Researchers at the University of Liège (Belgium) have discovered a new population of macrophages, important innate immune cells that populate the lungs after injury caused by respiratory viruses. These macrophages are instrumental ...
Aug 2, 2024
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed an array that assesses methylation levels of genes located in imprint control regions (ICRs) within the human genome. The array represents a cost-effective, ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Cornell researchers have identified a switch that regulates inflammation caused by an immune response, a finding that could one day help clinicians control inflammation-related conditions such as autoimmune, cardiovascular ...
Jul 24, 2024
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Scientists investigating Alzheimer's disease have determined the structure of molecules within a human brain for the very first time.
Jul 11, 2024
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Angelman syndrome is a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in the maternally-inherited UBE3A gene and characterized by poor muscle control, limited speech, epilepsy, and intellectual disabilities. Though there isn't ...
Jul 8, 2024
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The research team of Prof. Hyun Koo Kim of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University's Guro Hospital, has developed "precise and safe pulmonary segmentectomy enabled by visualizing cancer margins ...
Jul 2, 2024
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Researchers have discovered that the hepatitis E virus is associated with sperm in pigs, which suggests the virus may be both sexually transmitted and linked to male infertility, according to a new study published in PLOS ...
Jun 18, 2024
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A glowing marker dye that sticks to prostate cancer cells could help surgeons to remove them in real-time, according to a paper published in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, titled "First‑in‑man ...
Jun 9, 2024
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In the relentless fight against cancer, a new technology promises to shed light on how we track and understand the spread of this disease within the body. A research team from Northeastern University and Dartmouth College ...
Jun 7, 2024
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Human skin, hair and nails are all vulnerable to fungal infections. While these infections are usually not serious, they're difficult to fully resolve and often recur after treatment—sometimes for years. They're also often ...
Jun 5, 2024
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