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pH comes from the term “power of Hydrogen”, or the hydrogen ion concentration present in a given solution. It helps to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.

Blood-brain barrier model may lead to prevention of meningitis in newborns

Investigators in Israel and Italy have developed a model of the blood-brain barrier, studies of which may lead to prevention of meningitis in newborns.

22 Jun 2023

U.S. patent granted for novel tool designed to reliably diagnose and monitor sickle cell disease

In the United States, sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 people and about 2 million Americans carry this genetic mutation.

22 Jun 2023

Understanding the molecular mechanisms responsible for antimony drug resistance in Leishmania parasites

Leishmaniasis is a tropical disease caused by parasites known as Leishmania, which are transmitted to humans and animals through the bites of more than 90 species of sand flies.

22 Jun 2023

Uncovering Hidden Diversity in Human Gut Anatomy

In this interview, we spoke to researchers involved in a recent study that found significant variation in the anatomy of human guts.

22 Jun 2023

Repurposing cancer drugs for malaria treatment

With malaria becoming increasingly drug-resistant, a team of UCF researchers is looking to use cancer drugs to accelerate the discovery of new life-saving therapies for the disease.

21 Jun 2023

Circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA could be useful biomarkers for aging and inflammation

In an eight-year study of more than 600 community-dwelling older adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have further linked levels of cell-free DNA (DNA fragments resulting from cell death) circulating in the blood to chronic inflammation and frailty.

21 Jun 2023

Low-cost DNA test for HPV infections could improve access to cervical cancer screening

Rice University bioengineers have demonstrated a low-cost, point-of-care DNA test for HPV infections that could make cervical cancer screening more accessible in low- and middle-income countries where the disease kills more than 300,000 women each year.

21 Jun 2023

Scientists uncover critical insights into why airborne viruses lose their infectivity

Critical insights into why airborne viruses lose their infectivity have been uncovered by scientists at the University of Bristol.

21 Jun 2023

Xylazine can exacerbate the life-threatening effects of opioids, rat study shows

A new study in rats suggests that xylazine, the active ingredient in a non-opioid veterinary tranquilizer not approved for human use, can worsen the life-threatening effects of opioids.

21 Jun 2023

Newborn screening facilitates early identification of infants with severe combined immunodeficiency

Introducing widespread screening of newborns for a deadly disease called severe combined immunodeficiency, or SCID, followed by early treatment boosted the five-year survival rate of children with the disorder from 73% before the advent of screening to 87% since, researchers report.

20 Jun 2023

Rensselaer investigator awarded $1.6 million grant to study the mechanics of mitosis to fight cancer

It is a scary fact that one in two women and one in three men in the United States will develop some form of cancer in their lifetime.

20 Jun 2023

Treatment with dupilumab leads to sustained improvements in COPD patients with type 2 inflammation

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with type 2 inflammation saw rapid and sustained improvements in their disease after treatment with the monoclonal antibody dupilumab, according to a yearlong, Phase 3 clinical trial reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.

20 Jun 2023

New ultra-high-resolution CT enables accurate diagnosis of coronary artery disease in high-risk patients

New ultra-high-resolution CT technology enables excellent image quality and accurate diagnosis of coronary artery disease in high-risk patients, a potentially significant benefit for people previously ineligible for noninvasive screening, according to a study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

20 Jun 2023

Phase I clinical study of TCR NK cell therapy for sarcoma expected to commence later this year

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Replay today announced that the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a 'safe to proceed' for the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for NY-ESO-1 TCR/IL-15 NK, an engineered T cell receptor natural killer (TCR NK) cell therapy for advanced synovial sarcoma and myxoid/round cell liposarcoma.

20 Jun 2023

Neighborhood walkability positively associated with social interaction, sense of community

Adults who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to interact with their neighbors and have a stronger sense of community than people who live in car-dependent communities, report researchers at the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at University of California San Diego.

20 Jun 2023

Female babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia have about 32% higher mortality risk than males

A Johns Hopkins Children Center study using medical records from an international registry concludes that female babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) are slightly more likely to die within 30 to 60 days of birth than male babies with the same condition.

19 Jun 2023

Molecular cargo released by cancer cells lays the groundwork for leukemia spread

Tiny packets of molecular cargo shed by cancer cells seed the foundations for metastasis at distant sites in the body.

19 Jun 2023

Social isolation negatively impacts bone health in mice

Social isolation may negatively impact bone health, suggests a study conducted in mice being presented Sunday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.

18 Jun 2023

Testosterone therapy reduces gender dysphoria, depression and suicidality in trans adults

Receiving rapid access to testosterone therapy reduced feelings of gender dysphoria and led to a clinically significant reduction in depression as well as a 50% reduction in suicidality among transgender and gender diverse adults, according to research being presented Sunday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.

18 Jun 2023

Oral probiotic bacterial strain found to improve dry eye disease in animal model

In a study by a research group at Baylor College of Medicine, oral administration of a commercially available probiotic bacterial strain was found to improve dry eye disease in an animal model.

18 Jun 2023

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Blood-brain barrier model may lead to prevention of meningitis in newborns

U.S. patent granted for novel tool designed to reliably diagnose and monitor sickle cell disease

Understanding the molecular mechanisms responsible for antimony drug resistance in Leishmania parasites

Uncovering Hidden Diversity in Human Gut Anatomy

Repurposing cancer drugs for malaria treatment

Circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA could be useful biomarkers for aging and inflammation

Low-cost DNA test for HPV infections could improve access to cervical cancer screening

Scientists uncover critical insights into why airborne viruses lose their infectivity

Xylazine can exacerbate the life-threatening effects of opioids, rat study shows

Newborn screening facilitates early identification of infants with severe combined immunodeficiency

Rensselaer investigator awarded $1.6 million grant to study the mechanics of mitosis to fight cancer

Treatment with dupilumab leads to sustained improvements in COPD patients with type 2 inflammation

New ultra-high-resolution CT enables accurate diagnosis of coronary artery disease in high-risk patients

Phase I clinical study of TCR NK cell therapy for sarcoma expected to commence later this year

Neighborhood walkability positively associated with social interaction, sense of community

Female babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia have about 32% higher mortality risk than males

Molecular cargo released by cancer cells lays the groundwork for leukemia spread

Social isolation negatively impacts bone health in mice

Testosterone therapy reduces gender dysphoria, depression and suicidality in trans adults

Oral probiotic bacterial strain found to improve dry eye disease in animal model

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