Stimulator of interferon genes, or STING, helps regulate immune activation. Thus, a research team is testing drugs that activate STING as a form of cancer immunotherapy and for treating certain infections. Findings from ...
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Researchers have learned a lot about the human brain through functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a technique that can yield insight into brain function. But typical fMRI methods may be missing key information and ...
Aug 5, 2022
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As the idea of growing tiny human organs in lab dishes has moved in recent years from futuristic science fiction to actual bioscientific reality, the usefulness of organoids as a research tool for studying the digestive system ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Have you ever wondered why one person can smoke cigarettes for a year and easily quit, while another person will become addicted for life? Why can't some people help themselves from abusing alcohol and others can take it ...
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The experts agree—the pandemic is not over. Infections are ticking up again, fueled by the new variants our immune systems are ill prepared for.
Jul 1, 2022
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Machine learning is playing an ever-increasing role in biomedical research. Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now developed a new method of using molecular data to extract subtypes of illnesses. ...
May 27, 2022
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The loss of smell and taste with a COVID-19 infection during the delta surge was a prevalent symptom and wasn't prevented by vaccination, new research suggests.
May 26, 2022
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Scientists have developed and validated an algorithm that can help healthcare professionals identify who is most at risk of dying from COVID-19 when admitted to a hospital, reports a study published today in eLife.
May 17, 2022
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Computational scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have created a tool to find genes and genetic variants that predispose people to rare diseases. Finding genes and genetic variants that contribute to rare ...
May 11, 2022
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Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a new tool to help researchers interpret the clinical significance of somatic mutations in cancer. The tool, known as CancerVar, incorporates machine ...
May 6, 2022
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