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Study shows overlooked lipid is connected to ancient cellular pathway with links to cancer
Within the family of cell membrane lipids known as phosphoinositides and the kinase enzymes that regulate them, phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks) have been cast in a starring role as scientists study their involvement in ...
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Research identifies mechanisms for selective multiple sclerosis treatment strategy
The Wistar Institute's Paul M. Lieberman, Ph.D., and lab team led by senior staff scientist and first author Samantha Soldan, Ph.D., have demonstrated how B cells infected with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can contribute ...
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What happens when auditory cues affect body representation and vice-versa?
Picture this test: You stand with your eyes closed and arms stretched in front of you while a voice from a stationary loudspeaker located two meters away narrates a series of sentences. Then you're asked to walk on the spot ...
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Chatbots are poor multilingual health care consultants, study finds
Georgia Tech researchers say non-English speakers shouldn't rely on chatbots like ChatGPT to provide valuable health care advice.
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Targeting 'monster cancer cells' could reduce recurrence rates after cancer therapy
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers have unlocked a discovery that could help to explain why cancer can recur in patients who have undergone chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
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Light therapy increases brain connectivity following injury, study finds
Low-level light therapy appears to affect healing in the brains of people who suffered significant brain injuries, according to a study published in Radiology.
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Study finds blood clot risk is influenced by angle at which pulmonary veins reach the heart
The shape of the heart cavities and the angle at which the pulmonary veins reach them are not always the same; rather, they vary according to the anatomical characteristics of each subject. Recently, research by UPF and the ...
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Study reveals circadian clock can be leveraged to enhance cancer immunotherapy
A multidisciplinary research team at the University of California, Irvine has revealed that the circadian clock—the biological pacemaker that governs daily rhythms in physiological processes, including immune functions—can ...
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Study shows orange peel extract may improve heart health
Orange peels may hold a key to better cardiovascular health, new University of Florida-led research shows. The findings are published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
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Scientists uncover how our brains try to tell the difference between music- and speech-like noise
Music and speech are among the most frequent types of sounds we hear. But how do we identify what we think are differences between the two?
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Study finds text reminders help improve health care workers' mental health
Health care workers have reported spikes in feeling burnt out in the time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with nearly half saying it took a toll in 2022 compared to 32% in 2018. But a new study shows that easy-to-use and ...
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Study of deadly Australian Japanese encephalitis virus strain prompts push for new vaccine
Researchers have conducted the first comprehensive two-year laboratory characterization of the rare sub-type of the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) that caused an unprecedented deadly outbreak in Australia ...
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New sequencing method analyzes lung microbiomes to predict mortality in children following bone marrow transplant
For children who undergo bone marrow transplants, even mild respiratory infections can turn deadly. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco (UCSF) and Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San Francisco (CZ Biohub SF) and an international research ...
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Prenatal exposure to air pollution associated with increased mental health risks
A baby's exposure to air pollution while in the womb is associated with the development of certain mental health problems once the infant reaches adolescence, new research has found. The University of Bristol-led study, published ...
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Promising results for hyperlipidemia treatment reduce risk of cardiovascular events
Research led by Baylor College of Medicine has shown that a new therapy significantly reduces triglyceride levels in individuals with mixed hyperlipidemia—elevations of triglycerides and cholesterol.
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Cancer researchers discover optimal cancer-killing T cells
A team of cancer researchers, led by the University of Houston, has discovered a new subset of T cells that may improve the outcome for patients treated with T-cell therapies.
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Genetic mosaicism more common than thought, study shows
Blood stem cells from healthy people carry major chromosomal alterations, suggesting we are all genetic mosaics, according to a new study from EMBL and the Max Delbrück Center.
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Researchers develop minimally invasive scaffold delivery system using dynamic thermoset polyurethane
Recently, researchers have developed an approach to deliver scaffolds in a minimally invasive manner through multidimensional morphing (one-dimensional to three-dimensional) by developing amphiphilic dynamic thermoset polyurethane ...
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Researchers identify promising protein candidate for metabolic disease treatment
University of Saskatchewan (USask) research, which has been published in Communications Biology, highlights the discovery of the lipid-lowering effects of nesfatin-1-like peptide (NLP). This newly identified peptide—or ...
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Study points to new combination strategy for pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common form of pancreatic cancer and is projected to become the second-leading cause of cancer-related death by 2030. Although progress has been made in improving outcomes, ...
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