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April 15, 2024
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Apr. 10, 2024 — Cortisone and other related glucocorticoids are extremely effective at curbing excessive immune reactions. But previously, astonishingly little was known about how they exactly do that. Researchers have now explored the molecular mechanism of action ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — A new study reveals the detailed protein structure of the TAS2R14, a bitter taste receptor that allows us to perceive bitter taste. In addition to solving the structure of this taste receptor, the researchers were also able to determine where ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a simple, but effective, strategy to help people reduce their feelings of anger. Disposing of a piece of paper containing your written thoughts on the cause of your anger ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Pregnancy may carry a cost, reports a new study. The research shows that women who reported having been pregnant looked biologically older than women who had never been pregnant, and women who had been pregnant more often looked biologically older ...
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Apr. 15, 2024 — Innovative carbon beads reduce bad bacteria and inflammation in animal models, which are linked to liver cirrhosis and other serious health ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — A collaboration unveils a novel strategy for identifying key proteins in organelle communication. This approach advances our ability to pinpoint ...
Apr. 3, 2024 — Asian American adults with more unfavorable factors related to income level, education, housing, access to health care and other social variables had ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Although lung cancer is traditionally thought of as a 'smoker's disease,' a surprising 15-20% of newly diagnosed lung cancers occur in people who ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — More synchrony between parents and children may not always be better, new research has revealed. For the first time a new study looked at behavioral and brain-to-brain synchrony in 140 families with ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a blood protein that could help detect which children will experience ongoing concussion symptoms more than two weeks after an ...
Mar. 26, 2024 — Researchers have used machine learning to identify subgroups of trauma patients who are more likely to survive their injuries if treated with tranexamic acid. This treatment controls bleeding and ...
Mar. 28, 2024 — Branching patterns are prevalent in our natural environment and the human body, such as in the lungs and kidneys. For example, specific genes that express growth factor proteins are known to ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — A recent study uncovers a pathway used during normal wound healing that has the potential to reverse ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — A study showed that a genetic predisposition for higher muscle strength predicts a longer lifespan and a lower risk for developing common diseases. ...
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Apr. 15, 2024 — Managing problematic student behavior is one of the most persistent, challenging, and controversial issues facing schools today. Yet despite best intentions to build a more inclusive and ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — Machine learning (ML) enables the accurate and efficient computation of fundamental electronic properties of binary and ternary oxide surfaces, as shown by scientists. Their ML-based model could be ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — A study suggests that people with diets high in seafood may face a greater risk of exposure to PFAS -- the family of human-made toxins known as 'forever chemicals' -- than previously ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — Consuming sugar-sweetened drinks in the first few years of childhood can be linked to poor diet patterns that increase the risk of obesity in later life, according to a new ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — A study has disentangled the mechanisms behind one of the ways melanoma cancer cells develop resistance to treatment. The study found that, in response to some drugs, melanomas can 'break' ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — A research team has unearthed new findings which may help explain the connection between cancer risk and poor diet, as well as common diseases like diabetes, which arise from poor diet. The insights ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Neural crest cells -- embryonic pluripotent cells within the facial primordium -- may be necessary for forming proper animal facial structures. Researchers have produced neural crest cell-rich ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — When the brain has trouble filtering incoming information and predicting what's likely to happen, psychosis can result, research ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the second most common cancer-causing virus, accounting for 690,000 cervical and other cancers each year worldwide. While the immune system usually clears HPV ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — New research reveals AI-generated responses can make humans 'feel heard' but an underlying bias toward AI devalues its ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — What if changes in a person's stress levels could be detected while they sleep using wearable devices? A new study find changes in perceived stress levels reflected in sleep data -- an important ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Researchers reveal how DNA gyrase resolves DNA entanglements. The findings not only provide novel insights into this fundamental biological mechanism but also have potential practical applications. ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Most disease-causing bacteria are known for their speed: In mere minutes, they can double their population, quickly making a person sick. But just as dangerous as this rapid growth can be a ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — A new study finds that telomere lengths follow a different pattern than has thus far been understood. Instead of telomere lengths falling under one general range of shortest to longest across all ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — A new study showed that a non-invasive imaging test can help identify patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing who need a revascularization ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Researchers have identified a suite of genes explaining the disconnect between diagnosis and ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Childhood maltreatment can continue to have an impact long into adulthood because of how it effects an individual's risk of poor physical health and traumatic experiences many years later, a new ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Tyche is a machine-learning framework that can generate plausible answers when asked to identify potential disease in medical images. By capturing the ambiguity in images, the technique could prevent ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — A new study reveals why some pancreatic and colorectal tumors resist targeted anti-Wnt drugs and suggests how to overcome it, offering new hope to patients with fully treatment-resistant ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Optimizing electrochemical reactions is essential for the transition to renewable energies. In electrochemical reactions, electric currents and potential differences are used to binding and induce ...
Monday, April 15, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024
- A Novel Machine Learning Model for the Characterization of Material Surfaces
- PFAS Exposure from High Seafood Diets May Be Underestimated
- Choosing Sugary Drinks Over Fruit Juice for Toddlers Linked to Risk of Adult Obesity
- Melanomas Resist Drugs by 'breaking' Genes
- Scientists Uncover a Missing Link Between Poor Diet and Higher Cancer Risk
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Cells Putting on a Face
- Two Key Brain Systems Are Central to Psychosis
- Researchers Identify New Genetic Risk Factors for Persistent HPV Infections
- Artificial Intelligence Can Help People Feel Heard
- Scientists Use Wearable Technology to Detect Stress Levels During Sleep
- First Step to Untangle DNA: Supercoiled DNA Captures Gyrase Like a Lasso Ropes Cattle
- New Approach for Combating 'resting' Bacteria
- New Study Finds Potential Targets at Chromosome Ends for Degenerative Disease Prevention
- Novel CT Exam Reduces Need for Invasive Artery Treatment
- Why Some People With Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Pain Without Inflammation
- Study Helps Explain Why Childhood Maltreatment Continues to Impact on Mental and Physical Health Into Adulthood
- New AI Method Captures Uncertainty in Medical Images
- Scientists Uncover Key Resistance Mechanism to Wnt Inhibitors in Pancreatic and Colorectal Cancers
- New Ways to Fine Tune Electrochemistry
- AI Model Can Accurately Assess PTSD in Postpartum Women
- Landmark Study Involving Babies in Ireland Supports Use of Cystic Fibrosis Drug in Infants from Four Weeks of Age
- Parkinson's Disease: New Theory on the Disease's Origins and Spread
- Synthetic Platelets Stanch Bleeding, Promote Healing in Animal Models
- Study Lays the Basis for New Knowledge on Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Chemicals Stored in Home Garages Linked to ALS Risk
- In the Drive to Deprescribe, Heartburn Drug Study Teaches Key Lessons
- People Who Use Willpower Alone to Achieve Goals, Resist Temptation, Deemed More Trustworthy
- This Outdated Diabetes Drug Still Has Something to Offer
- Safety of a Potential New Treatment to Manage Complications from Sickle Cell Disease
- Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Death After Giving Birth
- Economic Burden of Childhood Verbal Abuse by Adults Estimated at $300 Billion Globally
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Newly Found Genetic Variant Defends Against Alzheimer's Disease
- New Way to Generate Human Cartilage
- New Origin of Deep Brain Waves Discovered
- More Than Half a Million Global Stroke Deaths May Be Tied to Climate Change
- Mixed Diets Balance Nutrition and Carbon Footprint
- AI Powered 'digital Twin' Models the Infant Microbiome
- Size of Salty Snack Influences Eating Behavior That Determines Amount Consumed
- New Drug Prevents Flu-Related Inflammation and Lung Damage
- Researchers Identify Protein That Controls CAR T Cell Longevity
- The Genesis of Our Cellular Skeleton, Image by Image
- Mechanism of Action of the Hepatitis B and D Virus Cell Entry Inhibitor Bulevirtide Deciphered
- New Insight Into Combating Drug-Resistant Prostate Cancer
- A Promising Target for New RNA Therapeutics Now Accessible
- Obese and Overweight Children at Risk of Iron Deficiency
- AI Makes Retinal Imaging 100 Times Faster, Compared to Manual Method
- Impact of Aldehydes on DNA Damage and Aging
- Scientists Identify Pro-Aging 'sugar Signature' In the Blood of People Living With HIV
- Revascularization Enhances Quality of Life for Patients With Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia
- A New Screening Protocol Can Detect Aggressive Prostate Cancers More Selectively
- Research Uncovers Differences Between Men and Women in Sleep, Circadian Rhythms and Metabolism
- The Evolving Attitudes of Gen X Toward Evolution
- Brain Stimulation Treatment May Improve Depression, Anxiety in Older Adults
- Respiratory Allergies: Newly Discovered Molecule Plays a Major Role in Triggering Inflammation
- AI-Assisted Breast-Cancer Screening May Reduce Unnecessary Testing
- Connecting Lab-Grown Brain Cells Provides Insight Into How Our Own Brains Work
- Revolutionary Molecular Device Unleashes Potential for Targeted Drug Delivery and Self-Healing Materials
- Does the Time of Day You Move Your Body Make a Difference to Your Health?
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- Can the Bias in Algorithms Help Us See Our Own?
- The Genomic Architecture of Inherited DNA Variants
- Beating Back Bitter Taste in Medicine
- Nasal Spray Safely Treats Recurrent Abnormal Heart Rhythms, Clinical Trial Suggests
- Targeting RAS Proteins May Prevent Relapse in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Machine Learning Method Reveals Chromosome Locations in Individual Cell Nucleus
- New Consensus Statement Aims to Improve Endometriosis Evaluation
- New Technique Sheds Light on Memory and Learning
- New Atlas of mRNA Variants Captures Inner Workings of the Brain
- A Smarter City Skyline for Flood Safety
- Bacteria in Cancer Unmasked
- Periostin Shows Promise to Help Fight a Common Form of Esophageal Cancer
- Cognitive Decline May Be Detected Using Network Analysis, According to Concordia Researchers
- Research Could Unlock More Precise Prognoses and Targeted Treatments for Children With Cancer
- New Guidelines to Help Kids Build Tolerance to Food Allergens
- Cardiology Team Performs Novel Heart Artery Repair With Newly Approved Device
Monday, April 8, 2024
- Are Lab-Grown Brain Tissues Ethical? There Is No No-Brainer Answer
- Heart Disease, Depression Linked by Inflammation
- The Surprising Connection Between Male Infertility and Family Cancer Risk
- Tiny Brain Bubbles Carry Complete Codes
- Preventive Angioplasty Does Not Improve Prognosis
- A Pulse of Innovation: AI at the Service of Heart Research
- Targeting Vulnerability in B-Cell Development Leads to Novel Drug Combination for Leukemia
- People Make More Patient Decisions When Shown the Benefits First
- Scientists Grow 'mini Kidneys,' Revealing New Insights Into Metabolic Defects and Potential Therapy for Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Bringing Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens to Their Knees
- A Friendly Pat on the Back Can Improve Performance in Basketball
- Researchers Developed New Method for Detecting Heart Failure With a Smartphone
- Prioritizing Your Phone Over Your Partner Affects Creativity in the Workplace for Women
- Low Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Youth Is Associated With Decreased Work Ability Throughout Adulthood
- Disparities in Sleep Health and Insomnia May Begin at a Young Age
- How Mosquito Larva Guts Could Help Create Highly Specific Insecticides
- Opening a New Front Against Pancreatic Cancer
- More Premature Babies Born Following Swedish Parental Leave Policy
- PFAS 'forever Chemicals' Above Drinking Water Guidelines in Global Source Water
- New Study Highlights the Benefit of Touch on Mental and Physical Health
- Everyday Social Interactions Predict Language Development in Infants
- Scientists Release State-of-the-Art Spike-Sorting Software Kilosort4
- Unnecessary Use of Beta-Blockers After a Heart Attack?
- Short-Term Incentives for Exercise Can Lead to Sustained Increases in Activity
- Stopping Aspirin One Month After Coronary Stenting Procedures Significantly Reduces Bleeding Complications in Heart Attack Patients, Study Suggests