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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Diabetes and obesity can cause liver failure—but few people know their risk of developing liver disease

Liver disease is frighteningly common worldwide.

Jul 22, 2024

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Parkinson's & Movement disorders

Discovery of protein orientation helps scientists understand Parkinson's disease

For several years, scientists have known that Parkinson's disease is related to misfolding of the protein alpha-synuclein. Deposited aggregates of a protein called alpha-synuclein (α-syn) can damage and kill nerve cells, ...

Sep 20, 2023

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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Scientists uncover new molecular drivers of Alzheimer's

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 5.8 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for Alzheimer's, in ...

May 22, 2024

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study reveals 'cell death cascade' in airway cells infected with SARS-CoV-2

Researchers Jenny Ting, Ph.D., the William Kenan Distinguished Professor of Genetics and professor microbiology and immunology at the UNC School of Medicine, and Kaixin Liang, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher in the Ting ...

Jul 22, 2024

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Genetics

Research reveals how a malfunctioning mechanism can lead to Parkinson's disease

Researchers have identified a mechanism that promotes the breakdown of harmful protein deposits. If it malfunctions, it can lead to Parkinson's disease.

Dec 19, 2023

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Antibody could offer sweeping protection against evolving SARS-CoV-2 virus

Researchers at Northeastern say they've discovered how an antibody could provide broad protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for COVID-19—even as it evolves ...

Aug 16, 2024

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Method for improving seasonal flu vaccines also aids pandemic prediction

Improving the seasonal influenza vaccine and public health specialists' ability to predict pandemic potential in new flu strains may be possible, due to new findings from scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. ...

Mar 29, 2023

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Medical research

Research overturns previous findings on potential Parkinson's disease target

A new study has found a molecule hailed as a potential drug candidate for Parkinson's disease is no longer an effective therapeutic option. The WEHI-led research has debunked over 10 years of research that suggested a specific ...

Jan 22, 2024

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How long does immunity last after a COVID infection?

Nearly four years into the pandemic, Australia, like many other countries, is still seeing large numbers of COVID cases. Some 860,221 infections were recorded around the country in 2023, while 30,283 cases have already been ...

Jan 23, 2024

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