Medical research
Developing treatments for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
She's a biologist investigating microbial genomics. He studies protein structures using electron microscopy. Put them together and their research opens doors.
Jun 6, 2011
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Genetics
New genetic associations found for COPD in the largest study of its kind
An international team of 144 scientists studying lung function has made a huge leap in understanding chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by conducting the largest multi-ancestry, genome-wide association meta-analysis to ...
Cardiology
Specific gut bacteria may be associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension
Researchers have identified a distinct collection of bacteria found in the gut that may contribute to and predict the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), according to new research published today in the ...
Feb 24, 2020
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Neuroscience
Study shows how insulin-like molecules play critical role in learning and memory
Though it's most often associated with disorders like diabetes, Harvard researchers have shown how the signaling pathway of insulin and insulin-like peptides plays another critical role in the body – helping to regulate ...
Feb 26, 2013
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Medical research
Genetic mutation leads to cold allergy, immune deficiency and autoimmunity
Investigators at the National Institutes of Health have identified a genetic mutation in three unrelated families that causes a rare immune disorder characterized by excessive and impaired immune function. Symptoms of this ...
Jan 11, 2012
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Medical research
New research suggests gut bacteria may be linked to high blood pressure and depression
A study of bacteria in the gut identified differences between people with high blood pressure compared to those with high blood pressure plus depression, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's ...
Sep 6, 2019
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Neuroscience
New research correlates inflammation in the brain and gut to negative emotional state during opioid withdrawal
Opioid dependence has become a national crisis with serious impact on economic and social welfare, and numerous casualties. A big goal of ongoing research in combating opioid use disorder is understanding drug withdrawal. ...
Aug 29, 2019
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Neuroscience
Hit a 95 mph baseball? Scientists pinpoint how we see it coming
(Medical Xpress)—How does San Francisco Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval swat a 95 mph fastball, or tennis icon Venus Williams see the oncoming ball, let alone return her sister Serena's 120 mph serves? For the first time, ...
May 8, 2013
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Neuroscience
Simulating biological thought process within a computer system
The structure of the brain reveals a network of massively interconnected electrochemically active cells. It is known that information can be represented by changes of state within this network, but that statement falls far ...
Feb 25, 2014
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Genetics
ENCODE project: Researchers catalogue functional elements of the genome
Most of the DNA alterations that are tied to disease do not alter protein-coding genes, but rather the "switches" that control them. Characterizing these switches is one of many goals of the ENCODE project – a sweeping, ...
Sep 5, 2012
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