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Study suggests statins could help fight gum disease

Study suggests statins could help fight gum disease

byAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCould taking statins benefit your mouth in addition to your arteries? A new study conducted in cell cult

Study suggests statins could help fight gum disease

byAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCould taking statins benefit your mouth in addition to your arteries? A new study conducted in cell cult
Serious flu damage prevented by compound that blocks unnecessary cell death

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

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

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

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
Scientists identify mutations that cause inherited kidney disease

Scientists identify mutations that cause inherited kidney disease

byAtrium Health Wake Forest BaptistCredit:Kidney International(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.11.021Genetic changes or mutations can cause hereditary kidney disease, which can event

Scientists identify mutations that cause inherited kidney disease

byAtrium Health Wake Forest BaptistCredit:Kidney International(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.11.021Genetic changes or mutations can cause hereditary kidney disease, which can event
Working conditions can explain educational differences in heart disease mortality

Working conditions can explain educational differences in heart disease mortality

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the Institute of Environmental Medicine at Karolinska Institutet have found that low influence and opportunities for deve

Working conditions can explain educational differences in heart disease mortality

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the Institute of Environmental Medicine at Karolinska Institutet have found that low influence and opportunities for deve
Researchers uncover genetic factors for severe Lassa fever

Researchers uncover genetic factors for severe Lassa fever

by Allessandra DiCorato,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardScanning electron image of the Lassa virus budding off a cell. Credit: NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Marylan

Researchers uncover genetic factors for severe Lassa fever

by Allessandra DiCorato,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardScanning electron image of the Lassa virus budding off a cell. Credit: NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Marylan
New approach to the design of therapies that enhance the effect of cholesterol-lowering drugs

New approach to the design of therapies that enhance the effect of cholesterol-lowering drugs

FEBRUARY 1, 2024by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)Graphical summary. Credit:Nature Cardiovascular Research(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44161-023-00412-wA r

New approach to the design of therapies that enhance the effect of cholesterol-lowering drugs

FEBRUARY 1, 2024by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)Graphical summary. Credit:Nature Cardiovascular Research(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44161-023-00412-wA r
Researchers uncover news clues about the cause of craniofacial birth defects

Researchers uncover news clues about the cause of craniofacial birth defects

byUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonThis image of a section through the midface of a mouse embryo illustrates fusion of the tissues that form the secondary palate above the tongue. Green staining i

Researchers uncover news clues about the cause of craniofacial birth defects

byUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonThis image of a section through the midface of a mouse embryo illustrates fusion of the tissues that form the secondary palate above the tongue. Green staining i
Targeting the mRNA of 'undruggable' proteins in the fight against Parkinson's disease

Targeting the mRNA of 'undruggable' proteins in the fight against Parkinson's disease

JANUARY 8, 2024REPORTby Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Scripps Research Institute, Florida, have developed a new method to counteract α-synucl

Targeting the mRNA of 'undruggable' proteins in the fight against Parkinson's disease

JANUARY 8, 2024REPORTby Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Scripps Research Institute, Florida, have developed a new method to counteract α-synucl
Study identifies novel mechanism of glucose sensing by adipocytes in regulating thermogenesis and energy metabolism

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

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
Researchers discover a potential cause of Parkinson's disease

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

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