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New therapeutic target for Huntington’s treatment
New perspective on the role of sRNAs in the diseaseCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Huntington's disease is caused by a mutation...
TBE patients’ lasting problems
Credit: Photo by Gunnar Jonsson Impaired memory, reduced motivation, and declining motor skills. These are some of the problems that...
Largest comprehensive Middle East GWAS reveals Arab genetic risk factors
QATAR GENOME RESEARCH CONSORTIUM investigators identify genetic associations with 45 clinically relevant traits in the Qatari populationCredit: Qatar Foundation Doha,...
Artificial pancreas system upgraded with AI algorithm
Credit: POSTECH Diabetes is on the rise worldwide. It is a permanent condition that requires care over a life time....
Alzheimer Europe sets out recommendations to improve data sharing in dementia research
Credit: Alzheimer Europe Luxembourg, 23 February 2021 - At an online European Parliament workshop hosted by Deirdre Clune MEP (Ireland),...
New sensor paves way to low-cost sensitive methane measurements
Recent advances could make it feasible to deploy networks of methane sensors to detect this greenhouse gas at large facilitiesCredit:...
Evan Snyder named Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Renowned stem cell researcher recognized by his peers for seminal contributions to regenerative medicineCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute...
‘Walking’ molecule superstructures could help create neurons for regenerative medicine
3D-printed novel biomaterial mimics properties of living tissuesCredit: Stupp Lab / Northwestern University Imagine if surgeons could transplant healthy neurons...
The magic angle of twisted graphene
Credit: JC Charlier UCLouvain Graphene, a two-dimensional material composed exclusively of carbon, has revealed extraordinary properties, including thermal and electrical...
Microneedle patches for microdosing psychedelic pharmaceuticals
Credit: Khademhosseini Lab (LOS ANGELES) - Although one may think of psychedelic pharmaceuticals as being dangerous and detrimental, scientists have...
X-factor to help antibiotics regain their spark
Holding off the rise of superbugs could be achieved by 'resuscitating' old antibiotics.Credit: Institute for Molecular Bioscience, UQ Holding off...
Basic cell health systems wear down in Huntington’s disease, novel analysis shows
Credit: Sorbonne Université Using an innovative computational approach to analyze vast brain cell gene expression datasets, researchers at MIT and...
Scientists use DNA origami to monitor CRISPR gene targeting
CRISPR gene editing has transformed research, but it is not perfect, and can sometimes target unintended genes; to watch CRISPR...
Tool encoded in coronaviruses provides a potential target for COVID-19
Viruses make copies of themselves during an infection, and new research sheds light on one of the coronavirus molecules that...
How reducing body temperature could help a tenth of all ICU patients
A new study reveals how lower temperatures improve the activity of surfactant, a molecular mixture that is essential for breathing....
Beta blockers can repair malformed blood vessels in the brain
Credit: Joppe Oldenburg Peer review/Experimental study/Animals Propranolol, a drug that is efficacious against infantile haemangiomas ("strawberry naevi", resembling birthmarks), can...
Climate impacts drive east-west divide in forest seed production
Western forests may be less able to regenerate following large-scale diebacksCredit: USGS DURHAM, N.C. -- Younger, smaller trees that comprise...
Researchers reveal genetic predisposition to severe COVID-19
Credit: S.Nersisyan et al. HSE University researchers have become the first in the world to discover genetic predisposition to severe...
How outdoor pollution affects indoor air quality
Wildfire and firework smoke more impactful than inversionsCredit: Daniel Mendoza. Just when you thought you could head indoors to be...
Three longtime antibiotics could offer alternative to addictive opioid pain relievers
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Feb. 22, 2021 - Three decades-old antibiotics administered together can block a type...
