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Breaking binary rules for GluA2-containing AMPA receptors in calcium transport
McGill University researchers have demonstrated that AMPA receptors (AMPARs), which mediate fast excitatory neurotransmission in the brain fundamental to learning and memory processes, exhibit varying degrees of calcium permeability ...
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Exploring the subcortex: How competing sounds affect hearing in loud environments
Imagine trying to listen to a friend speak over the commotion of a loud party. It is difficult to detect and process sounds in noisy environments, especially for those with hearing loss.
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Japanese scientists use stem cell treatment to restore movement in spinal injury patients
A stem cell treatment helped improve the motor function of two out of four patients with a spinal cord injury in the first clinical study of its kind, Japanese scientists said.
Mar 22, 2025
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Antibody-based therapy is several steps closer to treat lethal mucormycosis
Mucormycosis, a fungal infection caused by Mucorales, has high mortality rates in people with weakened immune systems and those suffering from severe trauma like burns, blast injuries or victims of natural disasters. The ...
Mar 22, 2025
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Researchers make progress toward non-hormonal treatment for endometriosis
Roughly 200 million women around the world suffer from endometriosis, a condition that causes tissue from the lining of the uterus to grow in places outside of the uterus. The condition can be exceptionally painful and contributes ...
Mar 22, 2025
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'Concierge' screening for kidney transplant candidates leads to better outcomes, researchers find
Patients hoping for a kidney transplant must first undergo a battery of medical tests to determine whether they are suitable candidates for the procedure and healthy enough to take post-transplant immunosuppressant drugs ...
Mar 21, 2025
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How stem cells calm the body's immune response
Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type—the blood stem cell. An international research team led by Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt and Goethe University has now investigated ...
Mar 21, 2025
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Glioblastoma trial design is expanding and becoming more suited to clinical practice
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have investigated the changes in the primary evaluation items in phase II clinical trials for glioblastoma, a type of brain tumor. Recently, the items have become more diverse, with ...
Mar 21, 2025
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Beating the clock: Melanoma starts evading treatment within hours; here's how to stop it
Researchers have uncovered a stealth survival strategy that melanoma cells use to evade targeted therapy, offering a promising new approach to improving treatment outcomes.
Mar 20, 2025
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JAK inhibitor combo therapy shows promise for myelofibrosis treatment in phase 3 trial
Researchers at The Tisch Cancer Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have demonstrated the potential for a new combination therapy to improve outcomes for patients with myelofibrosis, a rare and aggressive ...
Mar 20, 2025
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New cannabis formula to help epilepsy, multiple sclerosis sufferers
Scientists at the University of South Australia have come up with an innovative solution to improve the effectiveness of cannabidiol in treating epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Mar 20, 2025
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What happens in the male mouse brain during sex
To uncover what drives sexual behavior in animals, researchers studied the brain activity of male mice throughout the series of actions involved in sex leading up to ejaculation. Their results, published in Neuron, show that ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Science behind 'Polly want a cracker' could guide future treatment design for speech disorders
A new study explains how a parakeet's brain helps it to mimic human words. By recording for the first time the brain activity of parakeets as they made sounds, a research team at NYU Grossman School of Medicine found that ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Study questions effectiveness of sepsis quality measure on patient outcomes
A new study led by the Center for Sepsis Epidemiology and Prevention Studies (SEPSIS) at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute raises critical questions about the effectiveness of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Medical researchers lose federal grants to study vaccine hesitancy and Alzheimer's
Researchers at the University of Colorado's Anschutz Medical Campus have lost two scientific grants since President Donald Trump returned to office, but worry they'll lose both money and their future colleagues if the federal ...
Mar 19, 2025
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'Flycode' system allows simultaneous analysis of 25 antibodies in mice to reduce animal testing
Many modern drugs are based on antibodies. These proteins very specifically identify a certain structure on the surface of cells or molecules and bind onto it—this may be a receptor protruding from the cell envelope. For ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Scientists say officials told them to scrub mRNA references on grant applications
National Institutes of Health officials have urged scientists to remove all references to mRNA vaccine technology from their grant applications, two researchers said, in a move that signaled the agency might abandon a promising ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Prion protein may play key role in progression of glioblastoma
Glioblastoma (GBM), one of the most aggressive types of brain cancer, is one of the greatest challenges for medicine, both because it is difficult to treat and because of its high mortality rate. In Brazil, although no exact ...
Mar 17, 2025
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Inhibitor blocks flesh-eating bacteria's metabolism, reducing tissue damage in infections
A new study published in Nature Communications reveals a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, the flesh-eating bacterium responsible for severe infections such as necrotizing fasciitis. ...
Mar 17, 2025
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Unexpected discovery shows how cells use telomeres to avoid cancer
Cancer researchers at Children's Medical Research Institute have discovered an "unexpected mechanism" that our cells use to avoid cancer.
Mar 17, 2025
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Bug drugs: Bacteria-based cancer therapies are finally overcoming barriers
Imagine a world where bacteria, typically feared for causing disease, are turned into powerful weapons against cancer. That's exactly what some scientists are working on. And they are beginning to unravel the mechanisms for ...
Mar 17, 2025
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Getting eggs 'out of the basket': Study explores challenges with surplus frozen eggs in assisted reproduction
There has been a dramatic uptake of egg freezing to address the risk of future infertility in Australia in recent years. Despite this surge, only a small proportion of individuals have returned to use their frozen eggs in ...
Mar 17, 2025
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Ebola-infected monkeys cured with a pill, sparking human treatment hopes
Monkeys infected with Ebola can be cured with a pill, according to a new study out Friday that could pave the way for more practical, affordable treatments in humans.
Mar 15, 2025
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Latin American researchers denounce economic and cultural inequities in the global scientific publishing system
Researchers from Brazilian, Argentine, and Uruguayan institutions analyze the barriers that low- and middle-income countries face in disseminating research on intensive care medicine, particularly in the treatment of critically ...
Mar 15, 2025
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New CRISPR-based diagnostic test detects pathogens in blood without amplification
Bioengineering professor and The Grainger College of Engineering's Dean, Rashid Bashir, led a team of researchers in a project that's resulted in new technology that offers rapid, highly sensitive detection of multi-drug-resistant ...
Mar 15, 2025
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