Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fetal exposure to PCBs found to affect hearing health later in life
Music, mice, and microscopic imaging combine to provide new insight into the effects of environmental chemicals on hearing loss.
Jun 5, 2023
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Medications
Drug discovered by researchers shows potential life-saving results in treating cardiac arrhythmias
Scientists at Simon Fraser University (SFU) and the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research (LIMR) near Philadelphia have found that a drug discovered at SFU and patented several years ago may have potential lifesaving results ...
May 10, 2023
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Medical research
New approach to slowing aggressive leukemia
A team of Harvard and Sloan Kettering scientists has developed compounds that can target and degrade proteins associated with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and nearly doubled the life expectancy of mice with cancer in laboratory ...
Apr 3, 2023
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Medications
Phase 1 study: New medicine extends terminally-ill cancer patients' lives
A promising cancer drug that targets only cancer cells has been developed by researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and a university spin-off company, APIM Therapeutics.
Mar 22, 2023
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Medications
Researchers develop a promising drug, demonstrate effective treatment for a rare hereditary muscle disease
Statins are the most commonly used medication in lowering blood cholesterol, prescribed to tens of millions in the Western world. Statins act through inhibition of the enzyme HMG CoA reductase. Nearly 20% of statin users ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Medications
AI-based analysis on drug-drug interactions involving Paxlovid
Professor Sang Yup Lee's research team in KAIST's Department of Biochemical Engineering has developed an advanced AI-based drug interaction prediction technology that analyzed the interaction between Paxlovid ingredients ...
Mar 16, 2023
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Medical research
Tracking down leaks in the blood-brain barrier
In epilepsy research, it has long been assumed that a leaky blood-brain barrier is a cause of inflammation in the brain. Using a novel method, researchers from Bonn University Hospital (UKB) and the University of Bonn have ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Cardiology
Developing a digital marker for coronary artery disease
Using machine learning and clinical data from electronic health records, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York constructed an in silico, or computer-derived, marker for coronary artery disease ...
Dec 20, 2022
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Medical research
Microparticles could help prevent vitamin A deficiency
Vitamin A deficiency is the world's leading cause of blindness, and in severe cases, it can be fatal. About one-third of the global population of preschool-aged children suffer from this vitamin deficiency, which is most ...
Dec 12, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Protein spheres protect the genome of cancer cells
MYC genes and their proteins play a central role in the emergence and development of almost all cancers. They drive the uncontrolled growth and altered metabolism of tumor cells. And they help tumors hide from the immune ...
Nov 23, 2022
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