Medical research
Protein is potential new treatment target for adult pulmonary hypertension
A protein critical to development appears to have a grave impact on lungs exposed to smoking and air pollution, researchers report.
Oct 17, 2011
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Neuroscience
A brake in the head: Researchers gain new insights into the working of the brain
Scientists of the Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases have managed to acquire new insights into the functioning of a region in the brain that normally is involved in spatial ...
Sep 19, 2013
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Medical research
HIV: Early treatment is one key to remission
People living with HIV need to take antiretroviral treatment for life to prevent the virus from multiplying in their body. But some people, known as "post-treatment controllers," have been able to discontinue their treatment ...
Jan 23, 2024
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Cardiology
Pancreatic hormone linked with severe heart disease in obese and diabetic patients
Severe heart damage in people who are obese and diabetic is linked with a pancreatic hormone called amylin, UC Davis researchers have found.
Feb 16, 2012
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Neuroscience
Researchers show how Lou Gehrig's disease progression could be delayed
A team of biomedical scientists has identified a molecule that targets a gene known to play a critical role in the rapid progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes known as Lou Gehrig's disease, the neurodegenerative ...
Feb 9, 2017
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Genetics
CRISPR provides hope of sickle cell cure
Thanks to the 'cut and paste' gene editing technique CRISPR, scientists are homing in on a cure for sickle cell disease—a genetic blood disorder—while other research is looking at how to expand the potential of CRISPR-based ...
Dec 16, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Biogeographic barrier that protects Australia from avian flu does not stop Nipah virus
An invisible barrier separates land animals in Australia from those in south-east Asia may also restrict the spillover of animal-borne diseases like avian flu, but researchers have found that fruit bats on either side of ...
Apr 24, 2013
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Medical research
Scientists discover drug candidate for Alzheimer's, Huntington's disease
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have identified a drug candidate that diminishes the effects of both Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease in animal models, offering new hope for patients who currently lack ...
Jun 2, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Alcoholic pancreatitis patients with continued alcohol intake may finally have therapeutic options
Many alcoholic pancreatitis patients continued drinking during COVID-19. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers are studying the effects of continued alcohol intake and seeking better treatment for alcohol-associated ...
Oct 24, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
On the menu at China virus market: rats and live wolf pups
The food market where China's deadly virus surfaced was a smorgasbord of exotic wildlife ranging from wolf pups to species linked to previous pandemics such as civets, according to vendor information and a Chinese media report.
Jan 22, 2020
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