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mRNA therapy shows promise for curing children's rare liver disease

By exploiting the technology used in Covid-19 vaccines, a team led by UCL, King's College London and Moderna scientists has created an effective therapy for a rare disease, in a study in mice, demonstrating the technology's potential therapeutic use in people.

10 Jan 2024

New AI shatters a long-held belief in forensics

Columbia engineers have built a new AI that shatters a long-held belief in forensics–that fingerprints from different fingers of the same person are unique.

10 Jan 2024

Unearthing individual-level mutation risk patterns

Mutations, which occur continuously in every cell of our bodies, are a key contributor to cancer, ageing, and neurodegeneration.

10 Jan 2024

Adults with PTSD have smaller cerebellums, study reveals

Adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have smaller cerebellums, according to new research from a Duke-led brain imaging study.

10 Jan 2024

New intranasal vaccine candidate triggers powerful mucosal defense against SARS-CoV-2

A team of scientists, led by Duke-NUS Medical School, has discovered a potential intranasal vaccine candidate that provides improved, longer-lasting immunity against SARS-CoV-2 viruses compared to when given as an injection.

10 Jan 2024

Study: Respiratory syncytial virus directly infects nerve cells and causes inflammation

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common infection in children and senior adults, can also infect nerve cells and trigger inflammation leading to nerve damage, according to a new Tulane University study.

10 Jan 2024

Research discovers fibronectin's role in BRAF-mutant thyroid cancer resistance

New research overseen by University of Colorado Cancer Center member Rebecca Schweppe, PhD, could lead to improved treatment for people with thyroid cancer characterized by a mutation in the BRAF gene -; a mutation also responsible for some types of melanoma, colorectal cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, and ovarian cancer.

10 Jan 2024

What is the prevalence of use of nonprescribed and medically unapproved weight-loss products in adolescents?

The researchers used four major databases to collate relevant studies on the use of nonprescribed weight loss aids by teenagers around the world.

10 Jan 2024

Pandemic impact: Significant rise in sleep disturbances among children and adolescents worldwide

The global prevalence of sleep disturbances in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

10 Jan 2024

New study reveals key blood markers for sepsis diagnosis in burn patients

The efficacy of Complete Blood Count (CBC) parameters in diagnosing sepsis.

10 Jan 2024

Combined vaccination and behavior change efforts averted 64% of US mpox cases, study reveals

The effectiveness of the combination of current preventive responses against monkeypox (Mpox).

10 Jan 2024

Nasal drops with IgA antibodies may protect against COVID-19 and future variants

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have shown that nasal drops with IgA antibodies can protect mice from SARS-CoV-2 infection.

10 Jan 2024

New study finds maternal vaccine and monoclonal antibody effective against RSV in infants

The impact and cost-effectiveness of maternal vaccination (MV) to long-acting monoclonal antibody (la-mAB) therapy.

10 Jan 2024

Study links patient characteristics with the likelihood of bypassing the nearest surgical center for breast cancer treatment

Researchers investigated hospital quality and patient factors associated with treatment location for breast cancer surgery.

10 Jan 2024

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mRNA therapy shows promise for curing children's rare liver disease

New AI shatters a long-held belief in forensics

Unearthing individual-level mutation risk patterns

Adults with PTSD have smaller cerebellums, study reveals

New intranasal vaccine candidate triggers powerful mucosal defense against SARS-CoV-2

Study: Respiratory syncytial virus directly infects nerve cells and causes inflammation

Research discovers fibronectin's role in BRAF-mutant thyroid cancer resistance

What is the prevalence of use of nonprescribed and medically unapproved weight-loss products in adolescents?

Pandemic impact: Significant rise in sleep disturbances among children and adolescents worldwide

New study reveals key blood markers for sepsis diagnosis in burn patients

Combined vaccination and behavior change efforts averted 64% of US mpox cases, study reveals

Nasal drops with IgA antibodies may protect against COVID-19 and future variants

New study finds maternal vaccine and monoclonal antibody effective against RSV in infants

Study links patient characteristics with the likelihood of bypassing the nearest surgical center for breast cancer treatment

Study reveals mangos attenuates potential against colon cancer

Landmark study confirms five key Parkinson's Disease variants in largest meta-analysis

Nicotine beliefs elicit dose-response reactions in human brains

Hearing aid usage linked to reduced mortality in adults with hearing impairments

Protein secrets revealed: Single-molecule spectroscopy ushers in era of personalized medicine

"TimeMachine" algorithm revolutionizes circadian rhythm analysis with single blood sample

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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