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Specific genes of infant gut bacterium determine its symbiotic function in the infant's gut

While an infant's genes distinguish her from other newborns, a new peer-reviewed study reports that specific genes of a particular infant gut bacterium determine its symbiotic function in the infant's gut.

28 Oct 2020

High dose of radiation eliminates brain tumors in mice without key side effects

Treating cancer without debilitating side effects has long been the holy grail of oncologists, and researchers at the University of California, Irvine, and Switzerland's Lausanne University Hospital may have found it.

28 Oct 2020

WSU research sheds new light on a drug that may be used to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Research at Washington State University sheds new light on one molecule that may be used to treat a heart condition that can lead to stroke, heart attack and other forms of heart disease.

27 Oct 2020

Inflammasome may play a key role in triggering immune response to cancer

The inflammasome — a protein signaling network that is activated to rid the body of virus or bacteria-infected cells — may play an important role in triggering an immune response to cancer and causing an existing class of drugs to work better against cancers.

27 Oct 2020

Scripps Research scientists uncover potential new strategy for treating eye diseases

Scientists at Scripps Research have uncovered a potential new strategy for treating eye diseases that affect millions of people around the world, often resulting in blindness.

27 Oct 2020

Study findings could lead to a rapid, cost-effective screening tool for COVID-19

A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute, Western University and University of Alberta suggests that COVID-19 affects the human body's blood concentration levels of specific metabolites - small molecules broken down in the human body through the process of metabolism.

27 Oct 2020

Low muscle quality and quantity linked to poor outcomes in colon resection surgery

Low muscle quality and quantity are both predictive of poor outcomes in colon resection surgery, according to a new study published in JAMA Surgery.

27 Oct 2020

Research details new strategy for overcoming treatment resistance by zeroing in on dendritic cells

Many of the most aggressive and hard-to-treat cancers are highly effective at blocking T cells, known as the foot soldiers of the immune system, from reaching and responding to tumors.

27 Oct 2020

Scientists uncover surprising players in acute liver failure

Acute liver failure is a devastating, rapidly progressing disease that results in death in 80% of cases, unless an emergency liver transplant is performed. In the developed world, its leading cause is a substantial overdose of acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol.

27 Oct 2020

Advancements in research on cancer signal transduction and treatment

Cancer is driven by numerous genetic and epigenetic changes occurring at the cellular level. These changes drive normal cells to proliferate and escape processes that usually regulate their survival and migration.

27 Oct 2020

Impaired blood clot contraction predicts imminent postoperative thrombosis

The co-authors are employees of the Protein-Cell Interactions Lab of Kazan Federal University (Natalia G. Evtugina, Alina D. Peshkova, and Lab Head Rustem I. Litvinov) in cooperation with Interregional Clinical Diagnostic Center, Kazan, Russia (Arseniy A. Pichugin) and University of Pennsylvania (John W. Weisel and Rustem I. Litvinov by his primary employment).

27 Oct 2020

'White matter lesion' mapping tool can detect early signs of cognitive decline

A new tool for analyzing tissue damage seen on MRI brain scans can detect with more than 70 percent accuracy early signs of cognitive decline, new research shows.

27 Oct 2020

Omega-3 rich foods improve prognosis in patients with myocardial infarction

A team of researchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital and Research Institute and the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute has shown that regularly consuming foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, from both animal and vegetable origins, strengthens the heart's membranes and helps improve the prognosis in the event of a myocardial infarction.

27 Oct 2020

Study: Hydrogen sulfide produced by the body is key to generate normal breathing pattern

Effective regulation of breathing pattern is essential for many different mammalian processes such as energy production, metabolic regulation and even speech.

27 Oct 2020

Neuroscientists use advanced techniques to study the brain's navigation ability

Whether or not we're aware of it, humans -- animals in general -- constantly use environmental cues to navigate from one place to another.

27 Oct 2020

Researchers investigate how brain signaling gives rise to decision-making

Increasingly, biologists are turning to computational modeling to make sense of complex systems. In neuroscience, researchers are adapting the kinds of algorithms used to forecast the weather or filter spam from your email to seek insight into how the brain's neural networks process information.

27 Oct 2020

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Specific genes of infant gut bacterium determine its symbiotic function in the infant's gut

High dose of radiation eliminates brain tumors in mice without key side effects

WSU research sheds new light on a drug that may be used to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Inflammasome may play a key role in triggering immune response to cancer

Scripps Research scientists uncover potential new strategy for treating eye diseases

Study findings could lead to a rapid, cost-effective screening tool for COVID-19

Low muscle quality and quantity linked to poor outcomes in colon resection surgery

Research details new strategy for overcoming treatment resistance by zeroing in on dendritic cells

Scientists uncover surprising players in acute liver failure

Advancements in research on cancer signal transduction and treatment

Impaired blood clot contraction predicts imminent postoperative thrombosis

'White matter lesion' mapping tool can detect early signs of cognitive decline

Omega-3 rich foods improve prognosis in patients with myocardial infarction

Study: Hydrogen sulfide produced by the body is key to generate normal breathing pattern

Neuroscientists use advanced techniques to study the brain's navigation ability

Researchers investigate how brain signaling gives rise to decision-making

Study reveals human protein that helps the immune system fight viral infections

New technique can detect TDP-43 protein in patients with ALS and frontotemporal dementia

Cellular senescence variations may control health and onset of age-related diseases

Anti-inflammatory mediator may play key role in wound healing

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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