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July 21, 2024
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July 17, 2024 — Scientists have discovered that 'switching off' a protein called IL-11 can significantly increase the healthy lifespan of mice by almost 25 ...
July 17, 2024 — Biology researchers have developed a new antibody therapy that can neutralize a wide variety of HIV-1 strains. They found success in an unlikely source -- ...
July 11, 2024 — Using genomes from 2,000 living humans as well as three Neanderthals and one Denisovan, an international team mapped the gene flow between the hominin groups over the past quarter-million ...
July 1, 2024 — With a new surgical intervention and neuroprosthetic interface, researchers restored a natural walking gait in people with amputations below the knee. Seven patients were able to walk faster, avoid ...
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July 19, 2024 — Researchers use microscopy to chart amyloid beta's underlying structure and yield insight into neurodegenerative ...
July 19, 2024 — New research reveals a promising approach to developing a universal influenza vaccine -- a so-called 'one and done' vaccine that confers lifetime immunity against an evolving virus. The study tested ...
July 19, 2024 — Scientists have discovered how the dangerous Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) defuses our immune response and, in doing so, they have pinpointed an exciting new target for drug ...
July 17, 2024 — Cobras kill thousands of people a year worldwide and current antivenom treatment is expensive and does not effectively treat the necrosis of the flesh where the bite occurs. Using CRISPR technology, ...
July 15, 2024 — Women who carry a particular form of a pain gene are more likely to respond well to a common medication used to treat long-term discomfort, research ...
July 17, 2024 — Most influenza viruses enter human or animal cells through specific pathways on the cells' surface. Researchers have now discovered that certain human flu viruses and avian flu viruses can also use a ...
July 18, 2024 — Scientists provide a comprehensive overview of the evolution and potential of TIL therapy. They describe its development and highlight its transformative ...
July 18, 2024 — Researchers revealed an unexpected way in which the protein OTX2 drives the progression of medulloblastoma -- the most common aggressive childhood brain cancer. The findings suggest that targeting ...
July 17, 2024 — Researchers have found that middle-aged to older adults with inconsistent sleep duration had a heightened risk of developing diabetes compared to ...
July 18, 2024 — Persistently unhealthy sleep, either not enough or too much, is associated with a significantly increased risk of Type 2 diabetes in a racially and economically diverse adult population, an ...
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July 19, 2024 — Understanding how soft materials fail under stress is critical for solving engineering challenges as disparate as pharmaceutical technology and landslide prevention. A new study linking a spectrum of ...
July 19, 2024 — Health records and health care use show youth whose parents have been incarcerated have more physical and mental health challenges. Identifying those youth is a problem because most health systems ...
July 19, 2024 — When it comes to community hypertension interventions, a new study found that pharmacists and community health workers had the best success in lowering blood pressure. These findings support the idea ...
July 19, 2024 — People's moral values could limit their uptake of lab-grown meat, a study suggests. People who say living a natural life is morally important to them are more likely to reject lab-grown meat -- ...
July 18, 2024 — Researchers conduct large-scale studies with diverse groups to better understand the genetic factors that influence health and disease. The Million Veteran Program (MVP), for example, includes people ...
July 18, 2024 — A meta-analysis of existing research shows exposure to nature, even as little as 10 minutes, could benefit those with diagnosed mental ...
July 18, 2024 — Solar cell, telescope and other optical component manufacturers may be able to design better devices more quickly with ...
July 18, 2024 — In a new study on the impact of doomscrolling from an existential perspective, researchers warn that habitual checking of disturbing stories on social media is linked with changes to how we view ...
July 18, 2024 — A naturally occurring peptide called PEPITEM could potentially rejuvenate the immune response in older individuals and protect against 'inflammageing', which is widely believed to be the ...
July 18, 2024 — Globally, around 2.6 million children and adolescents are currently living with HIV, the majority of them in Africa. These young people are much more likely to experience treatment failure than ...
July 17, 2024 — The risk of long COVID has declined over the course of the pandemic, although it remains a persistent threat. Researchers identified vaccination as a primary factor in reducing the risk of long ...
July 17, 2024 — A new collaboration explores the neural substrates of blushing in a MRI ...
July 17, 2024 — Although devices such as standing desks have been found to alleviate physical symptoms and increase worker productivity, questions remain regarding the best use of the primary types of workstations ...
July 17, 2024 — A new study shows that about two percent of the population develop autoantibodies against type 1 interferons, mostly later in life. This makes individuals more susceptible to viral diseases like ...
July 17, 2024 — Burst sine wave electroporation was found to cause less damage to cells and tissue but more disruption to the blood-brain ...
July 17, 2024 — The human genome is filled with flecks of DNA left behind by viruses that infected primate ancestors tens of millions of years ago. Scientists used to think they were harmless, but new research shows ...
July 17, 2024 — Adolescents consume around two-thirds of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs) new research has found. The study found that UPF consumption was highest among adolescents from ...
July 17, 2024 — Researchers have developed a hydrogel implant that can help prevent endometriosis, a condition that affects a great many women. This innovation also acts as a ...
July 17, 2024 — High-protein diets, known as 'Paleolithic diets', are popular. Using mouse models, scientists have studied their impact. While effective in regulating weight and stabilizing diabetes, these ...
July 17, 2024 — Opioids have long been known as natural substances with substantial pharmacological effect. They have been used as effective painkillers. Researchers have now identified a natural active substance ...
Friday, July 19, 2024
- Researchers Clarify How Soft Materials Fail Under Stress
- Impact of Incarceration on Youth Health
- These Healthcare Professionals May Be Secret Weapon Against Hypertension, Study Says
- Morals Are Key to Consumer Views on Lab-Grown Meat, Study Finds
Thursday, July 18, 2024
- Genetic Study Highlights Importance of Diversity in Understanding Health Disparities
- Your Therapist Wants You to Go Outside
- OptoGPT for Improving Solar Cells, Smart Windows, Telescopes and More
- Can Doomscrolling Trigger an Existential Crisis?
- PEPITEM -- A Novel Protective Agent for 'inflammageing'
- Improving HIV Treatment in Children and Adolescents -- The Right Way
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
- Risk of Long COVID Declined Over Course of Pandemic
- Singing the Science: Using Karaoke to Examine Blushing
- Does the Type of Workstation You Use Make a Difference in Your Health and Productivity?
- Autoantibodies Behind Lifelong Risk of Viral Infections
- New Technique Could Help Treat Aggressive Brain Tumors
- Ancient Viruses Fuel Modern-Day Cancers
- Ultra-Processed Food Makes Up Almost Two-Thirds of Calorie Intake of UK Adolescents, Study Finds
- A Hydrogel Implant to Treat Endometriosis
- Paleolithic Diets Are Not Without Risks
- New Analgesic Could Replace Opioids Over the Long Term
- Children Living in Greener Neighborhoods Show Better Lung Function
- Boost in Infant Genetics Research Could Change Lives, Say Researchers
- Improving Identification of Human Remains Using Craniofacial Superimposition
- Designing Safer Opioids
- Stress-Related Cell Damage Linked to Negative Mental and Physical Health Effects Among Caregivers
- What Fat Cats on a Diet May Tell Us About Obesity in Humans
- Patients With Alzheimer's Disease Have Higher Frequency of Mental Health Symptoms Which Can Precede Memory Problems, Study Finds
- Study Uncovers Genetic Cancer Risks in 550 Patients
- Scientists Define New Type of Memory Loss in Older Adults
- Diabetes Drug Reduces Drug Resistance in Lung Cancer, Improving Chemotherapy Effectiveness
- Cell Donor's Socioeconomic Status Shapes Cancer Treatment Outcomes, New Study Finds
- Multiple Moves During Childhood Can Increase the Risks of Depression in Later Life
- Psilocybin Generates Psychedelic Experience by Disrupting Brain Network
- Electronic Prompt for Surgeons May Reduce Breast Cancer Overtreatment
- New Study Addresses a Long-Standing Diversity Bias in Human Genetics
- New Gene Therapy for Muscular Dystrophy Offers Hope
- Key Driver for Epithelial Cancer Development Identified
- Genome Recording Makes Living Cells Their Own Historians
- Study Finds Persistent Proteins May Influence Metabolomics Results
- Enzyme-Powered 'snot Bots' Help Deliver Drugs in Sticky Situations
- Youth With Conduct Disorder Show Widespread Differences in Brain Structure
- 'Sacrifice' Of Virus Data Clears the Path to Open a Disease Discovery Pipeline
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
- Research Shows Protein Isoform Inhibitors May Hold the Key to Making Opioids Safer
- A New Addition to the CRISPR Toolbox: Teaching the Gene Scissors to Detect RNA
- Evening Activity for Better Sleep
- Large Study Confirms: Siblings of Autistic Children Have 20% Chance of Autism
- Could Intensive Farming Raise Risk of New Pandemics?
- Decline in Global Adolescent Fertility Rates Is Counteracted by Increasing Teen Births in Sub-Saharan Africa, Study Finds
- Supplements Slow Disease Progression During Late Stage of 'dry' Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Transporting Precious Cargo Using the Body's Own Delivery System
- Immune System in the Spotlight
- Harnessing Big Data Helps Scientists Home in on New Antimicrobials
- E. Coli Variant May Cause Antimicrobial Resistance in Dogs, Humans
- Timing Is Everything: Study Finds Link Between Bowel Movement Frequency and Overall Health
- Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer Linked With Lower Dementia Risk
- AI Tool Successfully Responds to Patient Questions in Electronic Health Record
- Antioxidant Strategy to Address Mitochondrial Dysfunction Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Virus
Monday, July 15, 2024
- Unlocking the Mystery of Preexisting Drug Resistance: New Study Sheds Light on Cancer Evolution
- New Research Demonstrates Potential for Increasing Effectiveness of Popular Diabetes, Weight-Loss Drugs
- American Diets Got Briefly Healthier, More Diverse During COVID-19 Pandemic, Study Finds
- Protein Droplets Likely Don't Cause Parkinson's
- Personalized Simulations Predict Patient Outcomes for Blood Cancer Treatment
- Lab Develops Smallest Free-Floating Bubbles for Medical Imaging
- Safe, Successful Pregnancies Possible After alloHCT
- How a Gene for Obesity Affects the Brain
- Early Life Antibiotic Increases Risk of Asthma: Providing Clues to a Potential Prevention Adult Asthma
- Study Reveals How an Anesthesia Drug Induces Unconsciousness
- Study Reveals Link Between Playing Contact Sports and Parkinsonism in Individuals With Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
- Receptors Make Dairy Cows a Prime Target for Influenza
- Widespread Practice Among Athletes Harms Both Performance and Health
- Off-the-Shelf Wearable Trackers Provide Clinically-Useful Information for Patients With Heart Disease
- 30-Year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease May Help Inform Blood Pressure Treatment Decisions
- Visualizing Addiction: How New Research Could Change the Way We Fight the Opioid Epidemic
- Thousands of High-Risk Cancer Gene Variants Identified
Sunday, July 14, 2024
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Friday, July 12, 2024
- Groundbreaking Study Reveals Insights Into Alzheimer's Disease Mechanisms Through Novel Hydrogel Matrix
- Researchers Discover a New Neural Biomarker for OCD
- With Gene Editing, Mice With a Form of Inherited Deafness Can Hear Again
- Brain Inflammation Triggers Muscle Weakness After Infections
- All Stem Cell Therapies Are Not Created Equal
- New Ways to Study Spinal Cord Malformations in Embryos
- A Better Way to Make RNA Drugs
- Greater Attention Needs to Be Paid to Malnutrition in the Sick and Elderly, Researchers Say
- Biomarkers Reveal How Patients With Glaucoma May Respond to Treatment
- Artificial Intelligence Speeds Up Heart Scans, Saving Doctors' Time, and Could Lead to Better Treatment for Heart Conditions
- Respiratory Bacteria 'turn Off' Immune System to Survive
- Living Near Oil and Gas Activity Linked to Poor Mental Health During Preconception
Thursday, July 11, 2024
- A Comprehensive Derivative Synthesis Method for Development of New Antimicrobial Drugs
- Charting an Equitable Future for DNA and Ancient DNA Research in Africa
- Engineers' Probe Could Help Advance Treatment for Spinal Cord Disease, Injury
- Muscle Machine: How Water Controls the Speed of Muscle Contraction
- Seeing Inside Alzheimer's Disease Brain
- Nanoplastics and 'forever Chemicals' Disrupt Molecular Structures, Functionality
- Study Finds Health Risks in Switching Ships from Diesel to Ammonia Fuel
- Researchers Develop a Way to Make Lifesaving Phages Accessible, Transportable and Much Easier to Use
- Uncovering Late-Onset Combined Immune Deficiency in Chromosome 18q Deletion Syndrome
- Same Workout, Different Weight Loss: Signal Molecule Versions Are Key
- Distinct T-Cell Signatures Observed at Different Stages of Type 1 Diabetes Development
- Opening the Right Doors: 'Jumping Gene' Control Mechanisms Revealed