Gerontology & Geriatrics
Artificial intelligence for aging research in cancer drug development
A new editorial paper was published in Aging, entitled, "Artificial intelligence for aging research in cancer drug development."
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Medical research
Researchers determine the structural basis for ApoE-Aβ interactions
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating incurable disease that affects millions of patients worldwide. Deposits of amyloid beta (Aβ) amyloid in the brain is key to AD pathology at early stages. Apolipoprotein E (apoE) ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Exploring novel leukemia therapies using the 'the complex alphabet of mRNA'
Around 320,000 new cases of leukemia, a type of blood cancer that can affect all population groups, are diagnosed every year in Europe. In children, cases of leukemia make up a third of diagnosed cancers. Chemotherapy is ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Genetics
Researchers develop a promising gene-editing strategy for spinal muscular atrophy
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a devastating pediatric neuromuscular disorder caused by loss-of-function mutations in the SMN1 gene, which prevents the body from producing enough of the survival motor neuron (SMN) protein ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Hormonal contraceptive users process stress differently at the molecular and psychological level, finds study
A new UCLA Health study is shedding light on how using hormonal contraceptive pills may affect women's responses to stress and their risk for inflammation-related illnesses.
Dec 6, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Membrane raft redox signaling contributes to visfatin-induced inflammation and kidney damage: Study
A new research paper was published in Aging, titled, "Contribution of membrane raft redox signaling to visfatin-induced inflammasome activation and podocyte injury."
Dec 5, 2023
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Cardiology
Detecting side effects of new drugs on the heart more efficiently
Scientists at the University Medical Center and the University of Göttingen have developed a novel method to predict the side effects of new drugs and therapeutic approaches on the heart more efficiently. The advantage: ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Medical research
Reverse metabolomics: New method finds biomarker for inflammatory bowel disease
In recent years, microbiome research has started to shift its focus from the microbes themselves to the molecules they produce. After all, it's these molecules that directly interact with human cells to influence a person's ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Medications
Dose matters: HIV drug could prevent coronaviruses, study finds
Coronaviruses are a global public health risk, with three highly infectious species, including SARS-CoV-2, emerging in the last 20 years. New research by the University of Bristol has shown how an HIV drug could stop many ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Neuroscience
New therapeutic strategies for spinal muscular atrophy
Modulating the activity of a kinase in motor neurons may help mitigate mitochondrial defects and other symptoms of spinal muscular atrophy, offering a new therapeutic avenue for the devastating disease, according to a Northwestern ...
Dec 5, 2023
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