Australian researchers have worked out how to fix a defect that causes lupus, and hope their world-first discovery will offer effective long-term treatment.
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A McGill-led team of researchers has made an important discovery shedding light on the genetic basis of a rare skeletal disorder. The study, published in Nature Communications, reveals that a defect in a specific gene (heterozygous ...
Jan 16, 2024
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The inner workings of the human brain are a gradually unraveling mystery and Dr. Richard Naud of the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Medicine has led a highly compelling new study that brings us closer to answering these ...
Jan 16, 2024
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Ethanol—the compound found in alcoholic beverages—interferes with the normal functioning of a long list of biological molecules, but how each of these interactions contributes to the behavioral effects of alcohol is not ...
Jan 9, 2024
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The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) have issued a new procedure standard/practice guideline for estrogen receptor imaging of breast cancer ...
Jan 8, 2024
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As we age and gain excess weight, our body's cells undergo stress. This stress is marked by an overproduction of a chemical compound known as ROS (reactive oxygen species), adversely affecting the cells.
Jan 4, 2024
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A study published in Nature Human Behaviour examines the link between 414 early-life diseases and lifetime childlessness in over 2.5 million individuals born in Finland and Sweden. The international research team was led ...
Dec 18, 2023
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The Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine against tuberculosis can elicit a good response in neonates. Infants who are exposed to HIV but are uninfected display an altered immunity to vaccination.
The superior colliculus in the mammalian brain takes on many important tasks by making sense of our environment. Any mistakes during the development of this brain region can lead to severe neurological disorders. ISTA scientist ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Coronaviruses are a global public health risk, with three highly infectious species, including SARS-CoV-2, emerging in the last 20 years. New research by the University of Bristol has shown how an HIV drug could stop many ...
Dec 5, 2023
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