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Combining epigenetic cancer medications may have benefit for colorectal cancers and other tumor types

Combining epigenetic cancer medications may have benefit for colorectal cancers and other tumor types

by Van Andel Research InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA pair of medications that make malignant cells act as if they have a virus could hold new promise for treating colorectal cancers

Combining epigenetic cancer medications may have benefit for colorectal cancers and other tumor types

by Van Andel Research InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA pair of medications that make malignant cells act as if they have a virus could hold new promise for treating colorectal cancers
Researcher explores sex-specific features of HIV

Researcher explores sex-specific features of HIV

FEBRUARY 6, 2024by Linell Smith,Johns Hopkins UniversityEileen Scully. Credit: Johns Hopkins MedicineEarly in her career, Johns Hopkins physician-scientist Eileen Scully began to explore ways th

Researcher explores sex-specific features of HIV

FEBRUARY 6, 2024by Linell Smith,Johns Hopkins UniversityEileen Scully. Credit: Johns Hopkins MedicineEarly in her career, Johns Hopkins physician-scientist Eileen Scully began to explore ways th
New insights on kidney disease in African Americans could lead to therapies

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

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
UK issues guidelines for use of stem cell-based embryo models in research

UK issues guidelines for use of stem cell-based embryo models in research

byUniversity of CambridgeThese models can be created in the lab and mimic aspects of early human embryo development, which raises various ethical considerations. Credit: Irene Zorzan and Teresa

UK issues guidelines for use of stem cell-based embryo models in research

byUniversity of CambridgeThese models can be created in the lab and mimic aspects of early human embryo development, which raises various ethical considerations. Credit: Irene Zorzan and Teresa
Interactions between flu subtypes found to predict epidemic severity more than virus evolution

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

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
First health care device powered by body heat made possible by liquid based metals

First health care device powered by body heat made possible by liquid based metals

by Kaitlyn Landram,Carnegie Mellon University Mechanical EngineeringCredit: Carnegie Mellon Unviersity, College of EngineeringIn the age of technology everywhere, we are all too familiar with th

First health care device powered by body heat made possible by liquid based metals

by Kaitlyn Landram,Carnegie Mellon University Mechanical EngineeringCredit: Carnegie Mellon Unviersity, College of EngineeringIn the age of technology everywhere, we are all too familiar with th
Examining the potential of the common bovine as a potential therapeutic research model

Examining the potential of the common bovine as a potential therapeutic research model

by Tom Fleischman,Cornell UniversityGraphical Abstract. Credit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.108886Research involving animal models—for purposes such as developing new vac

Examining the potential of the common bovine as a potential therapeutic research model

by Tom Fleischman,Cornell UniversityGraphical Abstract. Credit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.108886Research involving animal models—for purposes such as developing new vac
Medical imaging breakthroughs aim to bring the invisible to light

Medical imaging breakthroughs aim to bring the invisible to light

by Valérie Geneux,Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneSpinal cord fMRI. Credit: EPFL—CC-BY-SA 4.0Medical imaging technology—such as MRI, ultrasound and X-ray—is gaining in power and precisio

Medical imaging breakthroughs aim to bring the invisible to light

by Valérie Geneux,Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneSpinal cord fMRI. Credit: EPFL—CC-BY-SA 4.0Medical imaging technology—such as MRI, ultrasound and X-ray—is gaining in power and precisio
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
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
Oropouche virus transmission to unborn child confirmed

Oropouche virus transmission to unborn child confirmed

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe first confirmed case of vertical transmission of Oropouche virus (OROV) has been reported by 23 researchers from eight distinct i

Oropouche virus transmission to unborn child confirmed

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe first confirmed case of vertical transmission of Oropouche virus (OROV) has been reported by 23 researchers from eight distinct i