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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that impaired glucose metabolism in glial cells, a type of cell in our nervous system, plays a key role in the degeneration caused by Alzheimer's disease.
May 5, 2025
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Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) tend to have higher average ferritin levels compared to control subjects, but this does not seem to have a significant impact on their fertility or metabolic health. Iron deficiency ...
Apr 28, 2025
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A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a specific mode of fat uptake by immune cells within tumors that serves as a metabolic checkpoint against anti-cancer immune responses. Harnessing that insight, researchers led ...
Apr 28, 2025
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A team of scientists has uncovered the mechanism of cellular uptake for large and polar drugs and devised a novel strategy to optimize the capacity of drug-delivery into these cells. The team was led by Hong-yu Li, Ph.D., ...
Apr 22, 2025
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Our brain requires a constant supply of energy. A disrupted energy supply, as, for instance, caused by a stroke, can have serious complications. A team from the research group Cellular Neurobiology at Ruhr University Bochum, ...
Apr 22, 2025
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Teenage girls who avoid meat in favor of a plant-based diet are at higher risk of developing an iron deficiency, according to our latest research.
Apr 16, 2025
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New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis—a disease caused by parasitic worms and second only to malaria in terms of potential harm—have been revealed by researchers at Penn State.
Apr 16, 2025
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Although a plethora of medications and therapies now exist for major depression, roughly one in three diagnosed patients still suffer from treatment-resistant depression (TRD)—a form of the disorder that does not respond ...
Apr 3, 2025
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Using a powerful microscopy technique, a team led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center has gained insights into how the body uses vitamin K, an essential nutrient that plays a pivotal role in blood clotting and ...
Mar 4, 2025
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Although there are tumor suppressor genes in normal cells to prevent cancer, gene mutations can cause a normal cell to become a cancerous one. Among those genes, TP53 (encoding the p53 protein) has been identified as the ...
Mar 4, 2025
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