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Largest genetic study on circulating retinol reveals new insights into its impact on health

Study presents the largest genome-wide association analysis on circulating retinol, identifying genes beyond the primary transport system that influence retinol levels and its broad impacts on health, including potential protective roles against schizophrenia and effects on various clinical phenotypes.

21 Feb 2024

Comprehensive analysis of immune checkpoint inhibitors reveals endocrine toxicity patterns

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer treatment but pose a challenge of immune-related adverse events (irAEs), particularly endocrine toxicity, that can severely compromise patient well-being.

21 Feb 2024

Study reveals racial disparities in student enrollment trends amid COVID-19 policies

Student enrollment in districts that provided in-person schooling in fall 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic showed a greater decline among nonwhite students than white students.

21 Feb 2024

Intramolecular bivalent glues: A promising avenue for protein degradation

Living cells resemble highly organized small towns - in addition to energy production, transportation systems, and construction, cells also require efficient waste disposal.

21 Feb 2024

Digital DNA melting analysis can be a faster and more reliable tool for pathogen detection

A new analysis method can detect pathogens in blood samples faster and more accurately than blood cultures, which are the current state of the art for infection diagnosis.

21 Feb 2024

Study reveals high prevalence of persistent COVID-19 infections in general population

A new study led by the University of Oxford has found that a high proportion of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the general population lead to persistent infections lasting a month or more.

21 Feb 2024

Study identifies optimal daily steps for heart failure prevention in older women

The science is clear that movement is good for our bodies as we age. But just how much physical activity is beneficial for people over 60? A new study from the University at Buffalo provides an answer, and it's not 10,000 steps per day.

21 Feb 2024

Cycles of a diet that mimics fasting can reduce signs of immune system aging, as well as insulin resistance and liver fat

A recent study showed that three cycles of a fasting-mimicking diet in adults were associated with lower pre-diabetes markers, lower hepatic fat, and a higher lymphoid-to-myeloid ratio, which is an indicator of the aging of the immune system.

21 Feb 2024

Maternal mental illness: An under-recognized contributor to the mortality of new mothers

Painting a sobering picture, a research team led by Children's National Hospital culled years of data demonstrating that maternal mental illness is an under-recognized contributor to the death of new mothers.

21 Feb 2024

Breakthrough research on glioma progression wins BIAL Award in Biomedicine

A team of researchers from Germany, the USA, the UK, and Norway won the third edition of the BIAL Award in Biomedicine, a 300,000 Euro prize promoted by the BIAL Foundation, which seeks to recognize a work in biomedicine of exceptional quality and scientific relevance published in the last ten years.

21 Feb 2024

Rising incidence and mortality rate of hepatocellular carcinoma in the USA: A comprehensive analysis

Over the past two decades, there has been a significant increase in the incidence of primary liver cancer in the USA, with higher rates observed in men.

21 Feb 2024

Study exposes food insecurity among graduate students and postdocs

A new study in JAMA Network Open reports on this phenomenon at three Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, campuses.

21 Feb 2024

Individual genetic variations and bacterial flora linked to recurrent caries disease

Researchers at Umeå University have for the first time been able to show that individual variation in susceptibility to infection and bacterial flora together explain recurrent caries disease and that others are asymptomatic.

21 Feb 2024

New mechanism discovered: B cells' contribution to immune tolerance in thymus gland

Immune cells must learn not to attack the body itself. A team of researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) has discovered a previously unknown mechanism behind this: other immune cells, the B cells, contribute to the "training" of the T cells in the thymus gland.

21 Feb 2024

UNC Lineberger selected as one of the research site for NCI's Cancer Screening Research Network

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has been selected as one of nine national research sites for the National Cancer Institute's (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, newly launched Cancer Screening Research Network (CSRN), which will evaluate promising and emerging cancer screening technologies.

21 Feb 2024

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Largest genetic study on circulating retinol reveals new insights into its impact on health

Comprehensive analysis of immune checkpoint inhibitors reveals endocrine toxicity patterns

Study reveals racial disparities in student enrollment trends amid COVID-19 policies

Intramolecular bivalent glues: A promising avenue for protein degradation

Digital DNA melting analysis can be a faster and more reliable tool for pathogen detection

Study reveals high prevalence of persistent COVID-19 infections in general population

Study identifies optimal daily steps for heart failure prevention in older women

Cycles of a diet that mimics fasting can reduce signs of immune system aging, as well as insulin resistance and liver fat

Maternal mental illness: An under-recognized contributor to the mortality of new mothers

Breakthrough research on glioma progression wins BIAL Award in Biomedicine

Rising incidence and mortality rate of hepatocellular carcinoma in the USA: A comprehensive analysis

Study exposes food insecurity among graduate students and postdocs

Individual genetic variations and bacterial flora linked to recurrent caries disease

New mechanism discovered: B cells' contribution to immune tolerance in thymus gland

UNC Lineberger selected as one of the research site for NCI's Cancer Screening Research Network

Are you a weekend warrior when it comes to exercise? Both regular or one-to-two days of exercise aid weight loss

Study reveals mechanism of drug targeting protein modification in tumor suppressor genes

NIH launches clinical trials network to evaluate emerging technologies for cancer screening

Novel open-source platform can learn and predict user-defined behaviors from video data

Study explores link between social camouflage and mental health among autistic people in Japan and the UK

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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