Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Initial COVID-19 infection on the single-cell level revealed
What is going on at the single-cell level in the first days of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the lungs?
Feb 8, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers develop molecular traps to target SARS-CoV-2
A research team led by scientists at UC Riverside and UCLA has engineered novel nanoparticles to serve as "molecular traps" to target SARS-CoV-2, the virus that spreads COVID-19. The traps bind to SARS-CoV-2 and prevent it ...
Jan 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ion channel regulates molecule that contributes to COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—COPD for short—is one of the most common diseases of the lung. It affects almost 300 million people worldwide, of which about three million die every year. A collective term for chronic ...
Jan 14, 2022
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Immunology
New study reveals how the lung's immune cells develop after birth
Lungs are exposed to microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses. Thanks to immune cells in the lungs, so-called macrophages, we are protected from most infections at an early age. In a new study published in the Journal ...
Jan 12, 2022
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Medications
Common osteoporosis medication boosts immune response in lungs
Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have revealed that a common osteoporosis treatment boosts immune cells in the lung that form one of the first lines of defense against pathogens.
Jan 6, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Drug designed for Alzheimer's disease may hold promise for treating glioblastoma
New Cleveland Clinic research has found that drugs originally designed to help treat Alzheimer's disease may hold promise for glioblastoma, the most common and lethal type of primary brain tumor. The findings were published ...
Nov 23, 2021
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Cardiology
Study shows that the heart's own immune cells hold potential for the treatment of heart failure
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart failure affects more than 6 million Americans and is the main cause of death for one in eight patients.
Nov 12, 2021
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Inflammatory disorders
Study identifies potential target for treating systemic inflammation in obesity
A study led by researchers at the University of Chicago and Indiana University has determined that a protein called elF5A is necessary for driving inflammation in macrophage cells in obesity. Blocking DHPS, the enzyme that ...
Sep 7, 2021
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Immunology
Treating orphan diseases in children
Blau syndrome is an extremely rare autoimmune disease estimated to occur in fewer than one in a million people. Patients begin to show symptoms before the age of 4, and the symptoms will progress to cause serious complications ...
Jun 25, 2021
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Medications
Common diabetes drug shows promise as treatment for COVID-19 lung inflammation
Metformin is a widely prescribed blood sugar-lowering drug. It is often used as an early therapy (in combination with diet and lifestyle changes) for type 2 diabetes, which afflicts more than 34 million Americans.
Jun 9, 2021
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