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July 29, 2023

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基因疗法治疗慢性疼痛通过拨号odium

Scientists identified the region where a protein regulates sodium ion channels, inserting the channel's genetic material into a virus to alleviate pain in cell and animal ...

Tau-Regulating Protein Identified as a Promising Target for Developing Alzheimer's Disease Treatment

A gene encoding a protein linked to tau production -- tripartite motif protein 11 (TRIM11) -- was found to suppress deterioration in small animal models of neurodegenerative diseases similar to Alzheimer's disease (AD), while improving cognitive and ...

Aging Process Slows When Older Mice Share Circulatory System of Young

A process of surgically joining the circulatory systems of a young and old mouse slows the aging process at the cellular level and lengthens the lifespan of the older animal by up to ...

Tail Spin: Study Reveals New Way to Reduce Friendly Fire in Cell Therapy

In a promising form of immunotherapy known as CAR T-cell (chimeric antigen receptor) therapy, the patient's T cells are engineered to better recognize and attack antigens on the surface of cancer cells. In treatments currently approved for use in battling lymphoma and leukemia, however, the therapy ...
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Storing Fat at the Waist May NOT Up Diabetes Risk, Surprise Findings Indicate

传统智慧认为,储存脂肪your belly puts you at increased risk for type 2 diabetes. But unexpected new findings suggest that, for some people, conventional wisdom may be ...

'Swine Flu' Strain Has Passed from Humans to Swine Nearly 400 Times Since 2009

A new study of the strain of influenza A responsible for the 2009 H1N1 pandemic -- pdm09 -- shows that the virus has passed from humans to swine about 370 times since 2009, and subsequent circulation ...

A Quick Look Inside a Human Being

物理学家们已经成功不w imaging technique ready for use on humans. Radioactive markers and radiation are not necessary for ...

How Eavesdropping Viruses Battle It out to Infect Us

Dozens of viruses -- at least -- can eavesdrop on host information. Not only did they demonstrate the strategy's abundance, but they also discovered tools that control it and send signals that ...

A Novel Bone Regeneration Technique With Clinical Potential

Researchers have found that bone repair can be improved in mice with large bone lesions by injecting a combination of RNA encoding two different proteins. Their technique is a promising candidate for ...

A Common Diabetes Drug Has a Surprising Side Gig: Muscle Protector

你可能不会想到当你认为糖尿病muscle function. But a common diabetes drug that regulates blood sugar can also prevent muscle atrophy and muscular fibrosis -- which can help the ...

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How the Brain Detects and Regulates Inflammation

How does the brain adapt our behavior in response to an infection or injury? Scientists have revealed the existence of a circuit involved in sensing and also in the regulation of the ...

Inflammation Discovery Could Slow Aging, Prevent Age-Related Diseases

Researchers have identified a key trigger for 'inflammaging' -- inflammation that drives aging -- and that discovery could let us live longer, healthier ...

Food Allergy in Infancy Linked to Childhood Asthma and Reduced Lung Function

Having a food allergy as a baby is linked to asthma and reduced lung function later in childhood, according to a new ...

Researchers Discover Specialized Immune Cells Patrolling the Human Eye

Researchers have discovered that the sentinels guarding the healthy human cornea from pathogens and inflammation are T cells, and not another type of immune cells called dendritic cells, as ...

Researchers Discover Molecule With Promise to Enhance Vaccine Efficacy

Taking a significant leap in the field of vaccine development, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry researchers have discovered a potential 'super molecule' that can bolster the ...

Breastfeeding Is Associated With a 33% Reduction in First-Year Post-Perinatal Infant Mortality

Among nearly 10 million US infants born between 2016 and 2018, breastfed babies were 33% less likely to die during the post-perinatal period (day 7-364) than infants who were not breastfed, reports a ...

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Why We Lose Fat and Muscle During Infection

Scientists discovered that 1) the wasting response to T. brucei infection in mice occurs in two phases, each regulated by different immune cells and 2) fat loss did not benefit the fight against ...

Dementia Becomes an Emergency 1.4 Million Times a Year

More than 1.4 million times a year, people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia end up in emergency care, a new study shows, accounting for nearly 7% of all emergency visits for ...

Scientists Find That Supplementation With a Special Omega-3 Lipid Could Treat Acute Kidney Injury

A protein that transports lipid into cells reveals clues to treating a major health problem affecting ...

Child Car Seat Installation Errors Common Even With Top-Rated Seats

Errors in installation of child car seats are common, even with seats that have a five-star rating for ease of use, according to a new study. The study found that although the rating system was a ...

Scientists Develop AI-Based Tracking and Early-Warning System for Viral Pandemics

Machine-learning system effectively predicts emergence of prominent ...

Immune Systems Develop 'Silver Bullet' Defenses Against Common Bacteria

Immune systems develop specific genes to combat common bacteria such as those found in food, new research ...

These Bones Were Made for Walking

The genetic changes that made it possible for humans to walk upright have been uncovered in a study that also shows how slight variations in skeletal proportions are linked to ...

Powerhouse Proteins Protect Heart Cells from Chemotherapy Damage

Researchers have identified a process by which enzymes can help prevent heart damage in chemotherapy ...

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