Estrogen loss after menopause impacts heart health through gene regulation
Virginia Tech scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute say the increased risk of cardiovascular disease after menopause…
Exploiting a new weakness in ‘zombie-like’ cells to treat senescence-associated diseases
A new set of drugs exploit a recently-revealed weakness in ‘zombie-like’ – or senescent – cells that could lead to new treatments for cancer and age-associated diseases. The study from the…
Woman (82) hospitalised after pharmacist gave her incorrect medication, inquiry told – The Irish Times
A Dublin-based pharmacist supplied an incorrect blister pack of medication to an elderly patient, a Pharmaceutical Society of…
Northwestern engineers create artificial neurons that communicate with living cells
Northwestern University engineers printed artificial neurons that don’t just imitate the brain – they talk to it. In…
Study reveals interhemispheric brain circuit crucial for spatial memory
A team led by the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council…
EV-RNAs show promise for IBD diagnosis and treatment
A research team led by Sir Run-Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, has published a comprehensive…
Vibrio cholerae acquires antiviral defenses through horizontal gene transfer
Like most bacteria, Vibrio cholerae lives under constant attack from viruses. To survive, bacteria equip themselves with antiviral…
Study outlines principles for using CAR immunotherapies to treat neurodegenerative diseases
A UAB research team defines the criteria that CAR immunotherapies for neurodegenerative diseases must meet to advance both conceptually…
Childhood trauma inspires research into brain repair and recovery
What began as a child’s encounter with trauma has grown into a research programme committed to understanding recovery.…
Metformin mimics exercise-related metabolic effects in prostate cancer patients
A new study has found that metformin, a widely prescribed diabetes drug, may mimic one of exercise’s core…
Tumor microenvironment drives resistance to ferroptosis in pancreatic cancer
Tumors driven by cancer-driving KRAS mutations are often susceptible to ferroptosis, a type of cell death that can…
Genomic study advances prioritization of variants in cancer diagnostics
Hiroshima University researchers have developed a practical framework to identify candidate pathogenic variants hidden among the large number…