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Researcher investigates systems biology of antibiotics in gram-negative bacteria

Bacteria have fascinating properties. They adapt excellently to their respective environment, and they existed long before humans.

25 May 2019

New statement emphasizes need for special multidisciplinary clinical programs

With a better understanding of how various heart conditions are inherited, and the availability of faster and less expensive genetic testing, there is need for more specialized multidisciplinary clinical programs that combine focused expertise in heart disease and genetics, according to a new statement from the American Heart Association, the world's leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health.

25 May 2019

Researchers study optimum conditions to administer human milk to premature babies

Giving human milk to premature babies is recommended by the WHO for at least six months in order to provide, as well as nutrients, key antimicrobial substances for these babies, who are born with low weight or can be immunosuppressed.

25 May 2019

Insights into how single neurons and brain networks support spatial navigation

Spatial navigation is an essential cognitive function, which is frequently impaired in patients suffering from neurological and psychiatric disorders.

25 May 2019

Overexpression of tumor suppressor gene may lead to B-cell lymphoma, study finds

Miguel Gallardo, researcher and coordinator of the H12O-CNIO Haematological Malignancies Clinical Research Unit headed by Joaquín Martínez at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, has participated in a study that revealed that hnRNP K overexpression may cause B-cell lymphomas, the most common types of blood cancer.

24 May 2019

Short-term opioid use increases the positivity of emotional experiences

The human opioid system contributes to the regulation of emotions, pleasure and pain. Opioids are strong analgesics. In addition to effectively relieving pain, external opioids may improve mood and reduce negative emotions.

24 May 2019

Research sheds new light on the function of frequently mutated cancer protein

New research from The Wistar Institute sheds light on the function of the ARID1A protein, encoded by a gene that is among the most frequently mutated across human cancers.

24 May 2019

WFIRM researchers engineer vascularized functional renal tissues for kidney regeneration

Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine researchers have shown the feasibility of bioengineering vascularized functional renal tissues for kidney regeneration, developing a partial augmentation strategy that may be a more feasible and practical approach than creating whole organs.

24 May 2019

Study proves cerebral emboli of stroke patients contain DNA from oral pathogens

Researchers at Tampere University have shown for the first time that the cerebral emboli of stroke patients contain DNA from oral pathogens.

24 May 2019

Researchers develop simple, quick technique for gene editing in rice blast fungus

CRISPR/Cas9 is now a household name associated with genetic engineering studies.

24 May 2019

Groundbreaking research collaboration shedding light on major diseases wins $12.5 million NIH grant

A groundbreaking research collaboration at the University of Virginia School of Medicine that is shedding light on everything from cancer to diabetes to cardiovascular disease has received $12.5 million from the National Institutes of Health.

24 May 2019

Study offers important step to identify cause of blinding disease

Leber hereditary optic neuropathy is an inherited form of vision loss that causes people to have trouble with their color vision and difficulty seeing in the center of their visual field.

24 May 2019

Study reveals possibility to enhance or suppress memories

What if scientists could manipulate your brain so that a traumatic memory lost its emotional power over your psyche?

24 May 2019

Scientists examine hormonal links between diet and obesity

Obesity is a growing public health crisis, bringing with it many serious risk factors, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

24 May 2019

EU-funded project works to better understand human and parasite interactions

Whipworms are parasitic roundworms that live preferentially in the human cecum, the blind pouch at the beginning of the large intestine. They tunnel through epithelial cells and cause inflammation, potentially resulting in trichuriasis, an infection similar to colitis.

23 May 2019

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Researcher investigates systems biology of antibiotics in gram-negative bacteria

New statement emphasizes need for special multidisciplinary clinical programs

Researchers study optimum conditions to administer human milk to premature babies

Insights into how single neurons and brain networks support spatial navigation

Overexpression of tumor suppressor gene may lead to B-cell lymphoma, study finds

Short-term opioid use increases the positivity of emotional experiences

Research sheds new light on the function of frequently mutated cancer protein

WFIRM researchers engineer vascularized functional renal tissues for kidney regeneration

Study proves cerebral emboli of stroke patients contain DNA from oral pathogens

Researchers develop simple, quick technique for gene editing in rice blast fungus

Groundbreaking research collaboration shedding light on major diseases wins $12.5 million NIH grant

Study offers important step to identify cause of blinding disease

Study reveals possibility to enhance or suppress memories

Scientists examine hormonal links between diet and obesity

EU-funded project works to better understand human and parasite interactions

Study reveals hidden changes that happen to female heart during perimenopause

Experimental noninvasive tool assesses efficacy of stem cell transplantation

Genetic variation in heart valve cells of developing fetus creates mitral valve prolapse

Researchers discover new hybrid molecules that could act as anti-cancer agents

Study finds dog breeds and physical traits that pose highest risk of biting with severe injury

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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