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Large-scale study explores link between smoking and DNA changes across six racial and ethnic groups

Large-scale study explores link between smoking and DNA changes across six racial and ethnic groups

by Zara Abrams,Keck School of Medicine of USCCredit: CC0 Public DomainSmoking changes the way genes are expressed, which later contributes to the development of lung cancer and other smoking-rel

Large-scale study explores link between smoking and DNA changes across six racial and ethnic groups

by Zara Abrams,Keck School of Medicine of USCCredit: CC0 Public DomainSmoking changes the way genes are expressed, which later contributes to the development of lung cancer and other smoking-rel
Scientists discover a potential way to repair synapses damaged in Alzheimer's disease

Scientists discover a potential way to repair synapses damaged in Alzheimer's disease

FEBRUARY 1, 2024by Buck Institute for Research on AgingThe art depicts the recovery of the functional plasticity at synapses on neurons despite tau-induced toxicity in the brain. Credit: Larissa Brown

Scientists discover a potential way to repair synapses damaged in Alzheimer's disease

FEBRUARY 1, 2024by Buck Institute for Research on AgingThe art depicts the recovery of the functional plasticity at synapses on neurons despite tau-induced toxicity in the brain. Credit: Larissa Brown
Chronic Hepatitis B

Chronic Hepatitis B

RESEARCH29 January 2024New hepatitis B study reveals how viruses adapt to low-oxygen environments, such as those found deep within the liver, opening up possible new therapeutic targets for liver path

Chronic Hepatitis B

RESEARCH29 January 2024New hepatitis B study reveals how viruses adapt to low-oxygen environments, such as those found deep within the liver, opening up possible new therapeutic targets for liver path
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
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
Serious flu damage prevented by compound that blocks unnecessary cell death

Serious flu damage prevented by compound that blocks unnecessary cell death

byTufts UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs lung cells are killed by the influenza virus, they burst open, releasing molecular signals that trigger the immune cells that can combat the

Serious flu damage prevented by compound that blocks unnecessary cell death

byTufts UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs lung cells are killed by the influenza virus, they burst open, releasing molecular signals that trigger the immune cells that can combat the
New study shows a role for cholesterol in pain perception

New study shows a role for cholesterol in pain perception

FEBRUARY 27, 2024byUniversity of FloridaA cell membrane is illustrated to show the surface in red. Blue objects are proteins, including ion channels, which can send electrical impulses into cell

New study shows a role for cholesterol in pain perception

FEBRUARY 27, 2024byUniversity of FloridaA cell membrane is illustrated to show the surface in red. Blue objects are proteins, including ion channels, which can send electrical impulses into cell
Scientists identify mutations that cause inherited kidney disease

Scientists identify mutations that cause inherited kidney disease

byAtrium Health Wake Forest BaptistCredit:Kidney International(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.11.021Genetic changes or mutations can cause hereditary kidney disease, which can event

Scientists identify mutations that cause inherited kidney disease

byAtrium Health Wake Forest BaptistCredit:Kidney International(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.11.021Genetic changes or mutations can cause hereditary kidney disease, which can event
Quest for personalized medicine hits a snag: Current models have limited effectiveness to predict treatments, says study

Quest for personalized medicine hits a snag: Current models have limited effectiveness to predict treatments, says study

JANUARY 11, 2024by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe quest for personalized medicine, a medical approach in which practitioners use a patient's unique geneti

Quest for personalized medicine hits a snag: Current models have limited effectiveness to predict treatments, says study

JANUARY 11, 2024by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe quest for personalized medicine, a medical approach in which practitioners use a patient's unique geneti
Research may offer relief to migraine sufferers

Research may offer relief to migraine sufferers

FEBRUARY 21, 2024by Josh Barney,University of VirginiaRoughly one in five women suffer from migraines, compared to fewer than one in 10 men. Credit: John DiJulia, University CommunicationsResear

Research may offer relief to migraine sufferers

FEBRUARY 21, 2024by Josh Barney,University of VirginiaRoughly one in five women suffer from migraines, compared to fewer than one in 10 men. Credit: John DiJulia, University CommunicationsResear
What type of a relationship with an ancient person does a shared DNA fragment imply?

What type of a relationship with an ancient person does a shared DNA fragment imply?

by Shai Carmi and Harald Ringbauer,The ConversationA comparison of one chromosome’s DNA sequence between a 14th-century German Jew and two living people who uploaded their DNA to GEDmatch. Each

What type of a relationship with an ancient person does a shared DNA fragment imply?

by Shai Carmi and Harald Ringbauer,The ConversationA comparison of one chromosome’s DNA sequence between a 14th-century German Jew and two living people who uploaded their DNA to GEDmatch. Each