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CHOP study uncovers metabolic key to faster immune response

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia identified a key metabolite in cells that helps direct immune responses and explains at a single cell level why immune cells that most efficiently recognize pathogens, vaccines, or diseased cells grow and divide faster than other cells.

15 Mar 2024

BU study reveals key to combating high-risk neuroblastoma

The MYCN oncoprotein (proteins related to the growth of cancer cells) plays a key role in starting, advancing and making it difficult to treat various human cancers.

15 Mar 2024

Research provides insight into how the brain translates motivation into goal-oriented behavior

Hunger can drive a motivational state that leads an animal to a successful pursuit of a goal -; foraging for and finding food.

15 Mar 2024

Lesbian, gay and bisexual women respond more positively to tobacco marketing

People who identify as lesbian, gay and bisexual – particularly women – respond more positively to tobacco marketing, are more inclined to smoke cigarettes daily and may have a more difficult time quitting, according to two studies by a Rutgers Health researcher.

15 Mar 2024

Eating fatty food before surgery may affect memory-related cognitive function in older adults

Eating fatty food in the days leading up to surgery may prompt a heightened inflammatory response in the brain that interferes for weeks with memory-related cognitive function in older adults – and, new research in animals suggests, even in young adults.

15 Mar 2024

SNFists enhance end-of-life care quality for nursing home residents

Specialized nursing facility clinicians, or SNFists, may decrease the likelihood of nursing home residents experiencing stressful hospitalizations and improve the quality of life in their last days, according to researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine.

15 Mar 2024

Newly discovered adhesion GPCR mayo controls midgut development in Drosophila

Adhesion GPCRs belong to the large family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). There are about 700 variants in humans, which are responsible for sensory impressions, hormonal cycles, controlling the cardiovascular system and more.

15 Mar 2024

Study shows the economic benefits of reducing socioeconomic disparities in youth physical activity

What would happen if the existing disparities in physical activity levels between youth of lower and higher socioeconomic statuses were eliminated?

15 Mar 2024

UVA research could help identify COVID-19 survivors at risk for long-haul lung problems

UVA Health researchers have discovered a potential way to predict which patients with severe COVID-19 are likely to recover well and which are likely to suffer "long-haul" lung problems.

15 Mar 2024

Antimicrobial resistance prevalence tied to patient age and sex

A person's age and sex are correlated with the chance that they have a bloodstream infection caused by a bacterium that is resistant to antibiotics, according to a new study published in PLOS Medicine.

15 Mar 2024

Future drug makers can develop their skills using virtual reality at new national Centre of Excellence

Future medicine and vaccine makers will be able to develop their skills using virtual reality at a new national Centre of Excellence, after a successful funding bid involving UCL.

15 Mar 2024

Focusing on rare conditions could reduce kidney disease burden

Focusing on rare conditions could significantly reduce the burden of kidney disease on both patients and the NHS, according to a major new study led by UCL and the UK Kidney Association.

15 Mar 2024

DNA origami vaccine DoriVac paves way for personalized cancer immunotherapy

Therapeutic cancer vaccines are a form of immunotherapy in the making that could not only destroy cancer cells in patients, but keep a cancer from coming back and spreading.

15 Mar 2024

Brain region associated with movement found to be abnormal in children with developmental language disorder

A rigorous analysis of numerous studies concludes that a part of the brain traditionally associated with movement is abnormal in children with developmental language impairments, according to Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists.

15 Mar 2024

Study uncovers mutation impacting Alzheimer's progression

The scientist of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Malaga José Luis Royo has coordinated a study that summarizes eight years of research and brings together 100 multidisciplinary specialists, identifying a mutation that alters Alzheimer's disease progression.

15 Mar 2024

Study highlights growing burden of neurological disorders worldwide

Globally, the number of people living with, or dying from, neurological conditions such as stroke, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, and meningitis has risen substantially over the past 30 years due to the growth and aging of the global population as well as increased exposure to environmental, metabolic, and lifestyle risk factors.

15 Mar 2024

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CHOP study uncovers metabolic key to faster immune response

BU study reveals key to combating high-risk neuroblastoma

Research provides insight into how the brain translates motivation into goal-oriented behavior

Lesbian, gay and bisexual women respond more positively to tobacco marketing

Eating fatty food before surgery may affect memory-related cognitive function in older adults

SNFists enhance end-of-life care quality for nursing home residents

Newly discovered adhesion GPCR mayo controls midgut development in Drosophila

Study shows the economic benefits of reducing socioeconomic disparities in youth physical activity

UVA research could help identify COVID-19 survivors at risk for long-haul lung problems

Antimicrobial resistance prevalence tied to patient age and sex

Future drug makers can develop their skills using virtual reality at new national Centre of Excellence

Focusing on rare conditions could reduce kidney disease burden

DNA origami vaccine DoriVac paves way for personalized cancer immunotherapy

Brain region associated with movement found to be abnormal in children with developmental language disorder

Study uncovers mutation impacting Alzheimer's progression

Study highlights growing burden of neurological disorders worldwide

Innovative approaches needed to overcome health system barriers in malaria vaccination

Innovative CAR T cell therapy targets two proteins to combat aggressive brain tumor growth

Innovative multimodal, non-invasive brain monitoring to enhance ECMO patient care

New drug candidate designed at the atomic level could help halt emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

Automating research - solutions and best practices

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

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