Tau hot spots open new avenues of discovery into dementia
Newly discovered cellular hot spots of a potentially toxic protein could open new research avenues into how Alzheimer's disease progresses in the brain.
Sep 13, 2022
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Newly discovered cellular hot spots of a potentially toxic protein could open new research avenues into how Alzheimer's disease progresses in the brain.
Sep 13, 2022
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The immune system is equipped to respond not just to external invaders—think viruses, bacteria, and parasites—but also to internal threats, namely, cancer. Yet, frequently, malignancies overcome the immune system's defenses ...
Sep 10, 2022
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Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) research team announced on July 7 that it has succeeded in the world's first clinical transplantation of a "mini organ" (also called an organoid) into a patient with ulcerative colitis ...
Aug 22, 2022
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A lipid found in the membranes of neurons may play a fundamental role in the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers. Their findings, published ...
Aug 19, 2022
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UF Scripps Biomedical Research scientists have a discovered a key gene that is shedding light on how people develop tolerance to pain-relievers over time, a problem that raises risk of addiction and overdose.
Aug 18, 2022
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Cardiovascular diseases remain a leading cause of death around the world. A primary contributor to these afflictions is high blood pressure, or hypertension.
Aug 5, 2022
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Cells in the gut send secret messages to the immune system. Thanks to new research from the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), scientists finally got a look at what they're saying.
Jul 29, 2022
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A team of University of Kentucky researchers led by College of Engineering Professor Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., and his Ph.D. student, Rollie Mills, have developed a medical face mask membrane that can capture and deactivate ...
Jul 21, 2022
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A new mouse model identified by virologists from the University of Pittsburgh might revolutionize development of therapies targeting brain inflammation caused by Rift Valley Fever virus (RVFV).
Jul 14, 2022
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PIK3CA is a gene that makes an enzyme called PI3K, which is involved in many important cell functions. When PIK3CA mutates, however, it can make the PI3K enzyme become overactive and cause cancer cells to grow.
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