Diabetes drug shows promise against Parkinson's in clinical study

by By Issam Ahmed and Lucie AubourgPeople play table tennis at the Ping Pong Parkinson initiative in Berlin on April 11, 2023, World Parkinson's Day -- the devastating disorder affects 10 million

Updated on: April 06,2024

Diabetes drug shows promise against Parkinson's in clinical study

by By Issam Ahmed and Lucie AubourgPeople play table tennis at the Ping Pong Parkinson initiative in Berlin on April 11, 2023, World Parkinson's Day -- the devastating disorder affects 10 million

Updated on:April 06,2024

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

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

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

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

Interactions between flu subtypes found to predict epidemic severity more than virus evolution

by Emily PackerEmily Packer,eLifeAntigenic and genetic evolution of seasonal influenza A(H3N2) viruses, 1997—2019. A-B.Temporal phylogenies of hemagglutinin (H3) and neuraminidase (N2) gene segm

Updated on: March 13,2024

Interactions between flu subtypes found to predict epidemic severity more than virus evolution

by Emily PackerEmily Packer,eLifeAntigenic and genetic evolution of seasonal influenza A(H3N2) viruses, 1997—2019. A-B.Temporal phylogenies of hemagglutinin (H3) and neuraminidase (N2) gene segm

Updated on:March 13,2024

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

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

Combining genomics and metabolism identifies long-sought mitochondrial choline transporter

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA multidisciplinary research team has developed a discovery platform to probe the function of genes involved in metabolism

Updated on: July 09,2024

Combining genomics and metabolism identifies long-sought mitochondrial choline transporter

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA multidisciplinary research team has developed a discovery platform to probe the function of genes involved in metabolism

Updated on:July 09,2024

New monoclonal antibody for treating cerebral ischemia injury

FEBRUARY 27, 2024byThe University of Hong KongProfessor Ruby Hoo Lai-chong (first, right), Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy of HKUMed, and her research team have successfully developed a

Updated on: March 30,2024

New monoclonal antibody for treating cerebral ischemia injury

FEBRUARY 27, 2024byThe University of Hong KongProfessor Ruby Hoo Lai-chong (first, right), Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy of HKUMed, and her research team have successfully developed a

Updated on:March 30,2024

Study with over 11,000 individuals of African descent finds genetic variants linked to glaucoma

byCell PressDiscovery of known and previously undescribed loci from the discovery mega-analysis of African ancestry individuals. Credit: Cell/Verma et al.Glaucoma is the leading cause of irrever

Updated on: March 14,2024

Study with over 11,000 individuals of African descent finds genetic variants linked to glaucoma

byCell PressDiscovery of known and previously undescribed loci from the discovery mega-analysis of African ancestry individuals. Credit: Cell/Verma et al.Glaucoma is the leading cause of irrever

Updated on:March 14,2024

Research provides further evidence that epigenetic changes can cause type 2 diabetes

byLund UniversityStudy design. EPIC array DNA methylation in islets of 25 T2D cases and 75 controls. RNA-seq data were available for 25 T2D cases and 72 controls. Islet DNA methylation was assoc

Updated on: March 13,2024

Research provides further evidence that epigenetic changes can cause type 2 diabetes

byLund UniversityStudy design. EPIC array DNA methylation in islets of 25 T2D cases and 75 controls. RNA-seq data were available for 25 T2D cases and 72 controls. Islet DNA methylation was assoc

Updated on:March 13,2024

Scientists develop bandage that measures glucose levels in sweat using microlaser technology

by Junn Loh,Nanyang Technological UniversityCredit: Nanyang Technological UniversityScientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a band-aid or plast

Updated on: July 09,2024

Scientists develop bandage that measures glucose levels in sweat using microlaser technology

by Junn Loh,Nanyang Technological UniversityCredit: Nanyang Technological UniversityScientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a band-aid or plast

Updated on:July 09,2024

Netflix's 'You Are What You Eat' uses a twin study. Why studying twins is so important for science

by Nathan Kettlewell,The ConversationStill from "You Are What You Eat." Credit: NetflixA new Netflix documentary, "You Are What You Eat," showcases sets of identical twins as

Updated on: March 14,2024

Netflix's 'You Are What You Eat' uses a twin study. Why studying twins is so important for science

by Nathan Kettlewell,The ConversationStill from "You Are What You Eat." Credit: NetflixA new Netflix documentary, "You Are What You Eat," showcases sets of identical twins as

Updated on:March 14,2024

Case study: Drug-resistant bacteria responds to phage-antibiotic combo therapy

FEBRUARY 14, 2024 Editors' notesbyUniversity of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt was a last-ditch effort. For years doctors had tried to keep a patient's recurrent drug-resistant ba

Updated on: March 14,2024

Case study: Drug-resistant bacteria responds to phage-antibiotic combo therapy

FEBRUARY 14, 2024 Editors' notesbyUniversity of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt was a last-ditch effort. For years doctors had tried to keep a patient's recurrent drug-resistant ba

Updated on:March 14,2024