Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Are some foods super bitter to you? You might have lower COVID risk
If you can't stand broccoli, celery or kale, you may be a supertaster, and it just might protect you from COVID-19.
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Immunology
Antioxidant protein inside the cell worsens inflammation outside
A protein that provides essential protection against free radicals inside the cell provokes damaging inflammation when released outside, activating immune cells and worsening damage following a stroke, according to a new ...
May 20, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Tumor marker may help overcome endocrine treatment-resistant breast cancer
A study led by scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute has identified a tumor marker that may be used to predict which breast cancer patients will experience resistance to endocrine therapy. The research ...
May 19, 2021
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Inflammatory disorders
Western diet may increase risk of gut inflammation, infection
Eating a Western diet impairs the immune system in the gut in ways that could increase risk of infection and inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in ...
May 18, 2021
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Neuroscience
Study reveals structure of key receptors involved in memory and learning
Scientists have for the first time revealed the structure surrounding important receptors in the brain's hippocampus, the seat of memory and learning.
May 12, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Using personalized medicine to avoid resistance to leukemia treatment
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is a very aggressive type of blood cancer. It is relatively rare but still draws a lot of attention as it mostly develops in children under the age of 20. The standard treatment ...
May 4, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Targeting drug-resistant breast cancer with estrogen
Researchers at Dartmouth's and Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC) hope to make estrogen therapy a more accessible treatment option for breast cancer patients who could benefit from it. Anti-estrogen ...
Apr 24, 2021
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Medical research
Body's natural pain killers can be enhanced
Fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine—these substances are familiar to many as a source of both pain relief and the cause of a painful epidemic of addiction and death.
Apr 24, 2021
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Medical research
Experimental drug shows potential against Alzheimer's disease
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have designed an experimental drug that reversed key symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in mice. The drug works by reinvigorating a cellular cleaning mechanism that gets rid ...
Apr 22, 2021
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Neuroscience
Sexual receptivity and rejection may be orchestrated by the same brain region
In many species, including humans and mice, the fluctuating levels of the hormones progesterone and estrogen determine whether the female is fertile or not. And in the case of mice, whether she's sexually receptive or not.
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