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Inducing a gene that informs cell signaling could halt diabetic kidney disease, study shows
New research by Stony Brook Medicine nephrology specialists that centers on targeting key cellular signaling between two types of kidney cells, and inducing a certain gene within those processes, may help prevent or reduce ...
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An integral T cell pathway has implications for understanding sex-based immune response
The well-established existence of sex differences in immune responses, including immune responses driven by T cells, cuts both ways. Females tend to have a stronger immune response to pathogens, yet most patients who have ...
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Long-term study shows early prostate cancer surgery extended life
The survival rate of men with prostate cancer who had their entire prostate gland removed immediately after the tumor was detected increased by 17 percentage points compared with those who did not have treatment until the ...
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Living in a redlined neighborhood in 1940 was a risk factor for premature death, and the disparity persists today
People living in redlined neighborhoods in 1940 didn't live as long as those living in neighborhoods with access to credit and home loans, according to a new paper by researchers at the University at Buffalo and Texas A&M ...
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Stem cell discovery highlights importance of DNA methylation in cancer
A study led by Umeå University, Sweden, presents new insights into how stem cells develop and transition into specialized cells. The discovery can provide increased understanding of how cells divide and grow uncontrollably ...
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Researchers identify signaling mechanism that damages cells in diabetic kidney disease
Diabetic kidney disease, a complication of diabetes, is considered the leading cause of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure worldwide. It is associated with changes in the structure and function of the kidneys and ultimately ...
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An interactive game for people suffering from nerve pain is heading to clinical trials
Scientists from UNSW Sydney have developed interactive software which could be used to help people who are experiencing neuropathic pain—also known as nerve pain—as a result of spinal cord injury (SCI).
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Researchers find high school IQ predicts drinking habits
A person's IQ during high school is predictive of alcohol consumption later in life, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers published in Alcohol and Alcoholism. Participants with higher IQ levels ...
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Maternal exercise during pregnancy may protect child against asthma
A child's risk of asthma can be reduced by nearly half if the mother engages in active physical exercise at least three times a week during pregnancy, compared to a child of a mother who is less active, a new study by the ...
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Mindfulness found as effective as leading antidepressant in treating anxiety disorders
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) was found to be as effective as the antidepressant escitalopram in reducing agoraphobia, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and social anxiety disorder symptoms. The muti-institution ...
Mavacamten linked to cardiac biomarker improvements in HFpEF patients
Mavacamten, a drug initially developed to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, has shown signs of reducing heart stress in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
Loneliness increases dementia odds by 31%, study finds
A new study finds persistent loneliness taking a toll on aging brains and significantly raising a person's odds for dementia.
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Study finds 41% of people have 'creaky knees'
La Trobe researchers have discovered that almost half the population has "creaky knees" in a study investigating how common the problem is and what it means for the health of our knees.
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What a tiny, 3D gut can tell us about gastrointestinal disorders
The relationship between our nervous and digestive systems is a relatively new area of scientific study. But what Northeastern University researcher Abigail Koppes calls the "brain gut" connection has vast implications for ...
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Scientists validate new lab test platform for blood biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease
University of Pittsburgh scientists have independently validated a new blood test platform that can simultaneously measure more than a hundred biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease. The platform might improve clinicians' ability ...
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Gene therapy shows long-term benefit for patients with a rare pediatric brain disease
Cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) is a rare, progressive, genetic brain disease that primarily presents in young boys, causing loss of neurological function and ultimately leading to early death.
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Research supports run–walk interval training as a way to reduce chronic low back pain
A study conducted at Monash University, Australia, has demonstrated that a progressive run–walk interval training program, delivered digitally and supported remotely, is not only effective in reducing pain and disability ...
A viral trapdoor: Scientists discover how a protein protects against HIV and herpes
A group of researchers discovered how a protein linked to the human immune system wards off HIV-1 and herpes simplex virus-1 by assembling structures in the cell that lure in these viruses and then trap them or even take ...
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Novel gene therapy shows promise in targeting a mutation linked to epilepsy
Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) are working on a therapy that holds potential in treating patients with epilepsy, a neurological disorder defined by recurring ...
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Researchers succeed in creating two interconnected vascular networks
Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology (MET) at Tampere University have successfully created a cell culture platform that allows two cultivated vascular networks to interconnect. The blood vessels ...
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