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July 12, 2023

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Detailed Map of the Heart Provides New Insights Into Cardiac Health and Disease

Researchers have produced the most detailed and comprehensive human Heart Cell Atlas to date, including the specialized tissue of the cardiac conduction system -- where the heartbeat ...

New Target for Antibiotics Promises Treatment for Multi-Drug Resistant Superbugs

The World Health Organization lists bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics as one of the top 10 global health threats. Therefore, researchers are looking for new antibiotics to counter this resistance. Biophysicist have now discovered that the ...

Existing Cancer Drug Could Be Repurposed to Fight Certain Aggressive Cancers

A team of scientists has found that an existing cancer drug could be repurposed to target a subset of cancers that currently lack targeted treatment options and is often associated with poor outcomes. This subset of cancers makes up 15 per cent of ...

THC Use During Pregnancy Linked to Changes in Fetal Development

Researchers showed that consuming THC while pregnant could potentially affect development of the fetus and lead to life-long health impacts for ...
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A Step Toward Treating Chemotherapy-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is a leading cause of death among American men, and it's resistant to one of the most powerful chemotherapy medications -- cisplatin. Now, researchers have developed the first ...

A New Tactic to Take on Leprosy

Leprosy has existed since at least Biblical times, yet scientists still don't know exactly how Mycobacterium leprae causes the disease's symptoms. Though antibiotics can treat the illness, ...

Lessons Learned from First Genetically-Modified Pig Heart Into Human Patient

A new study has revealed the most extensive analysis to date on what led to the eventual heart failure in the world's first successful transplant of a genetically-modified pig heart into a human ...

Alarming Antibiotic Resistance Discovered in War-Torn Ukraine

Researchers have assisted microbiologists in Ukraine in investigating bacterial resistance among the war-wounded patients treated in hospitals. The results reveal that many of the patients were ...

For Type 2 Diabetics Who Exercise, Some Approaches Are Better Than Others

An analysis on the positive effects of exercise on blood sugar levels in people with Type 2 diabetes shows that while all exercise helps, certain activities -- and their timing -- are extremely good ...

An Unexpected Doorway Into the Ear Opens New Possibilities for Hearing Restoration

Researchers have developed a new method to deliver drugs into the inner ear. The discovery was possible by harnessing the natural flow of fluids in the brain and employing a little understood ...

Breakthrough Treatment for Skin Infection: Novel Microneedle Array Embedded With Ultrasound-Triggered Antibacterial Nanoparticles

A research team has designed a new microneedle patch to offer a highly-effective non-antibiotic approach for the treatment of skin infection. In brief, the design engineered with ...

Scientists Design a Nanoparticle That May Improve mRNA Cancer Vaccines

科学家们称,他们已经开发出一种纳米颗粒-- an extremely tiny biodegradable container -- that has the potential to improve the delivery of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based vaccines ...

Innovative Stem Cell Research Takes Aim at Origins of Human Cancers

In an exciting new study adding to the global pool of knowledge about the roots of human cancers, researchers are establishing a clear link between different types of cancers and their embryonic ...

One-Two Punch: Novel Drug Pairing Could Beat Pancreatic Cancer

Researchers find a combination of drugs outperformed other treatments in human and mouse models of pancreatic cancer; now urge clinical ...

Researchers Develop a New Approach to Scale-Up Manufacturing of Life-Saving Oligonucleotide Therapeutics

Scientists have developed a new approach to produce life-saving oligonucleotide therapeutics on a large scale, in high purity, and with minimal environmental ...

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New Drug Delivery Method Can Reverse Senescence of Stem Cells

As we age, our bodies change and degenerate over time in a process called senescence. Stem cells, which have the unique ability to change into other cell types, also experience senescence, which ...

Higher Doses of Oral Semaglutide Improves Blood Sugar Control and Weight Loss

A new study found that once-daily oral semaglutide taken at 25 milligrams (mg) and 50 mg did a better job in lowering blood sugar levels and promoting weight loss than the lowest dose of 14 mg. The ...

Finding Rewrites Understanding Into Parkinson's Disease Pathway

Researchers have solved a long-standing mystery about how a protein helps rid the body of damaged mitochondria, in findings that could help lead to potential new treatments for Parkinson's ...

Novel Study Deepens Knowledge of Treatment-Resistant Hypertension

Novel research found that apparent resistant hypertension (aRH) prevalence was lower in a real-world sample than previously reported, but still relatively frequent -- affecting nearly 1 in 10 ...

Researchers Show How a Tumor Cell's Location and Environment Affect Its Identity

Using 3-D models of ovarian cancer tumors, scientists found differences in gene activity based on where a cell is in a tumor, demonstrating how a cell's location and environment in a cancerous ...

Drug Decelerates Bacterial Race to Antibiotic Resistance

Researchers report that, in laboratory cultures and animal models, a drug significantly reduces the ability of bacteria to develop antibiotic resistance, which might prolong antibiotic ...

Source of Common Kidney Disease Lies Outside the Kidney, Study Suggests

The discovery of new genes linked to IgA nephropathy, a common kidney disease, confirms the idea that the immune system drives the ...

Researcher Uses Pressure to Understand RNA Dynamics

Just as space holds infinite mysteries, when we zoom in at the level of biomolecules (one trillion times smaller than a meter), there is still so much to learn. Scientists are studying the ...

Study Sets New Standard for Graft-Versus-Host Disease Prevention After Stem Cell Transplant

Clinicians have a new standard for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prevention after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to results from a phase III study. The new standard ...

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