Medical research
Researchers advance craniofacial surgery with 3-D implants made inside the patient
The jawbone is not typically connected to the rib bone, but it might be in an emergency.
Mar 18, 2019
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Genetics
Knocking out cystic fibrosis: CRISPR-Cas may treat the genetic cause
The fight against cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease for which no cure is currently available, continues, targeting in particular some of the mutations that cause it. In a new study, a research team of the Cibio Department ...
Aug 7, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists identify new antibody for COVID-19 and variants
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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Oncology & Cancer
Circadian rhythm disruption tips the cell-cycle balance toward tumor growth
Disrupting normal circadian rhythms promotes tumor growth and suppresses the effects of a tumor-fighting drug, according to a new study publishing April 30 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Yool Lee, Amita Sehgal, ...
Apr 30, 2019
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Medications
Newly developed inhaled vaccine delivers broad protection against SARS-CoV-2, variants
Scientists at McMaster University who have developed an inhaled form of COVID vaccine have confirmed it can provide broad, long-lasting protection against the original strain of SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern.
Feb 10, 2022
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Genetics
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A genetic mutation confirmed as predisposing factor
In 2019, the WHO positioned chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) third in the global ranking of causes of death. However, some mechanisms of this debilitating chronic respiratory disease are yet to be identified. ...
Dec 14, 2021
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Silencing of an ALS gene safely delivered to patients in new study
UMass Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital are the first to safely treat two research participants with a synthetic microRNA, delivered into the spinal fluid, designed to silence a human disease-causing gene. ...
Jul 9, 2020
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Medical research
Rotavirus vaccine: A potential new role as an anticancer agent
Numerous vaccines, from flu shots to those those that help thwart chickenpox and measles, are widely used to guard against contagion, but researchers in France are proposing a breakthrough role for rotavirus vaccines: deploying ...
Neuroscience
Study shows highly reproducible sex differences in aspects of human brain anatomy
A scientific analysis of more than 2,000 brain scans found evidence for highly reproducible sex differences in the volume of certain regions in the human brain. This pattern of sex-based differences in brain volume corresponds ...
Jul 20, 2020
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Neuroscience
Computing hubs in the hippocampus and cortex
Neural computation occurs in large neural networks within dynamic brain states, yet it remains poorly understood if the functions are performed by a specific subset of neurons or if they occurred in specific, dynamic regions. ...
