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Elucidating the mechanisms behind kidney development

To Alex Hughes, Assistant Professor in Bioengineering within Penn Engineering and in Cell and Developmental Biology within Penn Medicine, the kidney is a work of art. "I find the development of the kidney to be a really beautiful process," says Hughes.

28 Oct 2024

A promising visual sign for concussion diagnosis in athletes

Researchers investigate how spontaneous headshake after a kinematic event (SHAAKE) may be a novel sign to diagnose concussion.

28 Oct 2024

UC San Diego receives $8 million grant to study the genetics of substance use disorder

University of California San Diego School of Medicine has received a five-year, $8 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to study the genetics of substance use disorders.

28 Oct 2024

Abnormal BMI in children linked to impaired lung function

An abnormal BMI in children - be it high or low - can now be associated with impaired lung function, but if their BMI is normalized before they reach adulthood, the impairment can be offset, researchers from Karolinska Institutet report.

28 Oct 2024

Link between inflammatory bowel disease and spondyloarthritis revealed

There is a strong connection between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and spondyloarthritis - a condition that causes pain and stiffness in the joints.

28 Oct 2024

Heart failure mortality declines in Sweden over two decades

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that heart failure mortality has decreased in Sweden over the last 20 years. The study has been published in the European Journal of Heart Failure.

28 Oct 2024

Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress

One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients.

28 Oct 2024

Ozempic effective for patients with chronic kidney damage

In a 24-week trial, semaglutide led to a 52% reduction in albuminuria and improved kidney health in individuals with chronic kidney disease and obesity.

28 Oct 2024

Scientists uncover "superspreader" fibrils driving Alzheimer's Disease

The treatment of dementia disorders such as Alzheimer's is still one of the greatest challenges facing modern medicine. In the course of neurodegenerative diseases, certain proteins such as the amyloid β protein accumulate in the brain. They are suspected of being linked to the development of the disease, which is why they are considered a promising target for therapeutic approaches.

28 Oct 2024

New model sheds light on the genetic roots of polygenic diseases

Many statistical models and algorithms used by scientists can be imagined as a "black box." These models are powerful tools that give accurate predictions, but their internal workings are not easily interpretable or understood.

28 Oct 2024

The role of digital platforms in shaping human curiosity

At one point or another, you may have gone online looking for a specific bit of information and found yourself "going down the Wiki rabbit hole" as you discover wholly new, ever-more fascinating related topics-;some trivial, some relevant-;and you may have gone so far down the hole it's difficult to piece together what brought you there to begin with.

27 Oct 2024

Impact of TLR10 rs10004195 genotype on susceptibility to H. pylori infection

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection can cause multiple secondary digestive disorders. Some studies have found that polymorphisms in Toll-like receptor (TLR) genes, including TLR10 rs10004195, may be associated with increased susceptibility to H. pylori infection. Despite conflicting reports, we conducted a meta-analysis to clarify the relationship between these factors.

26 Oct 2024

Research uncovers how parasitic worms evade itch response

Ever had an itchy nose or, worse, an unreachable spot on your back that drives you mad? Now imagine an itch that refuses to go away, no matter how hard or long you scratch.

26 Oct 2024

Wayne State University researcher secures $2.3 million for Alzheimer's studies

A Wayne State University School of Medicine faculty member has been awarded a total of $2.3 million by the National Institute on Aging of the National institutes of Health for two new, concurrent projects that both address questions related to Alzheimer's disease, a progressive, age-related degenerative brain disease characterized by memory problems, impaired judgment, cognitive issues and changes in personality.

26 Oct 2024

The importance of muscle preservation in medically induced weight loss

A recent commentary published in The Lancet journal highlights the critical importance of skeletal muscle mass in the context of medically induced weight loss, particularly with the widespread use of GLP-1 receptor agonists.

26 Oct 2024

MMRI professor receives $3.7 million NIH grant to support research on pulmonary embolism

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded a $3.7 million grant to support a project led by Principal Investigator, Chase Kessinger, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical research and translational medicine at Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) to research the third most common cause of cardiovascular death, pulmonary embolism (PE).

26 Oct 2024

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Elucidating the mechanisms behind kidney development

A promising visual sign for concussion diagnosis in athletes

UC San Diego receives $8 million grant to study the genetics of substance use disorder

Abnormal BMI in children linked to impaired lung function

Link between inflammatory bowel disease and spondyloarthritis revealed

Heart failure mortality declines in Sweden over two decades

Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress

Ozempic effective for patients with chronic kidney damage

Scientists uncover "superspreader" fibrils driving Alzheimer's Disease

New model sheds light on the genetic roots of polygenic diseases

The role of digital platforms in shaping human curiosity

Impact of TLR10 rs10004195 genotype on susceptibility to H. pylori infection

Research uncovers how parasitic worms evade itch response

Wayne State University researcher secures $2.3 million for Alzheimer's studies

The importance of muscle preservation in medically induced weight loss

MMRI professor receives $3.7 million NIH grant to support research on pulmonary embolism

Diabetes drug semaglutide proves beneficial for patients with chronic kidney damage and obesity

Study sheds new light on p53 tumor suppressor gene's role in ulcerative colitis

High-throughput imaging platform reveals impact of mutations on protein location

British Sleep Society advocates abolition of the twice-yearly clock changes

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