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Researchers find Zika virus is effective when used to treat a type of childhood cancer in mice

Researchers find Zika virus is effective when used to treat a type of childhood cancer in mice

JANUARY 9, 2024byNemours Children's Health SystemTransmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Zika virus. Credit: Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and PreventionInjecting neuroblas

Researchers find Zika virus is effective when used to treat a type of childhood cancer in mice

JANUARY 9, 2024byNemours Children's Health SystemTransmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Zika virus. Credit: Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and PreventionInjecting neuroblas
'Low-intensity' blood stem cell transplants for sickle cell appear safe for lung health

'Low-intensity' blood stem cell transplants for sickle cell appear safe for lung health

byNational Institutes of HealthCredit: National Institutes of HealthSo-called low-intensity blood stem cell transplants, which use milder conditioning agents than standard stem cell transplants,

'Low-intensity' blood stem cell transplants for sickle cell appear safe for lung health

byNational Institutes of HealthCredit: National Institutes of HealthSo-called low-intensity blood stem cell transplants, which use milder conditioning agents than standard stem cell transplants,
Study shows why women are at greater risk of autoimmune disease

Study shows why women are at greater risk of autoimmune disease

byStanford University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSomewhere between 24 and 50 million Americans have an autoimmune disease, a condition in which the immune system attacks our

Study shows why women are at greater risk of autoimmune disease

byStanford University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSomewhere between 24 and 50 million Americans have an autoimmune disease, a condition in which the immune system attacks our
Scientists discover mast cells trap and use living neutrophils during allergic reactions

Scientists discover mast cells trap and use living neutrophils during allergic reactions

byMax Planck Institute of Immunobiology and EpigeneticsThis scanning electron microscopy image captures the moment where degranulating mast cells (pseudo-colored in sepia) attract and start to i

Scientists discover mast cells trap and use living neutrophils during allergic reactions

byMax Planck Institute of Immunobiology and EpigeneticsThis scanning electron microscopy image captures the moment where degranulating mast cells (pseudo-colored in sepia) attract and start to i
Coronary sinus reducer relieves angina, but how it works remains unclear

Coronary sinus reducer relieves angina, but how it works remains unclear

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Towfiqu barbhuiya from PexelsPeople with chronic chest pain who received a coronary sinus reducer (CSR)—a stent thought to increase the amount of oxygen-r

Coronary sinus reducer relieves angina, but how it works remains unclear

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Towfiqu barbhuiya from PexelsPeople with chronic chest pain who received a coronary sinus reducer (CSR)—a stent thought to increase the amount of oxygen-r
First health care device powered by body heat made possible by liquid based metals

First health care device powered by body heat made possible by liquid based metals

by Kaitlyn Landram,Carnegie Mellon University Mechanical EngineeringCredit: Carnegie Mellon Unviersity, College of EngineeringIn the age of technology everywhere, we are all too familiar with th

First health care device powered by body heat made possible by liquid based metals

by Kaitlyn Landram,Carnegie Mellon University Mechanical EngineeringCredit: Carnegie Mellon Unviersity, College of EngineeringIn the age of technology everywhere, we are all too familiar with th
Innovative therapies for ischemic stroke: Novel bicarbonate-sensing G protein-coupled receptor shows promise

Innovative therapies for ischemic stroke: Novel bicarbonate-sensing G protein-coupled receptor shows promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2024by Juntendo University Research Promotion CenterGPR30 in brain microvasculature responds to bicarbonate, and its deficiency protects against ischemia-reperfusion injury, reducing neur

Innovative therapies for ischemic stroke: Novel bicarbonate-sensing G protein-coupled receptor shows promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2024by Juntendo University Research Promotion CenterGPR30 in brain microvasculature responds to bicarbonate, and its deficiency protects against ischemia-reperfusion injury, reducing neur
Researchers describe tools to better understand CaMKII, a protein involved in brain and heart disease

Researchers describe tools to better understand CaMKII, a protein involved in brain and heart disease

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusOptogenetic tools for monitoring and controlling CaMKII activation(A) Camui is a FRET-based sensor that detects conformational changes in CaMKII upon activation. An N

Researchers describe tools to better understand CaMKII, a protein involved in brain and heart disease

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusOptogenetic tools for monitoring and controlling CaMKII activation(A) Camui is a FRET-based sensor that detects conformational changes in CaMKII upon activation. An N
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
Clinical trial: New dual therapy could revolutionize treatment of urothelial and bladder cancers

Clinical trial: New dual therapy could revolutionize treatment of urothelial and bladder cancers

by Georgia Gowing,Macquarie UniversityDr. Alison Zhang. Credit: Macquarie UniversityAn international clinical trial of a treatment for advanced urothelial cancer has found a new dual therapy can

Clinical trial: New dual therapy could revolutionize treatment of urothelial and bladder cancers

by Georgia Gowing,Macquarie UniversityDr. Alison Zhang. Credit: Macquarie UniversityAn international clinical trial of a treatment for advanced urothelial cancer has found a new dual therapy can
Study highlights impact of aldehydes on DNA damage and aging

Study highlights impact of aldehydes on DNA damage and aging

byNagoya UniversityHistones are crosslinked with DNA (histone-DPC) following formaldehyde exposure, leading to the malfunction of cellular processes such as transcription. Credit: Reiko Matsushi

Study highlights impact of aldehydes on DNA damage and aging

byNagoya UniversityHistones are crosslinked with DNA (histone-DPC) following formaldehyde exposure, leading to the malfunction of cellular processes such as transcription. Credit: Reiko Matsushi
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