Antimicrobial resistance now hits lower-income countries the hardest, but superbugs are a global threat

by Laura Domínguez,The ConversationMicroscopic view of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria. Credit: NIAID,CC BYAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the World He

Updated on: January 26,2024 5

Antimicrobial resistance now hits lower-income countries the hardest, but superbugs are a global threat

by Laura Domínguez,The ConversationMicroscopic view of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria. Credit: NIAID,CC BYAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the World He

Updated on:January 26,2024 5

Study reveals insights into diabetic kidney disease and how anti-obesity drugs work

by Monash UniversityThis image shows a cross section of a kidney. Credit: Holly Fischer/WikipediaData from Australian researchers could partly explain why a trial of a new drug for diabetes, was

Updated on: January 26,2024 5

Study reveals insights into diabetic kidney disease and how anti-obesity drugs work

by Monash UniversityThis image shows a cross section of a kidney. Credit: Holly Fischer/WikipediaData from Australian researchers could partly explain why a trial of a new drug for diabetes, was

Updated on:January 26,2024 5

Unlocking the human genome: Innovative machine learning tool predicts functional consequences of genetic variants

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalLoGoFunc identifies harmful (left) and harmless (right) genetic variations in the Vasopressin V2 receptor protein using a structure predicted by AlphaFold2. This helps

Updated on: January 02,2024 16

Unlocking the human genome: Innovative machine learning tool predicts functional consequences of genetic variants

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalLoGoFunc identifies harmful (left) and harmless (right) genetic variations in the Vasopressin V2 receptor protein using a structure predicted by AlphaFold2. This helps

Updated on:January 02,2024 16

Researchers identify and manipulate neural circuits for risk/reward decision-making in primates

by Spyros Goulas, Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBI)Bananas represent the reward and the crocodile represents the risk. The blue path is a low risk-low return decision, while th

Updated on: January 09,2024 19

Researchers identify and manipulate neural circuits for risk/reward decision-making in primates

by Spyros Goulas, Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBI)Bananas represent the reward and the crocodile represents the risk. The blue path is a low risk-low return decision, while th

Updated on:January 09,2024 19

Comparing human and mouse Purkinje cells to better understand human brain complexity

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressHuman and mouse PC morphological properties. a Morphological reconstructions of a mouse and a human PC obtained from fluorescent confocal images of postmortem fixated brai

Updated on: January 09,2024 10

Comparing human and mouse Purkinje cells to better understand human brain complexity

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressHuman and mouse PC morphological properties. a Morphological reconstructions of a mouse and a human PC obtained from fluorescent confocal images of postmortem fixated brai

Updated on:January 09,2024 10

FDA approves iloprost for severe frostbite

by Physician's Briefing StaffAurlumyn (iloprost), a vasodilator, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat severe frostbite. The injected medication lowers the risk for f

Updated on: March 22,2024 12

FDA approves iloprost for severe frostbite

by Physician's Briefing StaffAurlumyn (iloprost), a vasodilator, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat severe frostbite. The injected medication lowers the risk for f

Updated on:March 22,2024 12

Study finds growing use of hemp-derived alternative cannabis products containing CBD, Delta-8-THC, CBG, CBN

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCannabis use for medicinal or recreational purposes is now permitted is most states in the U.S. Many of the products sold in dispensaries

Updated on: January 26,2024 19

Study finds growing use of hemp-derived alternative cannabis products containing CBD, Delta-8-THC, CBG, CBN

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCannabis use for medicinal or recreational purposes is now permitted is most states in the U.S. Many of the products sold in dispensaries

Updated on:January 26,2024 19

Researchers develop a new toolkit of fruit flies to study Zika virus

FEBRUARY 28, 2024byTexas Children's HospitalZIKV proteins cause scorable phenotypes upon overexpression in Drosophila. (A) Graphical diagram of the Zika virus (ZIKV) polyprotein, which conta

Updated on: March 29,2024 5

Researchers develop a new toolkit of fruit flies to study Zika virus

FEBRUARY 28, 2024byTexas Children's HospitalZIKV proteins cause scorable phenotypes upon overexpression in Drosophila. (A) Graphical diagram of the Zika virus (ZIKV) polyprotein, which conta

Updated on:March 29,2024 5

Natural products used in Ayurvedic treatments alleviate symptoms of depression in fruit flies

by Kathrin Voigt,Johannes Gutenberg University MainzThe level of motivation of the fruit fly Drosophila can be deduced on the basis of whether it attempts to climb over gaps it encounters when w

Updated on: May 05,2024 17

Natural products used in Ayurvedic treatments alleviate symptoms of depression in fruit flies

by Kathrin Voigt,Johannes Gutenberg University MainzThe level of motivation of the fruit fly Drosophila can be deduced on the basis of whether it attempts to climb over gaps it encounters when w

Updated on:May 05,2024 17

Moving muscle fibers with magnets 'programs' how they align within tissue

byCell PressSkeletal muscle tissue. Credit: University of Michigan Medical SchoolStimulating muscle fibers with magnets causes them to grow in the same direction, aligning muscle cells within ti

Updated on: January 05,2024 12

Moving muscle fibers with magnets 'programs' how they align within tissue

byCell PressSkeletal muscle tissue. Credit: University of Michigan Medical SchoolStimulating muscle fibers with magnets causes them to grow in the same direction, aligning muscle cells within ti

Updated on:January 05,2024 12

Scientists improve the equation in FDA guidance predicting drug interactions

by Institute for Basic ScienceThe new equation provides more accurate predictions than the conventional FDA equation. The FDA equation with Fg estimated assuming Fa = 1 underpredicts the area und

Updated on: February 05,2024 18

Scientists improve the equation in FDA guidance predicting drug interactions

by Institute for Basic ScienceThe new equation provides more accurate predictions than the conventional FDA equation. The FDA equation with Fg estimated assuming Fa = 1 underpredicts the area und

Updated on:February 05,2024 18

Patients with common form of acute myeloid leukemia report better quality of life when treated with quizartinib

byUniversity of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineAcute myelocytic leukemia (AML). Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a study led by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Cente

Updated on: January 26,2024 18

Patients with common form of acute myeloid leukemia report better quality of life when treated with quizartinib

byUniversity of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineAcute myelocytic leukemia (AML). Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a study led by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Cente

Updated on:January 26,2024 18