Medical research
Researchers show how cancer cells resist chemotherapy
A study in human cell lines reveals cancer cells can activate a force-generating mechanism to survive a cancer therapy.
Oct 24, 2023
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News tagged with materialism
Oncology & Cancer
Creating a 'robust' early-detection method for pancreatic cancer
In a significant breakthrough that could eventually extend the survival of patients with one of the deadliest of all malignancies, an international team of researchers have devised an investigational blood test that might ...
Oct 19, 2023
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Medical research
Win–win in muscle research: Faster results and fewer laboratory animals thanks to new method
To study muscle diseases, scientists rely on the mouse as a model organism. Researchers at the University of Basel have now developed a new method that is not only faster and more efficient than conventional ones but also ...
Oct 12, 2023
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Neuroscience
Engineered material can reconnect severed nerves
Researchers have long recognized the therapeutic potential of using magnetoelectrics—materials that can turn magnetic fields into electric fields—to stimulate neural tissue in a minimally invasive way and help treat neurological ...
Oct 10, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Self-sampling proves effective in diagnosing asymptomatic mpox
An article published in Nature Communications on the pilot study carried out in Catalonia to evaluate the self-collection of biological samples reveals the high acceptability of the proposal and the key role of diagnosis ...
Oct 2, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study offers hope for pulmonary fibrosis patients
Using a new recipe for growing blood vessels from living lung tissue in the lab, a University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science research team has developed an analytical tool that could lead to a cure ...
Sep 30, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study helps explain how COVID-19 heightens risk of heart attack and stroke
In some patients, infection with the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 can trigger a dangerous immune response in hardened fatty deposits (plaques) lining the heart's largest blood vessels, a new study shows.
Sep 28, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New material captures coronavirus particles and could transform face mask efficiency
A research team at the University of Liverpool has developed a new material that captures coronavirus particles and could transform the efficiency of face masks and other filter equipment to stop the spread of COVID-19 and ...
Sep 26, 2023
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Immunology
Study details immune cells vital to success of vaccines against coronavirus
A study has revealed new details about a key population of immune system cells critical to successful vaccination against the pandemic virus, SARS-CoV-2.
Sep 21, 2023
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Discovery of protein orientation helps scientists understand Parkinson's disease
For several years, scientists have known that Parkinson's disease is related to misfolding of the protein alpha-synuclein. Deposited aggregates of a protein called alpha-synuclein (α-syn) can damage and kill nerve cells, ...
Sep 20, 2023
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