An ischemic stroke is a type of stroke that occurs when a blood clot in an artery, also known as thrombus, or the progressive narrowing of arteries, blocks the blood and oxygen flowing to the brain. This process can cause ...
Everyone has moments of forgetfulness from time to time, especially as we get older. But older adults don't just have difficulty remembering new information. They also have a harder time modifying those memories when new ...
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Investigators from the laboratory of Marc Mendillo, Ph.D., associate professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, have discovered new cellular regulators of a cancer cell transcription factor linked to cancer resilience ...
Aug 9, 2024
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered new insights into the production and regulation of a class of noncoding RNAs and how alterations in their signatures diversify and modulate the transcriptome of three major ...
Aug 5, 2024
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Mice don't get Alzheimer's—and while that's good news for mice, it's a big problem for biomedical researchers seeking to understand the disease and test new treatments. Now, researchers at The Jackson Laboratory are working ...
Jul 24, 2024
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Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have uncovered insights into how red blood cells function and survive during storage—discoveries that could lead to better outcomes for patients receiving blood ...
Jul 16, 2024
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A protein receptor called PAQR4 found within fat cells appears to act as a sensor for ceramides, waxy lipids whose overabundance has been linked to a variety of metabolic disorders and cancers, a study led by UT Southwestern ...
Jul 16, 2024
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Substance use disorder is a major concern with few therapeutic options. In 2019, close to 20.4 million people were diagnosed with substance use disorder, and nearly 71,000 people died of an overdose, with cocaine and methamphetamine ...
Aug 8, 2024
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Working with human stem cells that form a kind of "mini intestine-in-a-dish," Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found several molecular mechanisms for COVID-19-related diarrhea, suggesting potential ways to ...
Aug 6, 2024
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a dangerous malformation of the lungs and diaphragm that causes almost a third of affected babies to die from underdeveloped lungs.
Aug 6, 2024
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