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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
A new immunologic and endocrine syndrome

A new immunologic and endocrine syndrome

by University of MontrealThese mice are twin, except that the left mouse is normal whereas the Armc5 gene has been invalidated by genetic knockout in the right mouse. The mutated mouse is smaller

A new immunologic and endocrine syndrome

by University of MontrealThese mice are twin, except that the left mouse is normal whereas the Armc5 gene has been invalidated by genetic knockout in the right mouse. The mutated mouse is smaller
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
Combining genomics and metabolism identifies long-sought mitochondrial choline transporter

Combining genomics and metabolism identifies long-sought mitochondrial choline transporter

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA multidisciplinary research team has developed a discovery platform to probe the function of genes involved in metabolism

Combining genomics and metabolism identifies long-sought mitochondrial choline transporter

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA multidisciplinary research team has developed a discovery platform to probe the function of genes involved in metabolism
Research shows spike gene mutations do not correlate with increased SARS-CoV-2 variant severity

Research shows spike gene mutations do not correlate with increased SARS-CoV-2 variant severity

byUniversity of North Carolina at CharlotteA visual representation of the novelin silicomethodology used in the study: prediction of protein structure, molecular docking simulations,

Research shows spike gene mutations do not correlate with increased SARS-CoV-2 variant severity

byUniversity of North Carolina at CharlotteA visual representation of the novelin silicomethodology used in the study: prediction of protein structure, molecular docking simulations,
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
New research uncovers biological drivers of heart disease risk

New research uncovers biological drivers of heart disease risk

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the past 15 years, researchers have identified hundreds of regions in the human genome associated with heart attack risk. How

New research uncovers biological drivers of heart disease risk

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the past 15 years, researchers have identified hundreds of regions in the human genome associated with heart attack risk. How
Study: This protein may be the 'glue' that helps COVID virus stick

Study: This protein may be the 'glue' that helps COVID virus stick

JANUARY 24, 2024byTulane UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen SARS-CoV-2 enters the human body, the virus' spike protein binds to a cell, allowing the virus to infiltrate and begin replic

Study: This protein may be the 'glue' that helps COVID virus stick

JANUARY 24, 2024byTulane UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen SARS-CoV-2 enters the human body, the virus' spike protein binds to a cell, allowing the virus to infiltrate and begin replic
Blood stem cells unlock clues for helping sepsis patients fight recurring infections

Blood stem cells unlock clues for helping sepsis patients fight recurring infections

Blood stem cells unlock clues for helping sepsis patients fight recurring infectionsby International Society for Stem Cell ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSevere sepsis from bacterial or vira

Blood stem cells unlock clues for helping sepsis patients fight recurring infections

Blood stem cells unlock clues for helping sepsis patients fight recurring infectionsby International Society for Stem Cell ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSevere sepsis from bacterial or vira
Study finds ancestry-driven disparities in pathogenic variation

Study finds ancestry-driven disparities in pathogenic variation

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicinePathogenic variants by ancestry. 1a shows the rates of pathogenic variation, broken down by predicted genetic ancestry groups. 1b shows the breakdown of p

Study finds ancestry-driven disparities in pathogenic variation

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicinePathogenic variants by ancestry. 1a shows the rates of pathogenic variation, broken down by predicted genetic ancestry groups. 1b shows the breakdown of p
Healthy omega-3 fats may slow deadly pulmonary fibrosis, research suggests

Healthy omega-3 fats may slow deadly pulmonary fibrosis, research suggests

JANUARY 2, 2024byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainCould healthy fats found in nuts and fish slow the progression of potentially deadly lung scarring known as pulmonary fibrosis and

Healthy omega-3 fats may slow deadly pulmonary fibrosis, research suggests

JANUARY 2, 2024byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainCould healthy fats found in nuts and fish slow the progression of potentially deadly lung scarring known as pulmonary fibrosis and
Wound-homing molecule found to accelerate tissue repair

Wound-homing molecule found to accelerate tissue repair

FEBRUARY 14, 2024byTampere UniversitySchematic diagram highlighting proposed mechanism of action of CAR peptide. Systemically administered CAR peptide associates with the HSPG SDC4, which is res

Wound-homing molecule found to accelerate tissue repair

FEBRUARY 14, 2024byTampere UniversitySchematic diagram highlighting proposed mechanism of action of CAR peptide. Systemically administered CAR peptide associates with the HSPG SDC4, which is res