Early studies hint that ketones may affect pathways linked to PTSD
From altered brain energy metabolism to inflammation and neurotransmitter signaling, researchers examine why raising ketone levels has drawn…
Inhibitory neurons act as a brake on brain tumor growth
Brain tumors do not grow in isolation. They develop within the highly active environment of the brain, where…
Targeting KV7 proteins could help delay preterm labor
Scientists have found that targeting a particular group of proteins in the uterus muscle (myometrium) can suppress human…
African Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine candidate to be advanced to clinical trials
Leading African biopharmaceutical company Minapharm Group (www.Minapharm.com), headquartered in Egypt with subsidiaries in Berlin, will receive up to…
Childhood trauma affects brain pathways linked to adult anhedonia
Experiencing trauma in childhood can lead to a lack of motivation and less pleasure from rewards-or anhedonia-later in…
New vaccination approach turns mosquito bites into immunity boosters
Researchers from WEHI (Melbourne, Australia) have discovered a new way to help prevent malaria that could one day…
Why pulses could play a bigger role in healthy and sustainable diets
From feeding beneficial gut microbes to improving selected metabolic markers, pulses combine nutrient density with sustainability, but researchers…
Nerve-blocking therapy improves growth plate repair in injured bones
With the support of National Institutes of Health funding, Johns Hopkins Medicine investigators, led by pathologist Aaron W.…
New injectable hydrogel accelerates healing of deep wounds
Any minor cut or scrape sets the body’s natural healing process in motion. However, deep wounds are far…
Amyloid beta misfolding predicts Alzheimer’s years before symptoms appear
Widely used Alzheimer’s biomarker P-tau 217 reliably detects the disease only at the clinical stage. The protein misfolding…
Wistar scientists develop new bispecific T cell engager to target ovarian cancer
Wistar scientists have developed a new type of bispecific T cell engager, or BTE, that is effective against…
New tumor organoids strengthen precision oncology research
Significant advances have been made in the development of patient-derived tumor “organoids” for preclinical research, in two new…