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Virtual reality-based exercises found to reduce depression and anxiety among individuals treated with hemodialysis

Researchers determined the association between regular physical exercise based on virtual reality (VR) and the development of depression.

3 Aug 2023

NIH awards $18 million to develop novel chikungunya vaccine

The Access to Advanced Health Institute (AAHI) announced today that it has received an $18 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a temperature stable, single-dose vaccine candidate for the chikungunya virus.

3 Aug 2023

Reversing β-cell failure: A promising approach for type 2 diabetes treatment

Researchers examined current evidence on the reasons and implications of pancreatic beta-cell failure.

3 Aug 2023

Unlocking the potential of Reg3γ: new insights into its metabolic functions and therapeutic prospects

Researchers evaluated the physiological roles of an antimicrobial peptide.

3 Aug 2023

Study finds α5 integrin as a potential therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Researchers examined the therapeutic effects of targeting integrins for treating Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

3 Aug 2023

The mechanisms of triptan using metabolomics and transcriptomics in spontaneous migraine attacks

Researchers discuss the mechanisms of triptans for the treatment of spontaneous migraine attacks by using transcriptomics and metabolomics.

3 Aug 2023

Fully electrical proof-of-concept biosensor for detecting RNA cancer biomarker sequences in solution at the single-molecule level

A group of researchers investigated single-molecule electrical detection of ribonucleic acid (RNA) cancer biomarkers.

3 Aug 2023

Can genome editing transform ocular disease treatment?

The discovery and development of gene-editing technologies and their applications in managing ocular diseases.

3 Aug 2023

Uncommon genetic allele variants may play a vital role in treatment-resistant depression, finds study

The association between treatment-resistant depression and uncommon functional genetic alleles.

3 Aug 2023

CDC report highlights the gaps in care of hepatitis C treatment

The prevalence of hepatitis C virus clearance was only 34% overall and even lower in individuals between 20 and 39 years of age.

3 Aug 2023

How nutritious are plant-based dairy products?

Researchers evaluates the nutritional profiles of plant-based dairy alternatives.

3 Aug 2023

Study uncovers the science behind the body's tanning process after leaving the beach

Beachgoers are familiar with the experience of spending hours in the sun, going home, and noticing only hours later that their skin has changed color.

3 Aug 2023

Overcoming the oxygen sensitivity of anti-inflammatory gut bacterium

One of the beneficial gut bacteria residing in the human gut, which normally cannot survive in an environment with oxygen, can now be made oxygen-tolerant.

2 Aug 2023

Thymus gland critical for adult health, study finds

The thymus gland - which produces immune T cells before birth and during childhood - is often regarded as nonfunctional in adults, and it's sometimes removed during cardiac surgery for easier access to the heart and major blood vessels.

2 Aug 2023

UCLA study finds new way to protect livers during transplantation

UCLA-led research describes the role that a protein called CEACAM1 plays in protecting the liver from injury during the transplantation process, potentially improving transplant outcomes.

2 Aug 2023

Cerebellum plays a key role in generalized convulsive seizures, study finds

Recurrent seizures are debilitating and can sometimes, be fatal. The onset and presentation of seizures vary significantly among epilepsy patients. Of more than 25 categories of seizure presentations within epilepsy, those with motor convulsions are perhaps the most disruptive and generally most feared among patients and caregivers.

2 Aug 2023

Novel strategy can potentially control MAPK4-promoted growth in triple negative breast cancer

In 2022, a team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine discovered that a little-known enzyme called MAPK4 is involved in the growth of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) and its resistance to certain therapies.

2 Aug 2023

New drug shows promise for treating chronic neuropathic pain

A non-opioid designer molecule for treating chronic neuropathic pain by calming hyperactive pain-sensing neurons in the peripheral nervous system has had promising results in a preclinical study conducted by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the Burke Neurological Institute.

2 Aug 2023

Novel molecules inspired by the immune system inactivate several viruses

Antiviral therapies are notoriously difficult to develop, as viruses can quickly mutate to become resistant to drugs. But what if a new generation of antivirals ignores the fast-mutating proteins on the surface of viruses and instead disrupts their protective layers?

2 Aug 2023

Identifying risks and solutions: study uncovers correlates of protection against COVID-19

Study identified correlates of protection healthy individuals who have received three doses of Pfizer- BNT162b2 vaccine.

2 Aug 2023

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Virtual reality-based exercises found to reduce depression and anxiety among individuals treated with hemodialysis

NIH awards $18 million to develop novel chikungunya vaccine

Reversing β-cell failure: A promising approach for type 2 diabetes treatment

Unlocking the potential of Reg3γ: new insights into its metabolic functions and therapeutic prospects

Study finds α5 integrin as a potential therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

The mechanisms of triptan using metabolomics and transcriptomics in spontaneous migraine attacks

Fully electrical proof-of-concept biosensor for detecting RNA cancer biomarker sequences in solution at the single-molecule level

Can genome editing transform ocular disease treatment?

Uncommon genetic allele variants may play a vital role in treatment-resistant depression, finds study

CDC report highlights the gaps in care of hepatitis C treatment

How nutritious are plant-based dairy products?

Study uncovers the science behind the body's tanning process after leaving the beach

Overcoming the oxygen sensitivity of anti-inflammatory gut bacterium

Thymus gland critical for adult health, study finds

UCLA study finds new way to protect livers during transplantation

Cerebellum plays a key role in generalized convulsive seizures, study finds

Novel strategy can potentially control MAPK4-promoted growth in triple negative breast cancer

New drug shows promise for treating chronic neuropathic pain

Novel molecules inspired by the immune system inactivate several viruses

Identifying risks and solutions: study uncovers correlates of protection against COVID-19

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