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Higher heme iron intake linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Higher intake of heme iron, the type found in red meat and other animal products - as opposed to non-heme iron, found mostly in plant-based foods - was associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

13 Aug 2024

Study reveals role of parvalbumin neurons in deep rebound sleep after sleep deprivation

Professor Hiroki R. Ueda (RIKEN Center for Functional Biology, concurrently team lead), Dr. Kazuhiro Kon (at the time of the research, currently a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University) and their colleagues at Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, have elucidated the importance of proper regulation of the activity of parvalbumin (PV)-expressing neurons, the major inhibitory neurons in the cerebral cortex, in the long, deep sleep (rebound sleep) that occurs after prolonged wakefulness.

13 Aug 2024

New study highlights impact of socioeconomic factors on ADHD in autistic youth

The associations between neighborhood characteristics and symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children.

13 Aug 2024

Prioritizing older individuals for COVID-19 boosters yields best public health outcomes, study finds

Whether prioritizing older individuals for COVID-19 booster vaccinations consistently leads to optimal public health outcomes across diverse socio-economic settings.

13 Aug 2024

AlphaFold accelerates discovery of potential antipsychotic drugs by outperforming traditional methods

Researchers used AlphaFold and homology modeling to identify potent TAAR1 agonists, showing AlphaFold's superior performance in drug discovery for neuropsychiatric conditions.

13 Aug 2024

Common antibiotics linked to severe skin reactions, study warns doctors to choose wisely

Research reveals that sulfonamides and cephalosporins significantly increase the risk of serious cutaneous adverse drug reactions, highlighting the importance of careful antibiotic selection in elderly patients.

12 Aug 2024

Humor could be an effective parenting tool, study suggests

They say that laughter is the best medicine, but it could be a good parenting tool too, according to a new study led by researchers from Penn State.

12 Aug 2024

Human dopamine transporter structure with cocaine revealed, unlocking addiction insights

Researchers have resolved the high-resolution structure of the human dopamine transporter bound to cocaine, providing critical insights into the molecular basis of cocaine's addictive properties.

12 Aug 2024

Researchers develop new method to study critical type of protein modification process

Human proteins undergo a variety of chemical modifications following their synthesis. These modifications regulate their structure, function, and stability.

12 Aug 2024

Long COVID's lasting toll: Economic losses, healthcare strain, and the urgent need for better global policies

Study reviews the impact of long COVID on individuals, health systems, and global economies, highlighting the need for a coordinated, patient-centered approach for future research and policy development.

12 Aug 2024

New research identifies key protein complex in cellular quality control

Anyone who's tried to neatly gather a fitted sheet can tell you: folding is hard. Get it wrong with your laundry and the result can be a crumpled, wrinkled mess of fabric, but when folding fails among the approximately 7,000 proteins with an origami-like complexity that regulate essential cellular functions, the result can lead to one of a multitude of serious diseases ranging from emphysema and cystic fibrosis to Alzheimer's disease.

12 Aug 2024

Study uncovers OLAH as key driver of fatal respiratory disease

Respiratory infections can be severe, even deadly, in some individuals, but not in others.

12 Aug 2024

New antibody treatment shows promise in preventing heart transplant rejection

A new study from scientists at Cincinnati Children's suggests there may be a way to further protect transplanted hearts from rejection by preparing the donor organ and the recipient with an anti-inflammatory antibody treatment before surgery occurs.

12 Aug 2024

New perspectives on targeting BRAF alterations in cancer

A new research perspective was published in Oncotarget's Volume 15 on July 16, 2024, entitled, "Targeting the multifaceted BRAF in cancer: New directions."

12 Aug 2024

Stretching and meditation ease nocturnal muscle cramps in cirrhosis patients

People suffering from cirrhosis may find some symptom relief from two accessible activities: stretching and meditation.

12 Aug 2024

New genomic predictors of relapse in childhood B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia uncovered

Scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Seattle Children's and the Children's Oncology Group (COG) have identified novel genetic variations that influence relapse risk in children with standard risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (SR B-ALL), the most common childhood cancer.

12 Aug 2024

Beyond neurons: Glial cells identified as key players in Alzheimer's disease

Memory loss, confusion, speech problems – Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, affecting about 35 million people worldwide, and the number is growing.

12 Aug 2024

Childhood vaccinations save trillions in societal costs while preventing millions of illnesses and deaths

Routine childhood vaccinations among children born between 1994 and 2023 have prevented millions of illnesses and deaths in the U.S., saving $540 billion in direct costs and $2.7 trillion in societal costs.

12 Aug 2024

Record heat in 2023 linked to over 47,000 deaths in Europe, study finds

More than 47,000 people died in Europe as a result of high temperatures in 2023, the warmest year on record globally and the second warmest in Europe.

12 Aug 2024

Novel exosome-based drug delivery system for synergistic cancer treatment

Ovarian cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women worldwide. Unlike breast cancer, ovarian cancer lacks early diagnostic markers and does not show noticeable symptoms until cancer metastases, leading to a low survival rate for ovarian cancer patients.

12 Aug 2024

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Higher heme iron intake linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Study reveals role of parvalbumin neurons in deep rebound sleep after sleep deprivation

New study highlights impact of socioeconomic factors on ADHD in autistic youth

Prioritizing older individuals for COVID-19 boosters yields best public health outcomes, study finds

AlphaFold accelerates discovery of potential antipsychotic drugs by outperforming traditional methods

Common antibiotics linked to severe skin reactions, study warns doctors to choose wisely

Humor could be an effective parenting tool, study suggests

Human dopamine transporter structure with cocaine revealed, unlocking addiction insights

Researchers develop new method to study critical type of protein modification process

Long COVID's lasting toll: Economic losses, healthcare strain, and the urgent need for better global policies

New research identifies key protein complex in cellular quality control

Study uncovers OLAH as key driver of fatal respiratory disease

New antibody treatment shows promise in preventing heart transplant rejection

New perspectives on targeting BRAF alterations in cancer

Stretching and meditation ease nocturnal muscle cramps in cirrhosis patients

New genomic predictors of relapse in childhood B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia uncovered

Beyond neurons: Glial cells identified as key players in Alzheimer's disease

Childhood vaccinations save trillions in societal costs while preventing millions of illnesses and deaths

Record heat in 2023 linked to over 47,000 deaths in Europe, study finds

Novel exosome-based drug delivery system for synergistic cancer treatment

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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