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New microscopy technique unveils dynamic structure of amyloid-beta

Amyloid-beta (A-beta) aggregates are tangles of proteins most notably associated with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.

19 Jul 2024

CU Boulder research uncovers role of endogenous retroviruses in cancer

Peek inside the human genome and, among the 20,000 or so genes that serve as building blocks of life, you'll also find flecks of DNA left behind by viruses that infected primate ancestors tens of millions of years ago.

18 Jul 2024

An Arm and a Leg: The woman who beat an $8,000 hospital fee

Hospital facility fees. They can feel like a charge just for walking in the door. Hospitals say they go toward overhead on facilities with lots of specialized equipment and staff, like emergency rooms.

17 Jul 2024

Her hearing implant was preapproved. Nonetheless, she got $139,000 bills for months.

Caitlyn Mai woke up one morning in middle school so dizzy she couldn't stand and deaf in one ear, the result of an infection that affected one of her cranial nerves.

17 Jul 2024

Mechanism behind propofol-induced unconsciousness revealed

There are many drugs that anesthesiologists can use to induce unconsciousness in patients. Exactly how these drugs cause the brain to lose consciousness has been a longstanding question, but MIT neuroscientists have now answered that question for one commonly used anesthesia drug.

15 Jul 2024

UQ study offers insights into how Haemophilus influenzae manipulates the immune system

Researchers from The University of Queensland have identified how a common bacterium is able to manipulate the human immune system during respiratory infections and cause persistent illness.

12 Jul 2024

Cryo-EM reveals structural dynamics of RNAP-DNA interactions during transcription initiation

Every living cell transcribes DNA into RNA. This process begins when an enzyme called RNA polymerase (RNAP) clamps onto DNA. Within a few hundred milliseconds, the DNA double helix unwinds to form a node known as the transcription bubble, so that one exposed DNA strand can be copied into a complementary RNA strand.

10 Jul 2024

Study uncovers disparities in boarding rates of children with severe mental health symptoms

A new study led by researchers at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School, in collaboration with researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Cambridge Health Alliance, has uncovered concerning disparities in boarding rates of children and adolescents with severe mental health symptoms in emergency departments.

9 Jul 2024

Novel compound amplifies naloxone's power to reverse overdoses

In a Stanford Medicine-led study, researchers combed through billions of compounds to find one that could enhance naloxone’s ability to fend off more potent opioids, with promising results in mice.

4 Jul 2024

New study reveals how RNA polymerase opens the transcription bubble in real time

Every living cell transcribes DNA into RNA. This process begins when an enzyme called RNA polymerase (RNAP) clamps onto DNA.

3 Jul 2024

Study: Smokers have distinct personality profiles

Cigarette smokers, cigar smokers, and non-smokers each have distinct personality profiles, according to a study published July 3, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Dritjon Gruda from Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, Portugal, and Jim McCleskey from Western Governors University, USA.

3 Jul 2024

New guidelines provide the first code of practice for use of stem cell-based embryo models

Stem cell-based embryo models (SCBEMs) are three-dimensional biological structures that mimic aspects of early human embryo development.

3 Jul 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': SCOTUS term wraps with a bang

It was a busy year for health-related cases at the Supreme Court. Among other issues, the justices grappled with two abortion cases, a separate case touching on the opioid epidemic, and a case challenging whether localities can bar homeless people from sleeping in public spaces.

3 Jul 2024

Innovative dementia cost model to aid families and shape health policy

An A-list of researchers from across USC is building a dementia cost model that will generate comprehensive national, annual estimates of the cost of dementia that could benefit patients and their families, thanks to a five-year, $8.2 million federal grant from the National Institute on Aging.

28 Jun 2024

Supreme Court OKs local crackdowns on homelessness, as advocates warn of chaos

The U.S. Supreme Court's watershed decision on homelessness Friday will make it easier for elected officials and law enforcement authorities nationwide to fine and arrest people who live on streets and sidewalks, in broken-down vehicles, or within city parks — which could have far-reaching health consequences for homeless Americans and their communities.

28 Jun 2024

$2 million disbursed to victims and community groups in wake of Super Bowl mass shooting

Surprised. Blessed. Overwhelmed. Already gone. Those were reactions from some of the 20 gunshot victims from the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shootings who were awarded $1.2 million from the #KCStrong fund on Thursday, with individuals receiving payments ranging from $22,000 to $100,000.

28 Jun 2024

Researchers to investigate the link between breastfeeding and lower breast cancer risk

Researchers will investigate the relationship between breastfeeding and breast cancer, thanks to new funding from Breast Cancer Now.

26 Jun 2024

3D drug printers could help personalize medications in the future

Chocolate-flavored pills for children who hate taking medicine.

25 Jun 2024

Enhancing adoptive T-cell therapy with nanowire innovation

Adoptive T-cell therapy has revolutionized medicine. A patient's T-cells - a type of white blood cell that is part of the body's immune system - are extracted and modified in a lab and then infused back into the body, to seek and destroy infection, or cancer cells.

24 Jun 2024

Low-cost CRISPR-based paper strip test offers rapid influenza diagnosis

Fewer than one percent of people who get the flu every year get tested, in part because most tests require trained personnel and expensive equipment.

21 Jun 2024

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New microscopy technique unveils dynamic structure of amyloid-beta

CU Boulder research uncovers role of endogenous retroviruses in cancer

An Arm and a Leg: The woman who beat an $8,000 hospital fee

Her hearing implant was preapproved. Nonetheless, she got $139,000 bills for months.

Mechanism behind propofol-induced unconsciousness revealed

UQ study offers insights into how Haemophilus influenzae manipulates the immune system

Cryo-EM reveals structural dynamics of RNAP-DNA interactions during transcription initiation

Study uncovers disparities in boarding rates of children with severe mental health symptoms

Novel compound amplifies naloxone's power to reverse overdoses

New study reveals how RNA polymerase opens the transcription bubble in real time

Study: Smokers have distinct personality profiles

New guidelines provide the first code of practice for use of stem cell-based embryo models

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': SCOTUS term wraps with a bang

Innovative dementia cost model to aid families and shape health policy

Supreme Court OKs local crackdowns on homelessness, as advocates warn of chaos

$2 million disbursed to victims and community groups in wake of Super Bowl mass shooting

Researchers to investigate the link between breastfeeding and lower breast cancer risk

3D drug printers could help personalize medications in the future

Enhancing adoptive T-cell therapy with nanowire innovation

Low-cost CRISPR-based paper strip test offers rapid influenza diagnosis

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