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New biologic inactivates potent opioid and reverses overdose

A new therapeutic designed by Scripps Research chemists can alter the molecular structure of the potent opioid carfentanil, inactivating the opioid and reversing a carfentanil overdose.

18 Apr 2023

Many top-selling brand-name drugs in Medicare may provide little added therapeutic benefit

Brand-name drugs cost two to three times more in the U.S. than in other countries, but many of the top-selling brand name drugs may provide little added therapeutic benefit.

18 Apr 2023

Computer-assisted method accurately recognizes the severity of ataxia-related speech disturbances

Researchers at DZNE and the University Hospital Bonn, together with the Berlin-based company PeakProfiling GmbH, have developed a computer-assisted method that recognizes the severity of speech disturbances resulting from ataxia, a brain disease, with great accuracy.

18 Apr 2023

UVA launches a new center to improve care, health equity

The School of Medicine has launched a new Center for Health Equity and Precision Public Health to improve the health and well-being of rural residents, the economically challenged and minority groups across Virginia and beyond.

18 Apr 2023

Discovery could be the key to unlocking new, more successful treatments for glioblastoma

For decades, researchers have marveled at the ability of glioblastoma, a particularly aggressive brain cancer, to turn off a patient's cancer-fighting immune cells, thereby allowing tumors to grow freely.

18 Apr 2023

Newly discovered gene plays crucial role in determining the risk for vascular conditions

University of School of Medicine researchers have identified a gene that plays a crucial role in determining our risk for heart attacks, deadly aneurysms, coronary artery disease and other dangerous vascular conditions.

18 Apr 2023

Researchers reveal how a new CALM mutation causes deadly arrhythmias

Arrhythmia, when left unchecked, can be life-threatening.

18 Apr 2023

Is there an association between maternal diet and birth weight for gestational age?

Researchers determined the association between maternal diet and infant weight at gestational age.

18 Apr 2023

Tissue-resident memory cells are key to immunity to Salmonella in mice

Salmonella infections cause about a million deaths a year worldwide, and there is an urgent need for better vaccines for both typhoid fever and non-typhoidal Salmonella disease.

18 Apr 2023

Light-activated SpyLigation can turn on proteins both inside and outside of living cells

Scientists can now use light to activate protein functions both inside and outside of living cells. The new method, called light-activated SpyLigation, can turn on proteins that are normally off to allow researchers to study and control them in more detail.

18 Apr 2023

As pandemic emergencies end, people battling long covid feel ‘swept under the rug’

Lost careers. Broken marriages. Dismissed and disbelieved by family and friends.

18 Apr 2023

New AI-based method for virtual staining of histopathological tissue samples

Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland, the University of Turku, and Tampere University have developed an artificial intelligence-based method for virtual staining of histopathological tissue samples as a part of the Nordic ABCAP consortium. Chemical staining has been the cornerstone of studying histopathology for more than a century and is widely applied in, for example, cancer diagnostics.

18 Apr 2023

Study shows how a biological clock molecule contributes to lung scarring

Abnormal sleep patterns, like those of night-shift workers, disrupt the body's natural biological clock and have been linked to lung health issues.

17 Apr 2023

Practicing and listening to music could prevent working memory decline

Normal aging is associated with progressive cognitive decline. But can we train our brain to delay this process? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), HES-SO Geneva and EPFL has discovered that practicing and listening to music can alter cognitive decline in healthy seniors by stimulating the production of grey matter.

17 Apr 2023

Digitized brain-heart atlas opens the door for innovative therapies

A team of UCF College of Medicine researchers has created a digital topographical map of the cardiac sympathetic neural network, the region that controls the body's heart rate and its "fight-or-flight" response.

17 Apr 2023

People with long Covid smell loss show different patterns of brain activity

People living with long Covid who suffer from loss of smell show different patterns of activity in certain regions of the brain, a new study led by UCL researchers has found.

17 Apr 2023

Study reveals molecular mechanisms that give bacteria its 'superpowers' against antibiotics

A species of ordinary gut bacteria that we all carry flourishes when the intestinal flora is knocked out by a course of antibiotics. Since the bacteria is naturally resistant to many antibiotics, it causes problems, particularly in healthcare settings.

17 Apr 2023

Combination treatment could improve stem cell transplantation process for multiple myeloma patients

The standard treatment for patients with multiple myeloma often includes stem cell transplantation in which the patient's own stem cells are harvested and stored while the patient receives intensive chemotherapy to kill the cancer.

17 Apr 2023

Sickle cell patients undergoing total knee replacement face higher risk for complications

Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who undergo total knee replacement are at higher risk for complications than non-SCD patients, according to a large-scale, retrospective study by researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center and the University of Calgary.

17 Apr 2023

Poor carbohydrate quality drives diet-attributable type 2 diabetes globally

A research model of dietary intake in 184 countries, developed by researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, estimates that poor diet contributed to over 14.1 million cases of type 2 diabetes in 2018, representing over 70% of new diagnoses globally.

17 Apr 2023

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New biologic inactivates potent opioid and reverses overdose

Many top-selling brand-name drugs in Medicare may provide little added therapeutic benefit

Computer-assisted method accurately recognizes the severity of ataxia-related speech disturbances

UVA launches a new center to improve care, health equity

Discovery could be the key to unlocking new, more successful treatments for glioblastoma

Newly discovered gene plays crucial role in determining the risk for vascular conditions

Researchers reveal how a new CALM mutation causes deadly arrhythmias

Is there an association between maternal diet and birth weight for gestational age?

Tissue-resident memory cells are key to immunity to Salmonella in mice

Light-activated SpyLigation can turn on proteins both inside and outside of living cells

As pandemic emergencies end, people battling long covid feel ‘swept under the rug’

New AI-based method for virtual staining of histopathological tissue samples

Study shows how a biological clock molecule contributes to lung scarring

Practicing and listening to music could prevent working memory decline

Digitized brain-heart atlas opens the door for innovative therapies

People with long Covid smell loss show different patterns of brain activity

Study reveals molecular mechanisms that give bacteria its 'superpowers' against antibiotics

Combination treatment could improve stem cell transplantation process for multiple myeloma patients

Sickle cell patients undergoing total knee replacement face higher risk for complications

Poor carbohydrate quality drives diet-attributable type 2 diabetes globally

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