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Researchers discover receptor that regulates aging effects in mice

Increasing abdominal girth and shrinking muscles are two common side effects of aging. Researchers at the University of Bonn have discovered a receptor in mice that regulates both effects.

26 Jun 2020

C. difficile hijacks the wound healing system to cause serious and persistent disease

Monash University researchers have discovered that the devastating bacterial superbug Clostridioides difficile hijacks the human wound healing system in order to cause serious and persistent disease, opening up the development of new therapies to treat the disease.

26 Jun 2020

Researchers discover new druggable pathway linked with tuberous sclerosis

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a neurological disorder causing non-cancerous tumors, called cortical tubers, to grow throughout the brain and body, as well as other conditions like epilepsy and autism.

25 Jun 2020

Whole genome sequencing can improve rare disease diagnosis

A research programme pioneering the use of whole genome sequencing in the NHS has diagnosed hundreds of patients and discovered new genetic causes of disease.

25 Jun 2020

Subtypes in alzheimer's disease may be linked to tau protein modifications

A new study reveals a possible biological reason that Alzheimer's Disease (AD) progresses at different rates in different patients.

25 Jun 2020

Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patients Also Contaminate The Environment

Both symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients have the capability of contaminating their surroundings, according to a new study published in mSphere.

25 Jun 2020

Chemist Develops Potential Drug To Treat Type 2 Diabetes Without Harsh Side Effects

Professor Dr. Robert P. Doyle has developed a new drug to treat type 2 diabetes in millions of patients who are seeking to better control their blood sugar.

24 Jun 2020

CAR T Cell Therapy: Potential For Considerable Savings

CAR T cell therapy is a new and, in some cases, highly effective form of immunotherapy to treat certain types of cancer of the blood and lymph system.

24 Jun 2020

Woman's immune system is altered between first and later pregnancies

Among the holy quests of serious and mysterious medical challenges that doctors and research scientists strive to vanquish is preventing miscarriages, stillbirth and other pregnancy complications including preterm births.

24 Jun 2020

Study uncovers new genetic variants linked to type-2 diabetes

After examining the genes of more than 200,000 people all over the world who have type-2 diabetes, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Veterans Health Administration's Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center found hundreds of genetic variants never before linked to the disease.

24 Jun 2020

Antibody and RNA testing can help track SARS-CoV-2 virus

SARS-CoV-2 is usually tracked by two types of tests, reverse transcriptase PCR (rt-PCR) and antibody tests.

23 Jun 2020

Tongue microbes could help diagnose heart failure

Microorganisms on the tongue could help diagnose heart failure, according to research presented today on HFA Discoveries, a scientific platform of the European Society of Cardiology.

23 Jun 2020

Developments in Engineered T Cells for Type 1 Diabetes

AZoLifeSciences speaks to Professor David J. Rawlings from the Seattle children's hospital about recent developments in engineered T cells for type 1 diabetes.

23 Jun 2020

Diagnosing Brain Tumors With A Blood Test

A highly sensitive blood test has been found to accurately diagnose and classify different types of brain tumors, resulting in more accurate diagnosis.

23 Jun 2020

Study shows how viruses steal genetic signals from hosts to expand their own genomes

Scientists have demonstrated that a large class of viruses, such as the influenza viruses, expand their genomes by stealing genetic signals from their hosts.

19 Jun 2020

Researchers sequence the genome of medicinal leeches

The results of new research published this week in Scientific Reports reveal insights that may have profound effects on the use of medicinal leeches in hospital-based medicine.

18 Jun 2020

EEG study in split-brain patients shines light on sleep slow waves

The particular kind of waves that the brain produces during sleep, which repeatedly sweep the surface of the cerebral cortex, travel through the anatomical "highways" that connect distant areas of the cortical mantle, a new study in The Journal of Neuroscience shows.

18 Jun 2020

Specific gut bacteria can affect cholesterol levels in humans

In the darkest parts of the world where light fails to block out the unfathomable bounty of the stars, look up. There are still fewer specks illuminating the universe than there are bacteria in the world, hidden from sight, a whole universe inside just one human gut.

18 Jun 2020

Fish Oil May Help With Depression

A study shows that patient-derived adult stem cells can be used to model major depressive disorder and test how a patient may respond to medication.

17 Jun 2020

New mechanism shows promise for treating certain congenital disorders

Scientists have discovered a major mechanism in the inactivation of X chromosomes, an event that may hold clues to develop treatments for congenital disorders.

16 Jun 2020