Research sheds light on effectiveness of FDA's black box warning for asthma drug

by University of OklahomaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA University of Oklahoma study about a "black box warning" for the asthma drug Singulair continues to influence a national conv

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Research sheds light on effectiveness of FDA's black box warning for asthma drug

by University of OklahomaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA University of Oklahoma study about a "black box warning" for the asthma drug Singulair continues to influence a national conv

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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

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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

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Research suggests fine-tuning of specific excitatory synapse traits could lead to new brain disease treatments

by DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)Profiling of LAR-RPTP microexon expression repertoires by targeted deep RNA sequencing Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI

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Research suggests fine-tuning of specific excitatory synapse traits could lead to new brain disease treatments

by DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)Profiling of LAR-RPTP microexon expression repertoires by targeted deep RNA sequencing Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI

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Mimicking exercise with a pill

byAmerican Chemical SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDoctors have long prescribed exercise to improve and protect health. In the future, a pill may offer some of the same benefits as exe

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Mimicking exercise with a pill

byAmerican Chemical SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDoctors have long prescribed exercise to improve and protect health. In the future, a pill may offer some of the same benefits as exe

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Cancer therapies show promise in combating tuberculosis

byUniversity of Notre DameThis photomicrograph reveals Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria using acid-fast Ziehl-Neelsen stain; Magnified 1000 X. The acid-fast stains depend on the ability of my

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Cancer therapies show promise in combating tuberculosis

byUniversity of Notre DameThis photomicrograph reveals Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria using acid-fast Ziehl-Neelsen stain; Magnified 1000 X. The acid-fast stains depend on the ability of my

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Biological mechanism discovered that could lead to new treatments for neurological disorders and cancers

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe lab of Yongchao C. Ma, Ph.D., at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & R

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Biological mechanism discovered that could lead to new treatments for neurological disorders and cancers

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe lab of Yongchao C. Ma, Ph.D., at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & R

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Researchers find drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity reduce alcohol cravings

by Leigh Anne Kelley,Virginia TechFinal optimized clusters. Shown are the final optimized clusters obtained for our sample. (A) a scatterplot visualized by the UMAP model, we see the two UMAP co

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Researchers find drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity reduce alcohol cravings

by Leigh Anne Kelley,Virginia TechFinal optimized clusters. Shown are the final optimized clusters obtained for our sample. (A) a scatterplot visualized by the UMAP model, we see the two UMAP co

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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

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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

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Researchers uncover 'circular logic' of RNAs in Parkinson's disease

byBrigham and Women's HospitalScherzer and colleagues laser-captured neurons from 190 frozen postmortem human brain samples, including some non-neuronal cells for comparison. Then, they used

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Researchers uncover 'circular logic' of RNAs in Parkinson's disease

byBrigham and Women's HospitalScherzer and colleagues laser-captured neurons from 190 frozen postmortem human brain samples, including some non-neuronal cells for comparison. Then, they used

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A California panel is holding up studies on psychedelics: Some researchers want it gone

JANUARY 19, 2024by Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAt the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Santa Monica, scientists are eager to explore whether a psychedelic ch

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A California panel is holding up studies on psychedelics: Some researchers want it gone

JANUARY 19, 2024by Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAt the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Santa Monica, scientists are eager to explore whether a psychedelic ch

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Novel compound AC102 restores hearing in preclinical models of sudden hearing loss

by AudioCure Pharma GmbHThe effect of AC102 on OHC survival after noise exposure in vivo. (A) Schematic of OHCs and IHCs within the cochlea. (B) Quantification of OHCs 14 d after noise exposure reveal

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Novel compound AC102 restores hearing in preclinical models of sudden hearing loss

by AudioCure Pharma GmbHThe effect of AC102 on OHC survival after noise exposure in vivo. (A) Schematic of OHCs and IHCs within the cochlea. (B) Quantification of OHCs 14 d after noise exposure reveal

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Q&A: A digital twin that allows tailored medication

by Anna Björklund,Karolinska InstitutetOverview of the scDrugPrio workflow. Single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from either individuals or groups of patients are preprocessed by undergoi

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Q&A: A digital twin that allows tailored medication

by Anna Björklund,Karolinska InstitutetOverview of the scDrugPrio workflow. Single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from either individuals or groups of patients are preprocessed by undergoi

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