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The Development of a Human Olfactory Mucosa Cell Model Sheds New Light on Alzheimer’s Disease

The Development of a Human Olfactory Mucosa Cell Model Sheds New Light on Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have generated and defined a new Alzheimer’s disease cell model that has broad scientific applications and could be…
Antibiotics Should not be Given to Babies Born to Mothers who had Low-Risk Pregnancies

Antibiotics Should not be Given to Babies Born to Mothers who had Low-Risk Pregnancies

According to a study by experts at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), infants born via uncomplicated cesarean delivery with no labor or membrane rupture before…
Engineered Nanomaterial Prevents Tissue Damage by Capturing Off-Target Cancer Drugs

Engineered Nanomaterial Prevents Tissue Damage by Capturing Off-Target Cancer Drugs

Standard chemotherapies can effectively destroy cancer cells, but they also put healthy cells at risk, resulting in secondary sickness and a lower quality of life…
During a Covid Pandemic, a Ground-Breaking Trial Prevents Loneliness Among the Elderly

During a Covid Pandemic, a Ground-Breaking Trial Prevents Loneliness Among the Elderly

According to the preliminary findings of a new study, a modest kind of talking therapy offered over the phone by trained support workers reduced loneliness…
Streptococcus Pneumoniae Clings to Dying Lung Cells, Increasing the Risk of Secondary Flu Infection

Streptococcus Pneumoniae Clings to Dying Lung Cells, Increasing the Risk of Secondary Flu Infection

A flu virus infection is difficult enough, but when Streptococcus pneumonia is added to the mix, it can be fatal. Researchers have discovered a new…
HIV Treatment Efficacy with Antibody Treatment is Predicted by Virus Characteristics

HIV Treatment Efficacy with Antibody Treatment is Predicted by Virus Characteristics

Current HIV-1 treatments have been shown to be highly efficient at slowing the virus’s progression in the body while having little adverse effects. A combination…
There is no Evidence of a Link between Silent Brain Infarcts and Migraines with Aura

There is no Evidence of a Link between Silent Brain Infarcts and Migraines with Aura

A large cross-sectional study compared the brain MRI images of women with migraines with aura to those of women who did not have migraines. There…
A New Gene Therapy Approach to Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy 2B Could Provide a Long-Term Treatment

A New Gene Therapy Approach to Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy 2B Could Provide a Long-Term Treatment

Experts at Children’s National Hospital have created a new pre-clinical gene therapy for the rare condition limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) 2B, which addresses the disease’s…
Novel Combination Therapy could Aid in the Treatment of Cancers with Common Mutations that are Difficult to Treat

Novel Combination Therapy could Aid in the Treatment of Cancers with Common Mutations that are Difficult to Treat

Scientists have known for a long time that therapies that target the cancer-driving MAPK pathway are only effective in a small number of cancers with…
Adults with Hypertension who take Folic Acid Supplements had a Lower Risk of Stroke

Adults with Hypertension who take Folic Acid Supplements had a Lower Risk of Stroke

According to research published in JAMA, the combination of the hypertension medicine enalapril and folic acid, compared to enalapril alone, significantly reduced the risk of…
Reduce Retinitis Pigmentosa Vision Loss by Understanding the Causes and Developing Pharmacological Treatments

Reduce Retinitis Pigmentosa Vision Loss by Understanding the Causes and Developing Pharmacological Treatments

The absence of Adiponectin receptor 1 protein (AdipoR1), one of the main enzymes regulating ceramide homeostasis in the retina, leads to an accumulation of ceramides…
According to a New Study, Ibrutinib is an Effective Treatment for difficult-to-treat Hairy Cell Leukemia

According to a New Study, Ibrutinib is an Effective Treatment for difficult-to-treat Hairy Cell Leukemia

According to a new study conducted by experts at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove…
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