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Differences in immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants could inform future vaccine design

A person's immune response to variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, depends on their previous exposure - and differences in the focus of immune responses will help scientists understand how to optimize vaccines in the future to provide broad protection.

6 Oct 2023

A telehealth model to support remote diabetes self-care

Researchers develop and test the effectiveness of a Virtual Diabetes Specialty Clinic (VDiSC), a virtual model facilitating comprehensive diabetes care remotely.

6 Oct 2023

More walkable neighborhoods have a lower incidence of obesity-related cancers among women

Women living in neighborhoods characterized as walkable, have a reduced risk of obesity-related cancers.

6 Oct 2023

Breakthrough antibody therapy targets Alzheimer's risk gene, offers hope for effective treatment

Researchers introduced and characterized a novel platform based on monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).

6 Oct 2023

USC-led team develops vaccine to boost immune system against superbugs

What if a vaccine, given to patients just before or after arriving at the hospital, could protect them against lethal superbugs that lurk in healthcare settings?

5 Oct 2023

New animal model replicates the development of cardiac sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease in which immune cells form tissue nodules in various organs, which can drastically impair organ function.

5 Oct 2023

Study helps explain how the brain adapts during a critical period of adulthood

Developing brains become shaped by the sights, sounds, and experiences of early life. The brain's circuits grow more stable as we age.

5 Oct 2023

New findings about nerve pathways to brown fat could lead to obesity treatments

A UCLA-led team of researchers has found nerve pathways that supply brown adipose tissue (BAT), a type of tissue that releases chemical energy from fat metabolism as heat – a finding that could pave the way toward using it to treat obesity and related metabolic conditions.

5 Oct 2023

'Guard mechanism' discovered for protein that attacks microbes in infected cells

Researchers have identified a 'guard mechanism' for a protein which attacks microbes in infected cells, opening the possibility of new treatments for Toxoplasma, Chlamydia, Tuberculosis and even cancer.

5 Oct 2023

Pregnancy hormones 'rewire' the brain to prepare for motherhood, research shows

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that pregnancy hormones 'rewire' the brain to prepare mice for motherhood.

5 Oct 2023

Researchers identify new potential treatments for children with rare genetic conditions of blood vessels

A research team at the Francis Crick Institute and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH)/UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health have identified new potential treatments for children with rare genetic conditions of blood vessels, which cause severe, lifelong, and disabling symptoms like seizures and impaired development.

5 Oct 2023

Blood test for pan-cancer biomarker could revolutionize early cancer detection

Diagnostic tools for timely, accurate and inexpensive early cancer detection that can assess risk or monitor response to treatment could help patients get the care they need faster and improve existing care strategies.

5 Oct 2023

Researchers discover a vulnerability in immunotherapy-resistant triple-negative breast cancer

Researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center have discovered a druggable target on natural killer cells that could potentially trigger a therapeutic response in patients with immunotherapy-resistant, triple-negative breast cancer.

5 Oct 2023

Artificial life forms could be used in the future for diagnosing and treating diseases

Creating artificial life is a recurring theme in both science and popular literature, where it conjures images of creeping slime creatures with malevolent intentions or super-cute designer pets.

5 Oct 2023

Organoid medicine reveals promising covid-19 treatment target

When the new SARS-CoV-2 virus began killing thousands of people every week, physicians and scientists around the globe raced to learn why the new pathogen was so deadly.

5 Oct 2023

Unlocking the future of cancer care: Overcoming challenges in personalized neoantigen vaccine development

Challenges associated with the development and design of neoantigen cancer vaccines.

5 Oct 2023

Optimized protocol to prevent disease transmission through maternal mitochondrial DNA carryover

Researchers discuss a novel technique to minimize the risk of mtDNA carryover, thereby preventing genetic risk and clinical mitochondrial disease.

5 Oct 2023

The metabolic effects of endocrine therapy on diabetes mellitus in breast cancer survivors

Researchers discuss the history of endocrine therapies, highlights their adverse metabolic effects, and emphasizes the need for better biomarkers of diabetes.

5 Oct 2023

Exercise prevents the incidence of dementia in older people with osteoarthritis

The potential of minimal exercise (MAE) to prevent dementia.

5 Oct 2023

Green, matcha, and black tea: Effective weapons against Omicron subvariants, research reveals

The efficacy of tea and its catechins in deactivating the Omicron subvariant.

5 Oct 2023

Medical Science News

Differences in immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants could inform future vaccine design

A telehealth model to support remote diabetes self-care

More walkable neighborhoods have a lower incidence of obesity-related cancers among women

Breakthrough antibody therapy targets Alzheimer's risk gene, offers hope for effective treatment

USC-led team develops vaccine to boost immune system against superbugs

New animal model replicates the development of cardiac sarcoidosis

Study helps explain how the brain adapts during a critical period of adulthood

New findings about nerve pathways to brown fat could lead to obesity treatments

'Guard mechanism' discovered for protein that attacks microbes in infected cells

Pregnancy hormones 'rewire' the brain to prepare for motherhood, research shows

Researchers identify new potential treatments for children with rare genetic conditions of blood vessels

Blood test for pan-cancer biomarker could revolutionize early cancer detection

Researchers discover a vulnerability in immunotherapy-resistant triple-negative breast cancer

Artificial life forms could be used in the future for diagnosing and treating diseases

Organoid medicine reveals promising covid-19 treatment target

Unlocking the future of cancer care: Overcoming challenges in personalized neoantigen vaccine development

Optimized protocol to prevent disease transmission through maternal mitochondrial DNA carryover

The metabolic effects of endocrine therapy on diabetes mellitus in breast cancer survivors

Exercise prevents the incidence of dementia in older people with osteoarthritis

Green, matcha, and black tea: Effective weapons against Omicron subvariants, research reveals

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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