Scientists working with an experimental mouse model at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have identified the essential role of the gene GPR126 in the development of the placenta during pregnancy.
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Chronic inflammation caused by obesity may trigger the development of cells that break down bone tissue, including the bone that holds teeth in place, according to new University at Buffalo research that sought to improve ...
Nov 12, 2021
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Famine exposure during early fetal development has been associated with higher rates of mortality, obesity, diabetes and schizophrenia. This can be seen, for example, in survivors of the Dutch famine caused by the Nazi blockade ...
Nov 9, 2021
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A self-organizing community of over 200 scientists from more than 100 institutions around the world came together online for a week this past April to explore the gap between basic science and the next-generation clinical ...
Nov 9, 2021
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Multiple studies in humans and mouse models indicate that sleep disruptions raise the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) by increasing the accumulation of disease-relevant proteins such as amyloid-beta (A-beta) in the brain. ...
Nov 3, 2021
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A research collaboration between scientists at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has identified and tested an antibody that limits the severity of infections from a variety of coronaviruses, ...
Nov 2, 2021
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Two drugs approved decades ago not only counteract brain damage caused by Alzheimer's disease in animal models, the same therapeutic combination may also improve cognition.
Research from the University of Cincinnati finds a higher presence of mitochondria in fat tissue in females. The research suggests this provides women protection against obesity and metabolic diseases. The study was published ...
Oct 25, 2021
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An antidepressant best known as Prozac could offer the first treatment for the leading cause of blindness among people over 50, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests.
Oct 21, 2021
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Following surgery within the abdominal or pelvic cavities, scar tissue often forms on the inner linings of these cavities and may adhere to the organs which are found within them. This adhesion occurs in 93% of these patients ...
Oct 20, 2021
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