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Medicare doesn't cover obesity drugs, but 76% of older adults think it should: Poll

Medicare doesn't cover obesity drugs, but 76% of older adults think it should: Poll

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe vast majority of older adults—83%—think health insurers should cover medications that can help people with obesity manage their weigh

Medicare doesn't cover obesity drugs, but 76% of older adults think it should: Poll

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe vast majority of older adults—83%—think health insurers should cover medications that can help people with obesity manage their weigh
Researchers create real-time view of placental development in mice

Researchers create real-time view of placental development in mice

by Michaela Martinez,Duke UniversityCredit: Duke UniversityPhysicians and biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method to visualize the growth of a placenta throughout a mouse

Researchers create real-time view of placental development in mice

by Michaela Martinez,Duke UniversityCredit: Duke UniversityPhysicians and biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method to visualize the growth of a placenta throughout a mouse
Disruption of mitochondrial unfolded protein response yields shortening of telomeres in mouse oocytes, somatic cells

Disruption of mitochondrial unfolded protein response yields shortening of telomeres in mouse oocytes, somatic cells

FEBRUARY 21, 2024by Impact Journals LLCRepresentative confocal images of TRF1 expression and TRF/H2AX co-localization in cumulus oophorus isolated from 6-month-old wild-type and Clpp−/−mice. Cre

Disruption of mitochondrial unfolded protein response yields shortening of telomeres in mouse oocytes, somatic cells

FEBRUARY 21, 2024by Impact Journals LLCRepresentative confocal images of TRF1 expression and TRF/H2AX co-localization in cumulus oophorus isolated from 6-month-old wild-type and Clpp−/−mice. Cre
Research provides further evidence that epigenetic changes can cause type 2 diabetes

Research provides further evidence that epigenetic changes can cause type 2 diabetes

byLund UniversityStudy design. EPIC array DNA methylation in islets of 25 T2D cases and 75 controls. RNA-seq data were available for 25 T2D cases and 72 controls. Islet DNA methylation was assoc

Research provides further evidence that epigenetic changes can cause type 2 diabetes

byLund UniversityStudy design. EPIC array DNA methylation in islets of 25 T2D cases and 75 controls. RNA-seq data were available for 25 T2D cases and 72 controls. Islet DNA methylation was assoc
Protein production glitches in Huntington's disease revealed

Protein production glitches in Huntington's disease revealed

by Shafaq Zia,Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ResearchRNAs with expanded CAG repeats (red) form regions of high concentration in the nucleus (blue) of a cell. Credit: Rachel Anderson/ Whitehe

Protein production glitches in Huntington's disease revealed

by Shafaq Zia,Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ResearchRNAs with expanded CAG repeats (red) form regions of high concentration in the nucleus (blue) of a cell. Credit: Rachel Anderson/ Whitehe
Scientists uncover key resistance mechanism to Wnt inhibitors in pancreatic and colorectal cancers

Scientists uncover key resistance mechanism to Wnt inhibitors in pancreatic and colorectal cancers

byDuke-NUS Medical SchoolDuke-NUS scientists show that FBXW7-mutant cancers are resistant to Wnt inhibitors by comparing the impact Wnt inhibitor ETC-159 has on cancer cells with and without FBX

Scientists uncover key resistance mechanism to Wnt inhibitors in pancreatic and colorectal cancers

byDuke-NUS Medical SchoolDuke-NUS scientists show that FBXW7-mutant cancers are resistant to Wnt inhibitors by comparing the impact Wnt inhibitor ETC-159 has on cancer cells with and without FBX
Researcher identifies key mechanism in Parkinson's disease

Researcher identifies key mechanism in Parkinson's disease

by Anna Zarra Aldrich,University of ConnecticutProper regulation of LRRK2 levels is important for Parkinson's disease (PD). ATIC, a purine biosynthesis pathway enzyme, and its substrate prec

Researcher identifies key mechanism in Parkinson's disease

by Anna Zarra Aldrich,University of ConnecticutProper regulation of LRRK2 levels is important for Parkinson's disease (PD). ATIC, a purine biosynthesis pathway enzyme, and its substrate prec
Scientists discover mast cells trap and use living neutrophils during allergic reactions

Scientists discover mast cells trap and use living neutrophils during allergic reactions

byMax Planck Institute of Immunobiology and EpigeneticsThis scanning electron microscopy image captures the moment where degranulating mast cells (pseudo-colored in sepia) attract and start to i

Scientists discover mast cells trap and use living neutrophils during allergic reactions

byMax Planck Institute of Immunobiology and EpigeneticsThis scanning electron microscopy image captures the moment where degranulating mast cells (pseudo-colored in sepia) attract and start to i
Color-adjusting technique for histopathology image datasets could help empower machine-learning-based diagnostic tools

Color-adjusting technique for histopathology image datasets could help empower machine-learning-based diagnostic tools

bySPIETissue image datasets processed by stained SAN (bottom row) achieve color distributions that are more consistent than those processed using other techniques. Such consistency is essential

Color-adjusting technique for histopathology image datasets could help empower machine-learning-based diagnostic tools

bySPIETissue image datasets processed by stained SAN (bottom row) achieve color distributions that are more consistent than those processed using other techniques. Such consistency is essential
Transmission risk of multidrug-resistant bacteria appears highest in hospital sinks

Transmission risk of multidrug-resistant bacteria appears highest in hospital sinks

by Association for Professionals in Infection ControlCredit: CC0 Public DomainA newstudypublished today in theAmerican Journal of Infection Control (AJIC)reports the infection

Transmission risk of multidrug-resistant bacteria appears highest in hospital sinks

by Association for Professionals in Infection ControlCredit: CC0 Public DomainA newstudypublished today in theAmerican Journal of Infection Control (AJIC)reports the infection
Small RNAs take on the big task of helping skin wounds heal better and faster with minimal scarring

Small RNAs take on the big task of helping skin wounds heal better and faster with minimal scarring

 Editors' notesbyElsevierDeposition of laminin into wound bed contributes to blood vessel growth, which in turn, feeds normal skin regeneration. W—wound, BV—blood vessels. Credit:The A

Small RNAs take on the big task of helping skin wounds heal better and faster with minimal scarring

 Editors' notesbyElsevierDeposition of laminin into wound bed contributes to blood vessel growth, which in turn, feeds normal skin regeneration. W—wound, BV—blood vessels. Credit:The A