Six patients with rare blood disease are doing well after gene therapy clinical trial
Treatment uses person's own stem cells instead of donor cellsCredit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Nature Medicine UCLA researchers are ...
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Scientists create listeriosis-immune mice by turning off gene in myeloid cells
The study provides exciting material for understanding the mechanisms of the immune response to pathogenic microorganisms.Credit: ITMO University An international ...
NIH grant will help NIU professor study links between exercise, brain health
Credit: Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Ill. -- Angela Grippo's New Year's resolution is exercise, exercise, exercise, but the Northern Illinois ...
Chan Zuckerberg initiative awards $1.3 million to advance biomedical imaging
New grant will increase collaboration between imaging centers worldwide and fuel scientific discoveryCredit: Photo by Daniel Gütl, winner of the ...
The universities of Bern and Zurich offer continuing education in gender-specific medicine
Credit: USZ At present, a focus on males in basic research and clinical trials means that models of disease are ...
Research offers promise for treating schizophrenia
Credit: UGA Research by a University of Georgia psychologist shows that targeting one particular symptom of schizophrenia has a positive ...
New mathematical model for amyloid formation
Equations describe chemical reactions responsible for the formation of protein aggregates associated with illnesses like Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: Alexander J. Dear ...
NICU babies have greater risk of mental health issues
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (January 28, 2020) - Children who spend time in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) ...
Squid brains approach that of dogs
UQ researchers completed the first MRI-based mapping of the squid brain in 50 years to develop an atlas of neural ...
Towards better anti-cancer drugs
New insights into CDK8, an important human oncogeneCredit: Photo: Juli Eberle. Most cancers are caused by a large variety of ...
Study analyses potential global spread of new coronavirus
Credit: WorldPop Experts in population mapping at the University of Southampton have identified cities and provinces within mainland China, and ...
Major Asia gene study to help doctors battle disease
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications An ambitious new study of genes in Asian populations is filling in big gaps ...
Non-invasive electrostimulation leads to improved memory in mice
The study, led by the Neuropharmacology Laboratory-NeuroPhar, is the result of the collaboration between groups at the DCEXS and the ...
Most prestigious German technology prize awarded to Jens Frahm
The physicist Jens Frahm has revolutionized MRI technology -- even to the point of realizing videos of beating hearts -- ...
Stopping sperm in its tracks: latest progress in the hunt for a male contraceptive
Researchers at the University of Dundee have developed an unrivalled, fully automated robotic screening system which allows them to rapidly ...
Studying the geometry of a common skin disease
Credit: Photo courtesy of Sungrim Seirin-Lee, Hiroshima University Hives afflict 1 in 5 people, but the exact mechanisms behind the ...
Study examines genetic testing in diverse young breast cancer patients over a decade
Nurse researcher collaborates on racial/ethnic differences study in genetic testing frequency and resultsCredit: Florida Atlantic University Breast cancer patients diagnosed ...
Connecting dots between higher blood pressure early in life and dementia
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Whether elevated blood pressure early in life translates to increased risk of dementia ...
Research leads to life changing improvement for some people living with depression
UCalgary deep brain stimulation study targets people with treatment-resistant depressionCredit: Photo by Kelly Johnston, Cumming School of Medicine. Beth MacKay ...
A way to look younger is right under your nose, UCLA-led study finds
Rhinoplasty may make a woman appear to be three years younger, machine learning showsCredit: UCLA Health From face-lifts to facials ...
