Health
Has your food been chemically altered? New database of 50,000 products provides answers
Northeastern experts are taking the mystery out of what we eat.
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Genetics
Does herpes simplex virus change during transmission?
A new study helps explain how the virus that causes herpes might change during transmission between partners and over time during a long-term infection within a human host, which could have implications for future treatment ...
May 25, 2022
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Medical research
'Human cell atlas' maps 1 million cell types in 33 organs
An international research effort has unveiled the most extensive reference map yet of individual cells within the human body, knowledge that could revolutionize the study of health and disease.
May 12, 2022
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Cardiology
Gut microbiome composition predictive of patient response to statins
More than 40 million Americans take statins, the most common type of prescription drug. While statins have been shown to effectively lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risks of stroke and heart attack, they do not work ...
May 11, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Discovery of cell protein that keeps Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus dormant
A team of UC Davis researchers has identified a protein in the cancer cell's nucleus as a critical agent keeping Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) dormant and undetected by the body's immune system. The virus, ...
May 11, 2022
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Medical research
Increased mutations in children can be traced back to mistakes in father's sperm
Some rare cases of higher genetic mutation rates in children, known as hypermutation, could be linked to the father receiving certain chemotherapy treatments, new research has found.
May 11, 2022
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Medications
Protein contributes to drug tolerance in tuberculosis
Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have identified a protein in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) that contributes to drug tolerance, a phenomenon that allows bacteria to survive treatment with drugs that would normally kill ...
May 4, 2022
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Genetics
New precision medicine tool discovers hidden genetic connections that could improve personalized medicine
All humans carry genetic variations in their DNA, called Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) that can underlie susceptibility to diseases such as diabetes and cancer. For Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) many disease-associated ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds jumping 'junk' DNA is a novel cause of childhood brain cancer
Scientists have found a novel cause of aggressive pediatric brain cancer. The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital study is the first to document how a transposon, a piece of DNA that "jumps" around the genome, can donate ...
Apr 22, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Emerging superbug MRSA in humans found in urban hedgehogs in Finland
For the first time, a highly transmissible strain of the antibiotic-resistant superbug MRSA currently plaguing hospitals in Northern Europe has been isolated from hedgehogs in Helsinki. The study by Venla Johansson and colleagues ...
Apr 22, 2022
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