HIV & AIDS
New directions for HIV treatment
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a new compound which could inform future HIV cure strategies, according to research published in Science Advances.
Mar 22, 2023
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Medical research
Researchers take key step toward new treatment for hereditary blindness
Oregon State University College of Pharmacy scientists have demonstrated in animal models the possibility of using lipid nanoparticles and messenger RNA, the technology underpinning COVID-19 vaccines, to treat blindness associated ...
Jan 11, 2023
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Medical research
New aptamer drug for bone anabolic therapies
A research team led by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has identified a molecular target for bone anabolic therapies using a selected aptamer that serves as an inhibitor of sclerostin, a protein that prevents bone growth. ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Genetics
Identifying genes that control our 'metabolic individuality' and disease risk
A new study co-led by Queen Mary University of London's Professor Claudia Langenberg, newly appointed Director of the Precision Healthcare University Research Institute, undertaken in her prior roles at the Berlin Institute ...
Nov 10, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Machine-learning tool to match treatment for cancer patients
Can immunotherapy treatment help this cancer patient? And if it can, which specific treatment should be used? Oncologists routinely ask themselves these questions. Insurance companies also ask it because immunotherapy is ...
Aug 1, 2022
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Biomedical technology
Researchers develop rapid COVID-19 test to identify variants in hours
Last year, pathologist Jeffrey SoRelle, M.D., and colleagues developed CoVarScan, a rapid COVID-19 test that detects the signatures of eight hotspots on the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Now, after testing CoVarScan on more than 4,000 ...
Jul 3, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows why many cancer cells need to import fat
Columbia and MIT researchers are revealing the surprising reasons why cancer cells are often forced to rely on fat imports, a finding that could lead to new ways to understand and slow down tumor growth.
Jun 24, 2022
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Medical research
Protein linked to intellectual disability has complex role
Fragile X syndrome, the leading inherited cause of intellectual disability, is due to a genetic mutation that largely eliminates the fragile X protein, a critical element of normal brain development and function.
May 17, 2022
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Genetics
New research suggests a causal link between blood group and severe COVID-19
A new study has analyzed over 3000 proteins to identify which are causally linked to the development of severe COVID-19. This is the first study to assess such a large number of proteins for their connection to COVID-19. ...
Mar 3, 2022
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Immunology
Researchers identify pathway critical for the development and prevention of intestinal inflammation
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic inflammatory diseases of unknown origin. While genetics was shown to contribute to IBD risk, only a minority of people carrying ...
Nov 8, 2021
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