragments then combine ...

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Study offers potential for early diagnosis and therapeutic intervention for rheumatoid arthritis

Currently, there are no cures for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which affects 40,000 people in Ireland. The disease costs an estimated $22,000 per patient, per year with an overall cost to the health system of ~$608 million. ...

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Right-side deep brain stimulation may preserve verbal fluency in Parkinson's patients

Deep brain stimulation is an effective treatment for motor symptoms in patients with movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease. While ultimately regarded as safe, DBS can yield noticeable declines in verbal fluency, ...

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Study confirms effectiveness of the new omicron booster

The autumn wave of coronavirus is sweeping across Germany. Those affected mainly suffer from coughs, colds, sore throats and fever, but also from headaches, aching limbs, general weakness and shortness of breath. Because ...

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Maternal cannabis use linked to genetic changes in babies

Novel research suggests cannabis use during pregnancy is directly linked to negative impacts on babies' brain development.

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How are stretch reflexes modulated during voluntary movement?

How did the bodies of animals, including ours, become such fine-tuned movement machines? How vertebrates coordinate the eternal tug-o-war between involuntary reflexes and seamless voluntary movements is a mystery that Francisco ...

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A faulty iron hormone in the skin may be the root cause of psoriasis

Scientists may have uncovered the root cause of psoriasis, a chronic and sometimes debilitating skin disease that affects 2–3% of the global population. The condition is characterized by red, scaly patches that impact the ...

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Microfluidic chip brings hope for sepsis prognosis and evaluation

A research team led by Associate Professor Yang Ke from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, developed ...

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World's first individual gene mutation test for predicting risk of sudden cardiac death

Scientists at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, working with colleagues at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, have developed a world-first, individualized risk prediction tool for people suffering from a ...

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Researchers discover new bacterium that causes gut immunodeficiency

Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a new bacterium that weakens the immune system in the gut, potentially contributing to certain inflammatory and infectious gut diseases.

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Synthetic compound shows promise against drug-sensitive, drug-resistant strains of human malaria parasites

In 2022, nearly 619,000 global deaths due to malaria were caused by Plasmodium falciparum, the most virulent, prevalent, and deadly human malaria parasite. For decades, the parasite's resistance to all antimalarial drugs ...

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The gut microbiome can influence hormone levels, mouse study shows

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that the balance of bacteria in the gut can influence symptoms of hypopituitarism in mice. They also showed that aspirin was able to improve hormone deficiency symptoms ...

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Metabolic reprogramming of T cells may enhance checkpoint inhibitor therapy

Stimulating a key metabolic pathway in T cells can make them work more effectively against tumors when combined with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, according to a preclinical study led by researchers at Weill Cornell ...

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Rates of sudden unexpected infant death changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, study finds

The risk of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) increased during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic period, especially in 2021, according to a new study led by researchers ...

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Genetic background of pregnant women can influence non-invasive prenatal test results

Non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPTs) are increasingly an integral part of screening during pregnancies across the world. Research from Amsterdam UMC shows that a pregnant woman's genetic background influences the effectiveness ...

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Signs of developing asthma are evident in the first year of life, health data analysis shows

What factors lead to chronic respiratory disease? Researchers investigated this question using health data from about 780 infants. Their analysis shows that children's risk of developing asthma later in life can be more reliably ...

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New study shows a link between caregiver and infant cognition

New research using experimental and brain imaging tools has shown that there is an association between caregiver and child cognition.

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Organoids derived from gut stem cells reveal two distinct molecular subtypes of Crohn's disease

Crohn's disease—an autoimmune disorder—is characterized by chronic inflammation of the digestive tract, resulting in a slew of debilitating gastrointestinal symptoms that vary from patient to patient. Complications of ...

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Survival rate for avalanche burials has increased by 10% since 1994, finds new analysis

Modern avalanche transceivers, shovels and probes are now standard in ski touring. Along with a rise in the uptake of avalanche courses and increasingly efficient rescue teams, quicker detection and rescue of buried victims ...

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A 'Google Earth' view of bone—with an eye toward disease prevention

Everyone knows that we can view the broad structures of our bones in the body by taking X-rays. Yet that's just scratching the surface. Science now has a host of new imaging and characterization techniques to go deeper, and ...

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Engineering human heart tissue for scientific study

Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a new way to measure heart contraction and electrical activity in engineered human heart tissues, according to findings published in Science Advances.

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Cognitive deficits from meth and PCP use are generated by a common neurotransmitter switch, neurobiologists show

The effects of sustained drug abuse can manifest in many ways. Loss of memory and reduced cognitive functions are some of the effects that can persist for years. Neurobiologists at the University of California San Diego have ...

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Researchers discover intercellular communication mechanism behind hormone balance

Researchers led by Jacques Drouin and his team at the IRCM discovered an intercellular communication mechanism behind the balance of hormones needed to keep a human healthy.

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Scientists discover gene responsible for rare, inherited eye disease

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their colleagues have identified a gene responsible for some inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), which are a group of disorders that damage the eye's light-sensing ...

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Bacteria involved in gum disease linked to increased risk of head and neck cancer

More than a dozen bacterial species among the hundreds that live in people's mouths have been linked to a collective 50% increased chance of developing head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), a new study shows. Some ...

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Scientists discover mutation linked to early-onset Parkinsonism

A team of scientists led by Prof. Patrik Verstreken (VIB-KU Leuven) has identified a new genetic mutation that may cause a form of early-onset Parkinsonism. The research has been published in Cell Reports Medicine.

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Microplastics found in urinary tract linked to health risks

A new study challenges a 2019 World Health Organization report that microplastics in drinking water are harmless after confirming their presence in kidney, urine and bladder cancer samples.

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Circadian lighting boosts sleep and performance for night shift workers

The use of circadian-informed lighting, where artificial lighting is synchronized to the natural biological rhythms or a person's "body-clock," significantly improves quality of sleep and work performance for night shift ...

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Unlocking the energy crisis in Parkinson's: New findings on metabolic disruptions

Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disorder globally, has long baffled scientists with its progressive nature and debilitating effects on motor function.

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Phase II results suggest targeted therapy is effective for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis

An international placebo-controlled study led by Cedars-Sinai suggests that a targeted drug therapy that was developed by researchers at Cedars-Sinai is safe and effective at helping people with moderate to severe ulcerative ...

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Large-scale study confirms well-established cancer risk factors and identifies new ones

Researchers have examined thousands of genetically defined traits to identify possible causal relationships for eight common cancers. The team evaluated data from more than 860,000 people to uncover potential factors in causing ...

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Unexpected immune response may hold key to long-term cancer remission

Results from a preclinical study in mice led by EPFL, and a collaborative clinical study in patients show that the type 2 immune response—associated with parasitic infection and thought to play a negative role in cancer ...

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Research casts new light on effectiveness of weight loss prevention supplement

An ingredient that can be added to food to make it more filling may be less effective at preventing weight gain in young people but could help them build more muscle, new research suggests.

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Scientists develop CAR-T cells to target glioblastoma while sparing healthy tissue

Scientists at UNIGE and HUG have developed CAR-T cells capable of targeting malignant gliomas while preserving healthy tissue.

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Novel antibodies against Klebsiella pneumoniae identified

Research at UMC Utrecht has identified 29 novel antibodies against the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae, an important cause of drug-resistant infections. Using genetic and functional approaches, the researchers also managed ...

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Protein discovery advances quest for treatment for age- and cancer-related muscle degeneration

With the global population aging rapidly, sarcopenia, a condition that affects millions of older adults and severely diminishes their quality of life, is emerging as an urgent public health issue. Now, a new discovery by ...

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People with unmedicated mental illness are less likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19, finds study

Vaccination coverage for COVID-19 is high in both people with and without mental illness, according to a large multinational study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and published in Nature Communications. However, ...

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Researchers discover treatment for major cause of recurrent pregnancy loss

Among women who experience recurrent pregnancy loss, around 20% test positive for a specific antibody that targets the mother's own body. A Kobe University-led research team has now found a treatment that drastically increases ...

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