Oncology & Cancer
Protein discovery sparks treatment hope for aggressive cancer
Researchers have found a new way to potentially treat one of the most common forms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Mar 14, 2024
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Gastroenterology
Study shows how estrogen protects against fatty liver
New research from Karolinska Institutet shows how estrogen protects against MASLD, a fatty liver disease that has increased dramatically during the current obesity epidemic. The study, published in Molecular Systems Biology, ...
Mar 8, 2024
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Medical research
Researchers find unexpected connection between SARS-CoV-2 and fragile X syndrome
How does coronavirus spread through the body? A new study, available on the preprint server bioRxiv, can help us answer that question. Professor Jakob Nilsson from the Novo Nordisk Center for Protein Research is one of the ...
Feb 27, 2024
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Neuroscience
Researchers find a molecular mechanism related to neuronal death
The human brain is an organ that requires 20% to 25% of the energy the body creates. This high energy demand for neuronal functions depends on the transport and precise distribution of mitochondria—the energy-generating ...
Feb 7, 2024
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Medical research
Matrix remodeling study reveals the influence of the cellular environment on vision
The environment of retinal nerve cells plays a crucial role in the processing of visual signals. The processing of visual information begins with a targeted and balanced communication between nerve cells in the retina via ...
Feb 5, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
'Cancer-cooling' protein puts bowel cancer on ice
A protein in the immune system can be manipulated to help overcome bowel cancer, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU). The research is published in Science Advances.
Jan 26, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds complement system causes cell damage in long COVID
Most people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus recover after the acute illness. However, a significant proportion of infected individuals develop long-lasting symptoms with a wide range of manifestations. Long COVID's causes ...
Jan 18, 2024
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Neuroscience
Research team observes the processes of memory and cognition in real time
The human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons and 600 trillion synapses that exchange signals between the neurons to help us control the various functions of the brain, including cognition, emotion, and memory. ...
Jan 18, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Possible trigger of chronic inflammatory bowel disease identified
As the cause of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis is not yet known, treatment for sufferers is currently aimed at alleviating the often agonizing symptoms. The discovery ...
Jan 10, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Food risks and cancer: What to avoid
After a cancer diagnosis patients ask "Are there specific foods I should be eating or avoiding?" It's not about any one food, and it's not about one diet; it's about a dietary pattern. The dietary pattern that organizations ...
Jan 8, 2024
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