Medications
Crohn's disease has no cure, but new treatments bring hope
Anyone newly diagnosed with Crohn's disease likely has a lot of questions—and probably some anxiety—about having a chronic ailment for which there's no cure.
May 8, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
High school student researchers find new brain tumor drug targets using AI
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive and common malignant type of brain tumor, accounting for 16% of all primary brain tumors. Andrea Olsen from Oslo, Norway; Zachary Harpaz from Boca Raton, Florida; and Chris ...
May 1, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Big data initiative discovers new causal pathways in Alzheimer's
A new study, published on Feb. 15 in Alzheimer's & Dementia, analyzed biological samples from hundreds of individuals from a European study. Researchers looked at the biological information at various levels—genes, proteins, ...
Feb 16, 2023
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Medical research
Speeding up the search for the next COVID-19 antiviral
To put the COVID-19 pandemic in the rearview mirror and prevent other coronaviruses from causing havoc, the world needs an arsenal of measures to prevent and treat these infections. To develop new medications, researchers ...
Jul 13, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Plasma biomarker screening could improve accuracy, health equity in Alzheimer's disease diagnosis
Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a new set of molecular markers in blood plasma. This discovery could lead to the development of improved diagnostic tests for Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is the most common ...
Mar 17, 2022
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Genetics
Embryo research provides a solid basis for developing better infertility treatments
A research group focused on embryos has begun its work in Finland, comprehensively surveying for the first time the short RNA molecules that regulate genome function during embryonic development. Information gained from human ...
Aug 3, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Bacterial molecule may be key to fighting stomach cancer
Humans are exposed to many types of bacteria daily, the majority of which are harmless. However, some bacteria are pathogenic, which means they can cause disease. An extremely common pathogenic bacterial infection is Helicobacter ...
Apr 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
For mRNA vaccines, COVID-19 is just the beginning
Even the experts were startled by the remarkable success of the two first-of-their-kind messenger RNA vaccines developed by Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech against COVID-19.
Feb 16, 2021
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Medical research
Messenger RNA: How a long shot idea led to COVID-19 vaccines
Hungarian-born scientist Katalin Kariko's obsession with researching a substance called mRNA to fight disease once cost her a faculty position at a prestigious US university, which dismissed the idea as a dead end.
Dec 16, 2020
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Genetics
Rare congenital heart defect rescued by protease inhibition
A research team at the Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) has successfully used small molecules to restore normal heart and valve development in an animal model for Mucolipidosis II (ML II), a rare genetic disorder. Progressive ...
Oct 15, 2020
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