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Stem cell model could provide insights into biological mechanisms that underlie neuropsychiatric disorders

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have applied a novel stem cell model to map disease risk variants in human neurons, which could help provide insights into the biological mechanisms that underlie neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia.

1 Jun 2022

Collaborative effort uncovers a new type of triterpenes

A remarkable discovery and collaborative effort have revealed a new type of triterpenes, a group of organic compounds which are an important source of many medicines.

1 Jun 2022

New study uncovers the impact of genetic mutations on lifelong blood cell production

New research has uncovered how genetic mutations hijack the production of blood cells in different periods of life.

1 Jun 2022

Pneumonia frequency and severity found to be lower in patients with full COVID-19 vaccination

According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), evaluating chest CT findings offers an additional approach for demonstrating the efficacy of different COVID-19 vaccines in reducing the impact of a COVID-19 diagnosis.

1 Jun 2022

Study identifies how ketamine works as a rapid antidepressant

Ketamine is the speedster of antidepressants, working within hours compared to more common antidepressants that can take several weeks. But ketamine can only be given for a limited amount of time because of its many side effects.

1 Jun 2022

New research may open a window to treating aggressive form of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Survival has improved greatly in children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). But a certain form of ALL that occurs mostly in babies is still very lethal, with a survival rate below 50 percent: B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with rearrangements of the mixed lineage leukemia gene, or MLL B-ALL.

1 Jun 2022

Scientists unlock the cellular secrets of aging process

New research has uncovered how genetic changes that accumulate slowly in blood stem cells throughout life are likely to be responsible for the dramatic change in blood production after the age of 70.

1 Jun 2022

Inhibiting immune response-related enzyme holds promise in preventing or treating severe COVID-19

Blocking an immune response-related enzyme holds promise in preventing or treating severe COVID-19 symptoms by reducing inflammation, tissue injury and blood clots in the lungs, new research in mice suggests.

1 Jun 2022

Genetically modified herpes virus can be used in the fight against cancer

Viruses can make animals and humans sick - or healthy: Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB have succeeded in genetically modifying the herpes simplex virus type 1, which triggers painful cold sores, in such a way that it can be used in the fight against cancer in the future.

1 Jun 2022

Neuroscientists study the formation of fear memories in the brain's emotional hub

Experiencing a frightening event is likely something you'll never forget. But why does it stay with you when other kinds of occurrences become increasingly difficult to recall with the passage of time?

1 Jun 2022

Highly sensitive blood test could give doctors a new tool to quickly identify and treat tuberculosis

Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine have developed a new highly sensitive blood test for tuberculosis (TB) that screens for DNA fragments of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria that causes the deadly disease.

1 Jun 2022

Study finds a link between aging and cancer metastases

Spreading cancer cells that escape a primary tumor site can seed in tissues distant from the tumor, but may take several years or decades to grow into full metastatic cancers.

1 Jun 2022

Researchers identify chemical compound that may short-circuit brain cell death in Parkinson's disease

In studies in mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have identified a chemical compound that stops the final events in the pathway linked to the death of brain cells in Parkinson's disease.

1 Jun 2022

New findings reveal potential mechanisms for cellular defects in human laminopathies

A Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered distinct roles for major nuclear lamin isoforms in maintaining intracellular interactions and cellular mechanics, according to findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

1 Jun 2022

People with food allergies less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2, study finds

A National Institutes of Health-funded study has found that people with food allergies are less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, than people without them. In addition, while previous research identified obesity as a risk factor for severe COVID-19, the new study has identified obesity and high body mass index (BMI) as associated with increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

1 Jun 2022

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Stem cell model could provide insights into biological mechanisms that underlie neuropsychiatric disorders

Collaborative effort uncovers a new type of triterpenes

New study uncovers the impact of genetic mutations on lifelong blood cell production

Pneumonia frequency and severity found to be lower in patients with full COVID-19 vaccination

Study identifies how ketamine works as a rapid antidepressant

New research may open a window to treating aggressive form of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Scientists unlock the cellular secrets of aging process

Inhibiting immune response-related enzyme holds promise in preventing or treating severe COVID-19

Genetically modified herpes virus can be used in the fight against cancer

Neuroscientists study the formation of fear memories in the brain's emotional hub

Highly sensitive blood test could give doctors a new tool to quickly identify and treat tuberculosis

Study finds a link between aging and cancer metastases

Researchers identify chemical compound that may short-circuit brain cell death in Parkinson's disease

New findings reveal potential mechanisms for cellular defects in human laminopathies

People with food allergies less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2, study finds

Early diagnosis and intervention could prevent mortality from alcohol-related liver disease

UCI-led study identifies sex-specific circuits of muscle signaling to other tissues

Study highlights the need for liver cirrhosis patients to be educated on hepatic venous pressure gradient

Most members of Generation Z want health care providers to ask about "social determinants of health"

People lifting weights for aesthetic reasons run the risk of bigorexia

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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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