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Researchers uncover new clues about links between parent age and congenital disorders

Researchers uncover new clues about links between parent age and congenital disorders

byOxford University PressFathers. Credit: Irene Tiemann-Boege /Genome Biology and EvolutionAnew paperinGenome Biology and Evolutionfinds that the link between pater

Researchers uncover new clues about links between parent age and congenital disorders

byOxford University PressFathers. Credit: Irene Tiemann-Boege /Genome Biology and EvolutionAnew paperinGenome Biology and Evolutionfinds that the link between pater
BrainSwarming, blockchain, and bioethics: Applying engineering techniques to problems in health care and biomedicine

BrainSwarming, blockchain, and bioethics: Applying engineering techniques to problems in health care and biomedicine

JANUARY 12, 2024byNational University of SingaporeAn example of BrainSwarming: BrainSwarming graphs were designed as a means of visualizing problem-solving and facilitating simultaneous idea gen

BrainSwarming, blockchain, and bioethics: Applying engineering techniques to problems in health care and biomedicine

JANUARY 12, 2024byNational University of SingaporeAn example of BrainSwarming: BrainSwarming graphs were designed as a means of visualizing problem-solving and facilitating simultaneous idea gen
Difficulties of setting efficacy endpoints in early-stage clinical trials of brain tumor drugs

Difficulties of setting efficacy endpoints in early-stage clinical trials of brain tumor drugs

byUniversity of TsukubaCredit: Anna Shvets from PexelsClinical trials for cancer drugs have three stages, Phase I–III, before marketing, each with different evaluation items. However, there is n

Difficulties of setting efficacy endpoints in early-stage clinical trials of brain tumor drugs

byUniversity of TsukubaCredit: Anna Shvets from PexelsClinical trials for cancer drugs have three stages, Phase I–III, before marketing, each with different evaluation items. However, there is n
Study shows how genes in retina are regulated during development

Study shows how genes in retina are regulated during development

byNational Institutes of HealthThis image metaphorically captures the cell differentiation process during retinal organoid development. Loose yarn representing uncompacted DNA is wound by a croc

Study shows how genes in retina are regulated during development

byNational Institutes of HealthThis image metaphorically captures the cell differentiation process during retinal organoid development. Loose yarn representing uncompacted DNA is wound by a croc
Researchers find mitochondrial DNA damage triggers spread of Parkinson's disease-like pathology

Researchers find mitochondrial DNA damage triggers spread of Parkinson's disease-like pathology

byUniversity of CopenhagenComplex I respiratory chain subunits are altered in PD patients and PD models(Ifnb-/-/Ifnar1-/-) due to mtDNA damages.AEnrichment plot of KEGG-OXPHOS

Researchers find mitochondrial DNA damage triggers spread of Parkinson's disease-like pathology

byUniversity of CopenhagenComplex I respiratory chain subunits are altered in PD patients and PD models(Ifnb-/-/Ifnar1-/-) due to mtDNA damages.AEnrichment plot of KEGG-OXPHOS
Predicting neurodevelopmental disease in children from parents' traits

Predicting neurodevelopmental disease in children from parents' traits

by Sam Sholtis,Pennsylvania State UniversityNeurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, and the genes that can lead to them, vary in a population (left, brighter red colors represent more seve

Predicting neurodevelopmental disease in children from parents' traits

by Sam Sholtis,Pennsylvania State UniversityNeurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, and the genes that can lead to them, vary in a population (left, brighter red colors represent more seve
Therapeutic approach to treat virus-induced lung failure for severe COVID-19 shows promise in clinical trial

Therapeutic approach to treat virus-induced lung failure for severe COVID-19 shows promise in clinical trial

byUniversity of CologneKaplan–Meier cumulative rate and its 95% confidence interval for the time to clinical improvement. SOC, standard of care. Credit:eClinicalMedicine(2024). DOI:

Therapeutic approach to treat virus-induced lung failure for severe COVID-19 shows promise in clinical trial

byUniversity of CologneKaplan–Meier cumulative rate and its 95% confidence interval for the time to clinical improvement. SOC, standard of care. Credit:eClinicalMedicine(2024). DOI:
Crowdsourcing can help researchers assess efficacy of Parkinson's treatment, research finds

Crowdsourcing can help researchers assess efficacy of Parkinson's treatment, research finds

MAY 3, 2023byNew York UniversityScatterplot showing proportion of "typical voice quality" ratings versus AVQI scores, separated by speaker group. Shaded regions represent the 95% confi

Crowdsourcing can help researchers assess efficacy of Parkinson's treatment, research finds

MAY 3, 2023byNew York UniversityScatterplot showing proportion of "typical voice quality" ratings versus AVQI scores, separated by speaker group. Shaded regions represent the 95% confi
Chronic Hepatitis B

Chronic Hepatitis B

RESEARCH29 January 2024New hepatitis B study reveals how viruses adapt to low-oxygen environments, such as those found deep within the liver, opening up possible new therapeutic targets for liver path

Chronic Hepatitis B

RESEARCH29 January 2024New hepatitis B study reveals how viruses adapt to low-oxygen environments, such as those found deep within the liver, opening up possible new therapeutic targets for liver path
Altering key ion channel found to protect against pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury

Altering key ion channel found to protect against pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury

JANUARY 11, 2024byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit:Function(2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad061A group of Chinese researchers has conducted a mouse study to determine the role o

Altering key ion channel found to protect against pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury

JANUARY 11, 2024byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit:Function(2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad061A group of Chinese researchers has conducted a mouse study to determine the role o
Removing bias from healthcare AI tools

Removing bias from healthcare AI tools

22 February 2024Rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have opened the way for the creation of a huge range of new healthcare tools, but to ensure that these tools do not exacerbate preexistin

Removing bias from healthcare AI tools

22 February 2024Rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have opened the way for the creation of a huge range of new healthcare tools, but to ensure that these tools do not exacerbate preexistin