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Genetics may influence the body's response to low oxygen, study finds

Genetics may influence the body's response to low oxygen, study finds

byUniversity of PittsburghImmunofluorescent staining for the lncRNA fragment in a diseased pulmonary vessel from a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Credit: Thomas BerteroUniversity

Genetics may influence the body's response to low oxygen, study finds

byUniversity of PittsburghImmunofluorescent staining for the lncRNA fragment in a diseased pulmonary vessel from a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Credit: Thomas BerteroUniversity
Zebrafish's eye muscles give hope for people with muscular dystrophy diseases

Zebrafish's eye muscles give hope for people with muscular dystrophy diseases

by Claes Björnberg,Umea UniversityAxon and NMJ integrity is partially rescued by overexpression of fhl2b in trunk muscle of 5 dpf dmd-/-zebrafish larvae. Credit: https://umu.diva-portal.or

Zebrafish's eye muscles give hope for people with muscular dystrophy diseases

by Claes Björnberg,Umea UniversityAxon and NMJ integrity is partially rescued by overexpression of fhl2b in trunk muscle of 5 dpf dmd-/-zebrafish larvae. Credit: https://umu.diva-portal.or
Competitive swimming program for young people with severe cerebral palsy reverses motor decline

Competitive swimming program for young people with severe cerebral palsy reverses motor decline

byUniversity of QueenslandParaSTART participant Nate preparing for a swim training session. Credit: ParaSTART program, University of QueenslandA competitive swimming program developed by Univers

Competitive swimming program for young people with severe cerebral palsy reverses motor decline

byUniversity of QueenslandParaSTART participant Nate preparing for a swim training session. Credit: ParaSTART program, University of QueenslandA competitive swimming program developed by Univers
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
Novel compound protects against infection by virus that causes COVID-19, preliminary studies show

Novel compound protects against infection by virus that causes COVID-19, preliminary studies show

JANUARY 5, 2024 Editors' notesbyDana-Farber Cancer InstituteDesign and screening of stapled lipopeptide inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2.aSchematic of the six-helix bundle (6-HB) fusion

Novel compound protects against infection by virus that causes COVID-19, preliminary studies show

JANUARY 5, 2024 Editors' notesbyDana-Farber Cancer InstituteDesign and screening of stapled lipopeptide inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2.aSchematic of the six-helix bundle (6-HB) fusion
Recommendations to facilitate design and implementation of clinical pharmacogenomic DPYD genotyping assays

Recommendations to facilitate design and implementation of clinical pharmacogenomic DPYD genotyping assays

by Association for Molecular PathologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) has published consensus recommendations to aid in the design and validation of clin

Recommendations to facilitate design and implementation of clinical pharmacogenomic DPYD genotyping assays

by Association for Molecular PathologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) has published consensus recommendations to aid in the design and validation of clin
Biological engineers discover why a promising drug failed in clinical trials

Biological engineers discover why a promising drug failed in clinical trials

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyRheumatoid arthritis, which afflicts more than 1 million Americans, is an autoimmune disorder that produces swollen and painful joints, prima

Biological engineers discover why a promising drug failed in clinical trials

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyRheumatoid arthritis, which afflicts more than 1 million Americans, is an autoimmune disorder that produces swollen and painful joints, prima
Different autism risk genes, same effects on brain development

Different autism risk genes, same effects on brain development

by Harvard UniversityMicroscopy image of a brain organoid showing neuron precursors (magenta) and deep-layer projection neurons (green), which are one of the cell types affected by autism risk ge

Different autism risk genes, same effects on brain development

by Harvard UniversityMicroscopy image of a brain organoid showing neuron precursors (magenta) and deep-layer projection neurons (green), which are one of the cell types affected by autism risk ge
Removing bias from healthcare AI tools

Removing bias from healthcare AI tools

22 February 2024Rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have opened the way for the creation of a huge range of new healthcare tools, but to ensure that these tools do not exacerbate preexistin

Removing bias from healthcare AI tools

22 February 2024Rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have opened the way for the creation of a huge range of new healthcare tools, but to ensure that these tools do not exacerbate preexistin
Long COVID may harm cognition

Long COVID may harm cognition

MARCH 3, 2024by Robin FosterIn a finding that unearths yet another way Long COVID can harm health, new research finds the condition may trigger thinking declines.Published Thursday in theNew Eng

Long COVID may harm cognition

MARCH 3, 2024by Robin FosterIn a finding that unearths yet another way Long COVID can harm health, new research finds the condition may trigger thinking declines.Published Thursday in theNew Eng
Diabetes drug shows promise against Parkinson's in clinical study

Diabetes drug shows promise against Parkinson's in clinical study

by By Issam Ahmed and Lucie AubourgPeople play table tennis at the Ping Pong Parkinson initiative in Berlin on April 11, 2023, World Parkinson's Day -- the devastating disorder affects 10 million

Diabetes drug shows promise against Parkinson's in clinical study

by By Issam Ahmed and Lucie AubourgPeople play table tennis at the Ping Pong Parkinson initiative in Berlin on April 11, 2023, World Parkinson's Day -- the devastating disorder affects 10 million
New research into life-threatening birth defect of the diaphragm

New research into life-threatening birth defect of the diaphragm

by Birgit Pfeiffer,Leipzig UniversityHypoplastic lungs of human fetuses with CDH have increased macrophage density and up-regulation of inflammatory mediators. Credit:Science Advances&nbsp

New research into life-threatening birth defect of the diaphragm

by Birgit Pfeiffer,Leipzig UniversityHypoplastic lungs of human fetuses with CDH have increased macrophage density and up-regulation of inflammatory mediators. Credit:Science Advances&nbsp