A team of researchers from the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) revealed that cells of the brain can detect the presence of malaria parasites in the blood, triggering the inflammation underlying cerebral malaria. This ...
Sep 5, 2022
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Recent breakthroughs have revealed a great deal about Alzheimer's disease, but researchers have yet to paint a complete picture of how genetic risk for the illness causes the brain damage that ultimately leads to memory loss ...
Aug 30, 2022
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Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have made the surprising discovery that a molecule called EdU, which is commonly used in laboratory experiments to label DNA, is in fact recognized by human cells as DNA damage, triggering ...
Aug 23, 2022
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When fat accumulates in the liver, the immune system may assault the organ. A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine researchers identifies the molecule that trips these defenses, a discovery that helps to explain the dynamics ...
Aug 19, 2022
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A specific immune system kinase has been found to promote tumor inflammation and progression, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
Aug 8, 2022
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Research led by a team at Baylor College of Medicine identifies new genetic risk factors for lung cancer. The cross-ancestry genome-wide association study, the largest of its kind across diverse populations, revealed five ...
Aug 1, 2022
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Mitochondria are self-contained organelles (they possess their own mini-chromosome and DNA) residing within cells and are charged with the job of generating the chemical energy needed to fuel functions essential to life and ...
Jul 13, 2022
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Scientists from the University of Birmingham have shown that a brain-penetrating candidate drug currently in development as a cancer therapy can foster regeneration of damaged nerves after spinal trauma.
Jul 12, 2022
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Surgery can usually be avoided in children with a rare tumor of the skull, based on new research by investigators from Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, the University of Texas ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Senescent cells—those that have lost the ability to divide—accumulate with age and are key drivers of age-related diseases, such as cancer, dementia and cardiovascular disease. In a new study, a team led by University ...
Jun 30, 2022
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