"We need to think big in antibiotics research," says Cesar de la Fuente. "Over one million people die every year from drug-resistant infections, and this is predicted to reach 10 million by 2050. There hasn't been a truly ...
Aug 16, 2023
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An estimated 16 million people in the United States have alcohol use disorders (AUDs), according to the National Institutes on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Now, Indiana University researchers have made a substantial ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a typical autoimmune rheumatic disease. This multifactorial condition results from a combination of multiple genetic and acquired factors. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA), which is responsible ...
Jul 5, 2023
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The Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and their spin-off Endotelix have created a possible target molecule for the antibodies responsible for antiphospholipid syndrome. This discovery will ...
Nov 1, 2022
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Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have found that the change in a single letter of the genetic code promotes, in a mouse model, the development of inflammation, high blood pressure and resulting kidney damage.
Oct 21, 2022
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The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a genetically highly variable virus that mutates extensively. An effective vaccine would therefore need to evoke broadly neutralizing antibodies that not only neutralize one HCV strain, but ...
Jan 31, 2022
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The nomination deadline to recognize transformative discoveries for the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine is fast approaching. These nominations are by invitation only and are due by the end of January.
Jan 21, 2022
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Scientists on Thursday unveiled the most exhaustive database yet of the proteins that form the building blocks of life, in a breakthrough observers said would "fundamentally change biological research".
Jul 22, 2021
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Research from the University of Kent, Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main, and the Philipps-University in Marburg has provided crucial insights into the biological composition of SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19, revealing ...
Feb 11, 2021
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Guillain-Barré syndrome is an infamous autoimmune neuropathy, yet genetic variants predisposing individuals to this disease have yet to be described. In a new study, researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) ...
Jan 7, 2021
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