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'It's the greatest living experiment': Pitt Men's Study marks 40 years of AIDS research

'It's the greatest living experiment': Pitt Men's Study marks 40 years of AIDS research

by Anya Sostek, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a Pittsburgh hospital in the early 1980s, Charles Rinaldo saw a young, previously healthy gay man critically ill with a virus

'It's the greatest living experiment': Pitt Men's Study marks 40 years of AIDS research

by Anya Sostek, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a Pittsburgh hospital in the early 1980s, Charles Rinaldo saw a young, previously healthy gay man critically ill with a virus
Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

by Northwestern UniversityFluorescent images of human neurons (stained with red, green and blue) growing on coatings with fast-moving molecules (left) or conventional laminin (right) for 72 hours

Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

by Northwestern UniversityFluorescent images of human neurons (stained with red, green and blue) growing on coatings with fast-moving molecules (left) or conventional laminin (right) for 72 hours
Bridging diet, microbes, and metabolism: Implications for metabolic disorders

Bridging diet, microbes, and metabolism: Implications for metabolic disorders

FEBRUARY 20, 2024byBoyce Thompson InstituteTransgenic animals expressing a green fluorescent protein attached to the fatty acid desaturase, FAT-7. Green color represents the induction of FAT-7 i

Bridging diet, microbes, and metabolism: Implications for metabolic disorders

FEBRUARY 20, 2024byBoyce Thompson InstituteTransgenic animals expressing a green fluorescent protein attached to the fatty acid desaturase, FAT-7. Green color represents the induction of FAT-7 i
New study finds systematic biases at play in clinical trials

New study finds systematic biases at play in clinical trials

byMichigan State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRandomized controlled trials, or RCTs, are believed to be the best way to study the safety and efficacy of new treatments in clinical

New study finds systematic biases at play in clinical trials

byMichigan State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRandomized controlled trials, or RCTs, are believed to be the best way to study the safety and efficacy of new treatments in clinical
NZ's plan to withhold COVID inquiry findings until 2026 leaves the country ill-prepared for the next pandemic

NZ's plan to withhold COVID inquiry findings until 2026 leaves the country ill-prepared for the next pandemic

by Shaun Hendy and Michael Plank,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe first report from aRoyal Commission of Inquiryto review New Zealand's response to the COVID pandemic

NZ's plan to withhold COVID inquiry findings until 2026 leaves the country ill-prepared for the next pandemic

by Shaun Hendy and Michael Plank,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe first report from aRoyal Commission of Inquiryto review New Zealand's response to the COVID pandemic
One in five people with cancer participate in medical research studies

One in five people with cancer participate in medical research studies

by Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and peer institutions released n

One in five people with cancer participate in medical research studies

by Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and peer institutions released n
RSV hospitalizations linked to considerable burden in adults

RSV hospitalizations linked to considerable burden in adults

by Elana GotkineRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is associated with a considerable burden of hospitalizations, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and in-hospital deaths among adults, according to

RSV hospitalizations linked to considerable burden in adults

by Elana GotkineRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is associated with a considerable burden of hospitalizations, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and in-hospital deaths among adults, according to
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
A potential method for interrupting the misfolding of tau protein that underlies neurodegenerative disease

A potential method for interrupting the misfolding of tau protein that underlies neurodegenerative disease

by Sonia Fernandez,University of California - Santa BarbaraInvestigation of the effect of VHH Z70 nanobody on jR2R3 P301L-induced tau fibrillization in cells. Credit:Proceedings of the Nat

A potential method for interrupting the misfolding of tau protein that underlies neurodegenerative disease

by Sonia Fernandez,University of California - Santa BarbaraInvestigation of the effect of VHH Z70 nanobody on jR2R3 P301L-induced tau fibrillization in cells. Credit:Proceedings of the Nat