Deaths from cancer or infections can occur when available treatments are ineffective. Once turned on, pregnane X receptor (PXR) activates the expression of genes encoding enzymes that metabolize external chemicals, including ...
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Two studies from Oxford Population Health have discovered proteins in the blood that could warn people of cancer more than seven years before it is diagnosed.
May 15, 2024
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A protein called retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator interacting protein 1-like (RPGRIP1L) performs various functions that are important for development and for health throughout life, and mutations in the RPGRIP1L gene ...
May 15, 2024
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A new research paper published in Aging is titled "Characterization of age-associated gene expression changes in mouse sweat glands."
May 14, 2024
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Mitochondria play an essential role in supplying the energy needed for correct cell function. Within mitochondria, energy production is generated by the respiratory chain, which is formed of five complexes called CI through ...
May 13, 2024
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While weight-loss medications are having a positive effect on many Americans' health, it is important to also talk about nutrition. Not just the "please eat healthy and exercise" narrative (despite its truth), but making ...
May 13, 2024
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A study by Goethe University Frankfurt points to the possibility that thalidomide derivatives are potentially suitable for treating cancer. Thalidomide was marketed in the 1950s as a sleeping pill. It later gained sad notoriety ...
May 13, 2024
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The rapid development of vaccines that protect against COVID was a remarkable scientific achievement that saved millions of lives. The vaccines have demonstrated substantial success in reducing death and serious illness after ...
May 11, 2024
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how herpes viruses hijack cellular transport processes to infiltrate the nervous system, as described in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
May 10, 2024
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Just a few days on a night shift schedule throws off protein rhythms related to blood glucose regulation, energy metabolism and inflammation, processes that can influence the development of chronic metabolic conditions.
May 9, 2024
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