Medications
Research perspective: Cancer prevention with rapamycin
A new research perspective was published in Oncotarget entitled "Cancer prevention with rapamycin."
Apr 17, 2023
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Gastroenterology
Novel stem cell therapy using mRNA technology may stimulate natural repair in liver disease
Mortality related to end stage liver disease is ranked as the 12th most common cause of death in the U.S. Liver transplantation remains the only treatment for end stage liver disease, but there is a critical shortage of organ ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Genetics
Map of spinal cord formation gives new knowledge on diseases of the nervous system
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have mapped how cells in the human spinal cord are formed in the embryo and what genes control the process. Their findings can give rise to new knowledge on how injury to and diseases ...
Apr 26, 2023
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Immunology
A thick skin: How a very exposed organ fights disease
Humans are just so naked. Where many creatures have scales or spines—or even a shell—humans have a soft, sweaty, stretchy layer of skin standing between the world and our internal organs.
May 3, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Research team develops new system for imaging and treating tumors
Thanks to the radiation they emit, radioactive compounds are suited both to imaging and treating cancers. By appropriately combining them in novel, so-called radionuclide theranostics, both applications can be dovetailed. ...
May 26, 2023
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Medications
New study: Type 2 diabetes drug could treat autoimmune disorders
Swansea University researchers have found that a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes can potentially be used in the treatment of autoimmune disorders.
May 25, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
How chronic stress spreads cancer
Stress is inevitable. But too much of it can be terrible for our health. Chronic stress can increase our risk for heart disease and strokes. It may also help cancer spread. How this works has remained a mystery—a challenge ...
Feb 22, 2024
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Genetics
Space travel can alter gene expression in white blood cells, weakening our immune system
Evidence is mounting that astronauts are more susceptible to infections while in space. For example, astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) commonly suffer from skin rashes, as well as respiratory and non-respiratory ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Researchers identify the origin of subset of autoantibodies that worsen lupus
In an effort to understand the origin of systemic lupus erythematosus and why some patients present with more severe disease than others, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have identified a type of autoantibody ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Genetics
Knockout of AMD-associated gene POLDIP2 reduces mitochondrial superoxide in retinal cells
A new research paper titled "Knockout of AMD-associated gene POLDIP2 reduces mitochondrial superoxide in human retinal pigment epithelial cells" has been published in Aging.
Apr 11, 2023
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