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New method uses artificial intelligence to map intestinal bacteria using feces

The intestines and their bacteria are sometimes called our ’second brain’, but studying these bacteria in their natural environment is difficult. Now researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a method that uses artificial intelligence to map intestinal bacteria using feces.

15 Jan 2021

New combination treatment may provide relief for patients with methamphetamine use disorder

A new treatment that combines two existing medications may provide long-sought relief for many battling debilitating methamphetamine use disorder, according to a study to be published tomorrow in The New England Journal of Medicine.

15 Jan 2021

Study offers a differentiated patient-specific solution in minimal residual disease testing

Exact Sciences Corp. today announced that it has acquired a worldwide exclusive license to the proprietary TARDIS technology from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope.

15 Jan 2021

Stem cells with regenerative abilities could be closer on the horizon, shows study

A new type of stem cell - that is, a cell with regenerative abilities - could be closer on the horizon, a new study led by UNSW Sydney shows.

14 Jan 2021

LSU Health receives $2.5 million grant to reduce stroke risk for obese women taking birth control pills

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health has awarded Rinku Majumder, PhD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, a $2.5 million grant over four years to help reduce the high stroke risk to women with obesity who take estrogen-containing birth control pills.

14 Jan 2021

Scientists discover genetic variations that have a drastic impact on small molecules

The human organism requires a variety of small molecules, such as sugars or fats, in order to function properly.

14 Jan 2021

EGR1 protein acts as a master regulator of inflammation in macrophages, study suggests

Scientists at The Wistar Institute discovered that Early Growth Response 1 (EGR1), a protein that turns on and off specific genes during blood cell development, inhibits expression of pro-inflammatory genes in macrophages.

14 Jan 2021

No inflammation of cerebrospinal fluid in COVID-19 patients with neurological features, study finds

Many patients with COVID-19 have shown neurological complications, leading to scientific interest in the role played by its causative pathogen, SARS-CoV-2, in brain inflammation. A new study has described the absence of neuroinflammation in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

14 Jan 2021

Researchers demonstrate great potential for blood test to detect, monitor Alzheimer's disease

In three recent publications in Molecular Psychiatry, Brain and JAMA Neurology researchers from the University of Gothenburg provide convincing evidence that an in-house developed blood test for Alzheimer's disease can detect the disease early and track its course, which has major implications for a potential use in clinical practice and treatment trials.

14 Jan 2021

Researchers discover antibody that blocks the spread of dengue virus

A team of researchers led by the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Michigan has discovered an antibody that blocks the spread within the body of the dengue virus, a mosquito-borne pathogen that infects between 50 and 100 million people a year.

14 Jan 2021

UH researcher working to identify potential new therapeutic targets for kidney disease

Among the primary forms of kidney disease, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is the most common and is marked by high circulating levels of the suPAR protein (soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor).

13 Jan 2021

The Cancer Microbiome Atlas gives clearer picture of microbiota living in organs

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have devised an algorithm to remove contaminated microbial genetic information from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA).

13 Jan 2021

Medicinal plant-derived compound destroys brain-eating amoeba in lab studies

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a deadly disease caused by the "brain-eating amoeba" Naegleria fowleri, is becoming more common in some areas of the world, and it has no effective treatment.

13 Jan 2021

Study reveals cardiac protein as a new target for different types of heart disease

Like a failing fuel pump that causes a loss of engine power in a car, a diseased heart can take a serious toll on the body's performance. For some patients, tasks like walking up a flight of stairs or walking across a room eventually turn into exhausting endeavors.

13 Jan 2021

New genomics resource details the small RNA transcriptomes of four mosquito species

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine provide a new genomics resource that details the small RNA transcriptomes (gene expression) of four bio-medically important mosquito species.

13 Jan 2021

COVID-19 survivors can show persistent symptoms six months after recovery, study finds

A team of researchers conduct a large study exploring the persistence of COVID-19 symptoms in recovered patients.

13 Jan 2021

New findings could help better understand the mechanisms underlying severe malaria

The levels of small molecules called microRNAs (miRNAs) circulating in blood could help identify early on children with life-threatening forms of malaria, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, an institution supported by "la Caixa" Foundation, in collaboration with the Manhiça Health Research Center (CISM) in Mozambique.

13 Jan 2021

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New method uses artificial intelligence to map intestinal bacteria using feces

New combination treatment may provide relief for patients with methamphetamine use disorder

Study offers a differentiated patient-specific solution in minimal residual disease testing

Stem cells with regenerative abilities could be closer on the horizon, shows study

LSU Health receives $2.5 million grant to reduce stroke risk for obese women taking birth control pills

Scientists discover genetic variations that have a drastic impact on small molecules

EGR1 protein acts as a master regulator of inflammation in macrophages, study suggests

No inflammation of cerebrospinal fluid in COVID-19 patients with neurological features, study finds

Researchers demonstrate great potential for blood test to detect, monitor Alzheimer's disease

Researchers discover antibody that blocks the spread of dengue virus

UH researcher working to identify potential new therapeutic targets for kidney disease

The Cancer Microbiome Atlas gives clearer picture of microbiota living in organs

Medicinal plant-derived compound destroys brain-eating amoeba in lab studies

Study reveals cardiac protein as a new target for different types of heart disease

New genomics resource details the small RNA transcriptomes of four mosquito species

COVID-19 survivors can show persistent symptoms six months after recovery, study finds

New findings could help better understand the mechanisms underlying severe malaria

Researchers use urine test to identify and verify a patient's type of asthma

Study outlines steps to prepare patients for elective surgery following COVID-19

Study shows how cardiosphere-derived cells replenish damaged tissues in dilated cardiomyopathy

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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