Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a significant public health problem, with over 296 million people chronically infected worldwide. Despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine for over 40 years, HBV remains a leading ...
Nov 13, 2023
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More than 40% of American adults are considered obese, yet the medications many take are rarely tested in bigger bodies.
Nov 7, 2023
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Neurons talk to each other using chemical signals called neurotransmitters. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have drawn on structural biology expertise to determine structures of vesicular monoamine transporter ...
Nov 1, 2023
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Researchers are working to improve drug testing to ensure newly developed drugs are safe for patients to take.
Oct 31, 2023
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An enzyme that may help some breast cancers spread can be stopped with an antibody created in the lab of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professor Nicholas Tonks. With further development, the antibody might offer an effective ...
Oct 30, 2023
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A mechanism that led some patients to experience cases of deadly clotting following some types of COVID-19 vaccination has been identified in new research.
Oct 30, 2023
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Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have created and improved artificial intelligence (AI) designs to synthesize a candidate compound for a new gastric acid inhibitor with a better binding affinity than existing drugs. ...
Oct 27, 2023
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, arise when there is a dysregulation of the cell signaling pathways controlling the maintenance of homeostasis in the gut, leading to a chronic ...
Oct 26, 2023
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High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, often called "good cholesterol," removes extra cholesterol from the arteries by gobbling up early-forming plaque and transporting it to the liver, which flushes it out of the body. ...
Oct 24, 2023
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The promise of human organotypic tissues for tissue development, disease modeling, and drug testing is widely recognized, but limitations around cell density, vascular structure, and scale must be solved before that potential ...
Oct 24, 2023
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