New technique for revealing genetic repeats yields surprising insights into Huntington's disease

byRockefeller UniversityCredit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.12.009Neurodegenerative diseases are among the most complex human ailments, and their exact causes and mechani

Updated on: March 13,2024 7

New technique for revealing genetic repeats yields surprising insights into Huntington's disease

byRockefeller UniversityCredit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.12.009Neurodegenerative diseases are among the most complex human ailments, and their exact causes and mechani

Updated on:March 13,2024 7

Wound healing checked in real time with electronic suture

by DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)Schematic illustrations of (a) the Au-based fiber electrode serves as a base electrode for the working and reference electrodes, (c) the P

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Wound healing checked in real time with electronic suture

by DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)Schematic illustrations of (a) the Au-based fiber electrode serves as a base electrode for the working and reference electrodes, (c) the P

Updated on:August 08,2024 0

Researchers discover a potential cause of Parkinson's disease

MAY 5, 2023byUniversity of HelsinkiAggregation of alpha-synuclein in a nerve cell. Credit: Timo Myöhänen research groupThere are currently 8 million patients with Parkinson's disease in the

Updated on: March 28,2024 4

Researchers discover a potential cause of Parkinson's disease

MAY 5, 2023byUniversity of HelsinkiAggregation of alpha-synuclein in a nerve cell. Credit: Timo Myöhänen research groupThere are currently 8 million patients with Parkinson's disease in the

Updated on:March 28,2024 4

How transcription factors influence insulin-producing beta cells

JANUARY 31, 2024by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit:Cell Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.11.018A recent study from the laboratory of Joseph Bass, MD, Ph.D., th

Updated on: March 30,2024 1

How transcription factors influence insulin-producing beta cells

JANUARY 31, 2024by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit:Cell Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.11.018A recent study from the laboratory of Joseph Bass, MD, Ph.D., th

Updated on:March 30,2024 1

Erections: What researchers learned from mice could help with sexual health in humans

FEBRUARY 9, 2024 Editors' notesby Christian Göritz,The ConversationFibroblasts mediate erectile activity–dependent modulation of penile blood flow. Credit:Science(2024). DOI: 10.

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Erections: What researchers learned from mice could help with sexual health in humans

FEBRUARY 9, 2024 Editors' notesby Christian Göritz,The ConversationFibroblasts mediate erectile activity–dependent modulation of penile blood flow. Credit:Science(2024). DOI: 10.

Updated on:March 15,2024 2

Study finds online doctors do not prescribe more antibiotics than other providers

by Ola Nilsson,Umea UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDoctors in virtual online health care contacts are no more likely to prescribe antibiotics for infections than doctors in regular h

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Study finds online doctors do not prescribe more antibiotics than other providers

by Ola Nilsson,Umea UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDoctors in virtual online health care contacts are no more likely to prescribe antibiotics for infections than doctors in regular h

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New insights on kidney disease in African Americans could lead to therapies

by Sarah Avery,Duke UniversityCredit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI172262In a finding that could help reduce the racial disparity in kidney disease, Duke H

Updated on: March 14,2024 3

New insights on kidney disease in African Americans could lead to therapies

by Sarah Avery,Duke UniversityCredit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI172262In a finding that could help reduce the racial disparity in kidney disease, Duke H

Updated on:March 14,2024 3

Examining the potential of the common bovine as a potential therapeutic research model

by Tom Fleischman,Cornell UniversityGraphical Abstract. Credit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.108886Research involving animal models—for purposes such as developing new vac

Updated on: March 30,2024 2

Examining the potential of the common bovine as a potential therapeutic research model

by Tom Fleischman,Cornell UniversityGraphical Abstract. Credit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.108886Research involving animal models—for purposes such as developing new vac

Updated on:March 30,2024 2

Clinical trial finds nasal spray safely treats recurrent abnormal heart rhythms

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA clinical trial led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators showed that a nasal spray that patients administer at home, without

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Clinical trial finds nasal spray safely treats recurrent abnormal heart rhythms

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA clinical trial led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators showed that a nasal spray that patients administer at home, without

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New recommendations make it easier for patients to give feedback on their health

FEBRUARY 29, 2024byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainPatients providing feedback on their health during research or in clinical practice could now find it less onerous, thanks to

Updated on: March 25,2024 4

New recommendations make it easier for patients to give feedback on their health

FEBRUARY 29, 2024byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainPatients providing feedback on their health during research or in clinical practice could now find it less onerous, thanks to

Updated on:March 25,2024 4

Multi-generational toxicant exposures show cumulative, inherited health effects

JANUARY 23, 2024byWashington State UniversityDMR identification. The number of DMRs found using different P-value cutoff thresholds. The All-Window column shows all DMRs. The Multiple Window col

Updated on: March 15,2024 6

Multi-generational toxicant exposures show cumulative, inherited health effects

JANUARY 23, 2024byWashington State UniversityDMR identification. The number of DMRs found using different P-value cutoff thresholds. The All-Window column shows all DMRs. The Multiple Window col

Updated on:March 15,2024 6

Study: PR55α-controlled PP2A inhibits p16 expression and blocks cellular senescence induction

by Impact Journals LLCPR55α level is much lower in human normal tissue specimens of older individuals compared to younger individuals and inversely correlates with p16 levels. Human normal tissue spec

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Study: PR55α-controlled PP2A inhibits p16 expression and blocks cellular senescence induction

by Impact Journals LLCPR55α level is much lower in human normal tissue specimens of older individuals compared to younger individuals and inversely correlates with p16 levels. Human normal tissue spec

Updated on:March 27,2024 0