Study reveals how DNA misfolding causes congenital heart disease
Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect, affecting approximately 1 in 100 babies born each year. One of the many causes for this
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New model holds promise as a non-invasive, low-cost tool for MAFLD screening
Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) represents a predominant cause of chronic liver disease, underscoring the demand for accessible, non-invasive diagnostic tools.
Researchers link genome folding to gene activity and brain tissue organization in Alzheimer’s
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the University of Washington shed new light on
A Shrinking Safety Net
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A Death Revives Concerns About Police Brutality Six Years After National Reckoning
SIKESTON, Mo. — Not everyone at Lloyd Gilmore’s funeral knew him well. One woman, who had ironed her clothes two days in advance, said she
Study reveals dynamic remodeling of genome architecture during brain aging
Researchers have discovered that the human brain undergoes widespread age-related changes in genome regulation beginning in midlife that may help explain why aging is the
MEK inhibition could limit T cell exhaustion and give a boost to immunotherapy
A major pillar of cancer immunotherapy involves stimulating T cells, the specialized killers of the immune system, to attack tumors.
Researchers develop artery-on-a-chip platform to predict stroke risk
Predicting an individual’s risk of ischemic stroke is difficult because thrombosis embolization-the process of a blood clot detaching from the area where it formed and
Mass-producible immune cells fight solid human tumors in mice
Off-the-shelf and mass-producible immune cells fight solid human tumors engrafted into mice. The Kobe University development is a significant contribution towards faster and cheaper cancer
RNA-based testing can improve detection of key lung cancer biomarkers
New research has shown that RNA-based testing can improve the detection and interpretation of clinically actionable genomic alterations leading to MET exon 14 skipping in
This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
The Ebola outbreak in Congo has killed over 1,000 people, reaching this grim milestone nearly three times faster than the 2014-2016 epidemic
What experts are saying as Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda kills more than 1,000
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is now the fastest-growing in history, with over 1,000 deaths
‘Life-changing’ MS drug to help people walk now on NHS in England
Fampridine boosts nerve signals to make it easier to walk, with up to 5,000 eligible.
Short-term immunosuppressive therapy briefly restores autism-like brain changes in adult mice
A new mouse study led by UCLA Health suggests that inflammation during pregnancy can trigger autism-like changes in offspring, but also that those brain and