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New treatment target could change the outlook of patients at risk of kidney injury

Kidney injury is a dreaded complication of commonly performed procedures such as coronary angiography or cardiac surgery, often stopping physicians and patients in their tracks.

30 Jan 2020

Researchers examine abnormal neuron activity in Rett syndrome

The brain undergoes dramatic change during the first years of life. Its circuits readily rewire as an infant and then child encounters new sights and sounds, taking in the world and learning to understand it. As the child matures and key developmental periods pass, the brain becomes less malleable--but certain experiences create opportunities for parts of the adult brain to rewire and learn again.

29 Jan 2020

Study: 25% of pathogenic bacteria can spread antibiotic resistance directly to peers

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated that at least 25 percent of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacteria found in clinical settings are capable of spreading their resistance directly to other bacteria.

29 Jan 2020

New method for delivering NSCs to spinal cord injuries may boost repair efforts

Writing in the journal Stem Cells Translational Medicine, an international research team, led by physician-scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, describe a new method for delivering neural precursor cells (NSCs) to spinal cord injuries in rats, reducing the risk of further injury and boosting the propagation of potentially reparative cells.

29 Jan 2020

Researchers identify potential target in the fight against MERS

First identified in 2012, the MERS-coronavirus is capable of causing severe and often fatal pneumonia. There are no effective treatments for MERS.

29 Jan 2020

Research reveals key molecular target for colorectal cancer therapy

Serine racemase is a multifunctional enzyme that carries out several different reactions in human cells, including the conversion of L-serine into pyruvate.

29 Jan 2020

Study opens up strategies for early diagnosis, treatment of diseases linked to chronic inflammation

Claudio Franceschi, a world-renowned scientist, professor at the University of Bologna (Italy) and head of the Research Laboratory for Systems Medicine of Healthy Aging at Lobachevsky University, together with other members of an international research team, has described the mechanisms underlying chronic inflammation and identified several risk factors leading to disease.

29 Jan 2020

Study reveals how the gut's protective mechanisms ramp up with food intake

A new study has revealed how the gut's protective mechanisms ramp up significantly with food intake, and at times of the day when mealtimes are anticipated based on regular eating habits.

29 Jan 2020

Buck study uncovers how astrocyte senescence promotes neurodegeneration

Although a link has been established between chronic inflammation and neurodegenerative diseases, there have been many open questions regarding how cellular senescence, a process whereby cells that stop dividing under stress spew out a mix of inflammatory proteins, affects these pathologies.

29 Jan 2020

Maternal consumption of low-calorie sweeteners alters metabolism, gut microbiota in offspring

Many people turn to artificial or so-called natural sweeteners to cut calories and lose weight. A new study led by Dr. Raylene Reimer, PhD, published in the high-impact journal Gut discovered that the consumption of low-calorie sweeteners while pregnant increased body fat in their offspring and disrupted their gut microbiota - the trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that inhabit the intestinal tract and affect our health and risk of numerous diseases.

29 Jan 2020

Interleukin-1-beta-induced chronic inflammation promotes lung cancer metastasis

The study reveals a detailed epigenetic mechanism for how interleukin-1-beta, a common cytokine that helps fight infections during inflammation, plays a critical role in cancer metastasis.

29 Jan 2020

Researchers develop first non-invasive way to monitor oxygen in tumors during radiation therapy

Oxygen in cancer tumors is known to be a major factor that helps radiation therapy be successful. Hypoxia, or starvation of oxygen, in solid tumors is also thought to be an important factor in resistance to therapy.

29 Jan 2020

Research project moves one step closer to personalized treatment of rheumatic diseases

When a patient is diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis or spondyloarthritis, prescribing the correct type of medicine is a case of trial and error.

29 Jan 2020

Study elucidates neural mechanisms by which acute stress affects appetite

Stress is prevalent in modern society and can affect human health through its effects on appetite. However, knowledge about the neural mechanisms related to the alteration of the subjective level of appetite caused by acute stress in humans remains limited.

29 Jan 2020

Robotic search for drugs that block sperm motility

The hunt for the first male contraceptive pill is on, and scientists at Dundee University may have the needed tool to find it – a robotic screening system.

29 Jan 2020

Shape-shifting cells rush to repair the defect after bone injury

Conventional thinking is that bone regeneration is left to a small number of mighty cells called skeletal stem cells, which reside within larger groups of bone marrow stromal cells.

29 Jan 2020

Hokkaido University scientists reveal missing link in rare inherited skin disease

Hokkaido University scientists are getting closer to understanding how a rare hereditary disease impairs the skin's barrier function, which determines how well the skin is protected.

29 Jan 2020

Researchers identify determinant protein for metastasis in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma

Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common childhood cancer in the soft tissues, and it is mainly originated in the muscles.

29 Jan 2020

Study helps better understand the development of adolescent brain

New brain networks come 'online' during adolescence, allowing teenagers to develop more complex adult social skills, but potentially putting them at increased risk of mental illness, according to new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

29 Jan 2020

Portable device to monitor blink reflex receives FDA clearance

EyeStat (blinktbi, Charleston, SC), a portable, lightweight device for measuring the natural blink reflex, received clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in December 2019.

29 Jan 2020

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New treatment target could change the outlook of patients at risk of kidney injury

Researchers examine abnormal neuron activity in Rett syndrome

Study: 25% of pathogenic bacteria can spread antibiotic resistance directly to peers

New method for delivering NSCs to spinal cord injuries may boost repair efforts

Researchers identify potential target in the fight against MERS

Research reveals key molecular target for colorectal cancer therapy

Study opens up strategies for early diagnosis, treatment of diseases linked to chronic inflammation

Study reveals how the gut's protective mechanisms ramp up with food intake

Buck study uncovers how astrocyte senescence promotes neurodegeneration

Maternal consumption of low-calorie sweeteners alters metabolism, gut microbiota in offspring

Interleukin-1-beta-induced chronic inflammation promotes lung cancer metastasis

Researchers develop first non-invasive way to monitor oxygen in tumors during radiation therapy

Research project moves one step closer to personalized treatment of rheumatic diseases

Study elucidates neural mechanisms by which acute stress affects appetite

Robotic search for drugs that block sperm motility

Shape-shifting cells rush to repair the defect after bone injury

Hokkaido University scientists reveal missing link in rare inherited skin disease

Researchers identify determinant protein for metastasis in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma

Study helps better understand the development of adolescent brain

Portable device to monitor blink reflex receives FDA clearance

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Automation in cell-based workflows

Data management challenges in scientific research

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