Competitive swimming program for young people with severe cerebral palsy reverses motor decline

byUniversity of QueenslandParaSTART participant Nate preparing for a swim training session. Credit: ParaSTART program, University of QueenslandA competitive swimming program developed by Univers

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Competitive swimming program for young people with severe cerebral palsy reverses motor decline

byUniversity of QueenslandParaSTART participant Nate preparing for a swim training session. Credit: ParaSTART program, University of QueenslandA competitive swimming program developed by Univers

Updated on:December 04,2024 0

Serious flu damage prevented by compound that blocks unnecessary cell death

byTufts UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs lung cells are killed by the influenza virus, they burst open, releasing molecular signals that trigger the immune cells that can combat the

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Serious flu damage prevented by compound that blocks unnecessary cell death

byTufts UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs lung cells are killed by the influenza virus, they burst open, releasing molecular signals that trigger the immune cells that can combat the

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Researchers identify potential way to treat genetic epilepsy by replacing 'lost' enzyme

byThe Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found a new treatment target for CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD), one of the most com

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Researchers identify potential way to treat genetic epilepsy by replacing 'lost' enzyme

byThe Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found a new treatment target for CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD), one of the most com

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Quest for personalized medicine hits a snag: Current models have limited effectiveness to predict treatments, says study

JANUARY 11, 2024by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe quest for personalized medicine, a medical approach in which practitioners use a patient's unique geneti

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Quest for personalized medicine hits a snag: Current models have limited effectiveness to predict treatments, says study

JANUARY 11, 2024by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe quest for personalized medicine, a medical approach in which practitioners use a patient's unique geneti

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Simulations reveal mechanism behind protein buildup in Parkinson's disease

by Emily Packer,eLifeA schematic showcasing the process of liquid-liquid phase separation of αS. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.95180.1Researchers have used computational mod

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Simulations reveal mechanism behind protein buildup in Parkinson's disease

by Emily Packer,eLifeA schematic showcasing the process of liquid-liquid phase separation of αS. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.95180.1Researchers have used computational mod

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CRISPR and other new technologies open doors for drug development, but which diseases get prioritized?

DECEMBER 14, 2023 Editors' notesby C. Michael White,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrescription drugs and vaccines revolutionized health care, dramatically decreasing death

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CRISPR and other new technologies open doors for drug development, but which diseases get prioritized?

DECEMBER 14, 2023 Editors' notesby C. Michael White,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrescription drugs and vaccines revolutionized health care, dramatically decreasing death

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Researchers create a new tool to rapidly diagnose genetic mutations

byUniversity of CalgaryGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Methods(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2024.100698Dr. Pierre Billon, Ph.D., was frustrated with the time it took to get g

Updated on: March 13,2024 8

Researchers create a new tool to rapidly diagnose genetic mutations

byUniversity of CalgaryGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Methods(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2024.100698Dr. Pierre Billon, Ph.D., was frustrated with the time it took to get g

Updated on:March 13,2024 8

Study identifies novel mechanism of glucose sensing by adipocytes in regulating thermogenesis and energy metabolism

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesThe proposed model for glucose sensing via CREBZF in the regulation of thermogenesis and energy homeostasis in adipose tissues. Targeting CREBZF may provide

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Study identifies novel mechanism of glucose sensing by adipocytes in regulating thermogenesis and energy metabolism

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesThe proposed model for glucose sensing via CREBZF in the regulation of thermogenesis and energy homeostasis in adipose tissues. Targeting CREBZF may provide

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Researchers are using RNA in a new approach to fight HIV

FEBRUARY 20, 2024byUniversity of WaterlooGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Controlled Release(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.12.043Society learned about the value of mRNA dur

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Researchers are using RNA in a new approach to fight HIV

FEBRUARY 20, 2024byUniversity of WaterlooGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Controlled Release(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.12.043Society learned about the value of mRNA dur

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New findings suggest life span can be increased by making cells less efficient at producing energy

by Pennington Biomedical Research CenterChristopher Axelrod, Director, Integrated Physiology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Credit: PBRCA newstudy&nb

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New findings suggest life span can be increased by making cells less efficient at producing energy

by Pennington Biomedical Research CenterChristopher Axelrod, Director, Integrated Physiology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Credit: PBRCA newstudy&nb

Updated on:March 25,2024 3

Study shows that the way the brain learns is different from the way that artificial intelligence systems learn

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEMEDICAL SCIENCESNEUROSCIENCERESEARCHSCIENCEResearchers from theMRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit and Oxford University’sDepartment of Computer Sciencehave set ou

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Study shows that the way the brain learns is different from the way that artificial intelligence systems learn

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEMEDICAL SCIENCESNEUROSCIENCERESEARCHSCIENCEResearchers from theMRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit and Oxford University’sDepartment of Computer Sciencehave set ou

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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

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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

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