New combination therapy found effective against drug-sensitive and resistant tick-borne babesiosis

by Isabella Backman,Yale UniversityThe lab of Choukri Ben Mamoun, PhD (left), has a long-standing interest in fighting this tick-borne disease. Credit: Yale UniversityDrug-resistant babesiosis m

Updated on: January 26,2024 14

New combination therapy found effective against drug-sensitive and resistant tick-borne babesiosis

by Isabella Backman,Yale UniversityThe lab of Choukri Ben Mamoun, PhD (left), has a long-standing interest in fighting this tick-borne disease. Credit: Yale UniversityDrug-resistant babesiosis m

Updated on:January 26,2024 14

Dicer enzyme cuts down on fats

by Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichDicer knockout in macrophages (right) accelerates atherosclerosis. Credit: Yuanyuan Wei, LMUThe enzyme Dicer cleaves long precursors into short RNA molecu

Updated on: April 12,2024 20

Dicer enzyme cuts down on fats

by Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichDicer knockout in macrophages (right) accelerates atherosclerosis. Credit: Yuanyuan Wei, LMUThe enzyme Dicer cleaves long precursors into short RNA molecu

Updated on:April 12,2024 20

Researchers discover novel drug candidate to combat fatty liver disease

by Gwangju Institute of Science and TechnologyResearchers discovered a compound 11c, a peripheral 5HT2A antagonist, exhibits promising efficacy against metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepa

Updated on: April 06,2024 0

Researchers discover novel drug candidate to combat fatty liver disease

by Gwangju Institute of Science and TechnologyResearchers discovered a compound 11c, a peripheral 5HT2A antagonist, exhibits promising efficacy against metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepa

Updated on:April 06,2024 0

What Hispanic people—and everyone—should know about clinical trials

JANUARY 23, 2024by Lourdes Medrano,American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite its rapid growth, the Hispanic and Latino population in the United States continues to be un

Updated on: March 15,2024 7

What Hispanic people—and everyone—should know about clinical trials

JANUARY 23, 2024by Lourdes Medrano,American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite its rapid growth, the Hispanic and Latino population in the United States continues to be un

Updated on:March 15,2024 7

Researchers identify brain center responsible for responses to rapid temperature change

by Win Reynolds,Northwestern UniversityTPN-IIIs display ON responses to temperature change. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42864-5We've all heard it:

Updated on: January 10,2024 9

Researchers identify brain center responsible for responses to rapid temperature change

by Win Reynolds,Northwestern UniversityTPN-IIIs display ON responses to temperature change. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42864-5We've all heard it:

Updated on:January 10,2024 9

Smell's sensory magic emerges from mechanism that tailors each of nose's sensory cells, mouse study suggests

byColumbia UniversityThe genome inside an olfactory cell's nucleus is shown as a tangle of color-marked chromosomes with genomic locations of olfactory receptor genes revealed on the right.

Updated on: December 28,2023 18

Smell's sensory magic emerges from mechanism that tailors each of nose's sensory cells, mouse study suggests

byColumbia UniversityThe genome inside an olfactory cell's nucleus is shown as a tangle of color-marked chromosomes with genomic locations of olfactory receptor genes revealed on the right.

Updated on:December 28,2023 18

Can over-the-counter cold medicine treat COVID-19?

byCardiff UniversityCredit: Tima Miroshnichenko from PexelsResearch by Cardiff University shows that over-the-counter cold and flu treatments are safe and effective for managing mild COVID-19 sy

Updated on: March 28,2024 0

Can over-the-counter cold medicine treat COVID-19?

byCardiff UniversityCredit: Tima Miroshnichenko from PexelsResearch by Cardiff University shows that over-the-counter cold and flu treatments are safe and effective for managing mild COVID-19 sy

Updated on:March 28,2024 0

Exploring ethical and legal ramifications of growing brain organoids from human fetal brain tissue

byHiroshima UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBrain organoids, though often referred to as "mini brains," are not truly human brains. But the concerns over these lab-grown br

Updated on: April 27,2024 0

Exploring ethical and legal ramifications of growing brain organoids from human fetal brain tissue

byHiroshima UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBrain organoids, though often referred to as "mini brains," are not truly human brains. But the concerns over these lab-grown br

Updated on:April 27,2024 0

US company withdraws ALS drug after it fails in trial

An MRI with increased signal in the posterior part of the internal capsule which can be tracked to the motor cortex consistent with the diagnosis of ALS. Credit: Frank Gaillard/WikipediaAmylyx Pharmac

Updated on: April 06,2024 0

US company withdraws ALS drug after it fails in trial

An MRI with increased signal in the posterior part of the internal capsule which can be tracked to the motor cortex consistent with the diagnosis of ALS. Credit: Frank Gaillard/WikipediaAmylyx Pharmac

Updated on:April 06,2024 0

Study flips treatment paradigm in bilateral Wilms tumor, shows resistance to chemotherapy may be good

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResistance to chemotherapy is typically associated with poor outcomes for patients with cancer. However, St. Jude Chil

Updated on: March 30,2024 10

Study flips treatment paradigm in bilateral Wilms tumor, shows resistance to chemotherapy may be good

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResistance to chemotherapy is typically associated with poor outcomes for patients with cancer. However, St. Jude Chil

Updated on:March 30,2024 10

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

Popular blood thinner associated with higher risk of bleeding complications

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen diagnosed with a blood clot or atrial fibrillation, patients are often prescribed anticoagulants, or blood thinners, to prevent a fu

Updated on: January 26,2024 10

Popular blood thinner associated with higher risk of bleeding complications

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen diagnosed with a blood clot or atrial fibrillation, patients are often prescribed anticoagulants, or blood thinners, to prevent a fu

Updated on:January 26,2024 10