Genetics
Study identifies new gene target for polycystic kidney disease
An unsuspected gene, Glis2, has been found to be a target of polycystic kidney disease (PKD) signaling in preclinical models.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study identifies brain regions that bias pleasure response in bipolar disorder
Momentary shifts in mood, even those lasting just a matter of seconds, profoundly alter the brain's response to pleasurable experiences in people with bipolar disorder, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The research is ...
Jun 13, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Why many lung cancer patients who have never smoked have worse outcomes
The reason targeted treatment for non-small cell lung cancer fails to work for some patients, particularly those who have never smoked, has been discovered by researchers from UCL, the Francis Crick Institute and AstraZeneca.
Jun 13, 2024
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Medical research
Study suggests ISM1 protein may have protective role in resisting pulmonary fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and progressive lung disease marked by the thickening and scarring of lung tissue with unclear etiology. Affecting around five million people worldwide, IPF causes severe respiratory ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Medical research
Heart regeneration: Researchers discover key role of growth factor
An international research team, coordinated by academics from the University of Bologna and the IRCCS—Policlinico Sant'Orsola Hospital, has identified a key growth factor capable of exerting a proliferative and regenerative ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists find that just thinking about a location activates mental maps in the brain
As you travel your usual route to work or the grocery store, your brain engages cognitive maps stored in your hippocampus and entorhinal cortex. These maps store information about paths you have taken and locations you have ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Immunology
Obesity-cancer connection discovery suggests strategies for improving immunotherapy
Immune system cells called macrophages play an unexpected role in the complicated connection between obesity and cancer, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center-led research team has discovered.
Jun 12, 2024
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Medical research
New insights on polymicrobial infections in chronic lung diseases
Chronic lung diseases are often accelerated and exacerbated by polymicrobial infections. An international study team led by MedUni Vienna has identified two types of these so-called dysbioses in cystic fibrosis. They display ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
New AI tool accurately detects six different cancer types on whole-body PET/CT scans
A novel AI approach can accurately detect six different types of cancer on whole-body PET/CT scans, according to research presented at the 2024 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Annual Meeting. By automatically ...
Jun 10, 2024
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Autism spectrum disorders
People with autism turn to ChatGPT for advice on workplace issues
A new Carnegie Mellon University study shows that many people with autism embrace ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence tools for help and advice as they confront problems in their workplaces.
Jun 9, 2024
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