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Researchers have identified cell-specific proteins in eye fluid and used AI to determine which proteins accelerated aging in particular diseases. Understanding the cellular origin of these disease-driving proteins may lead to precision treatments and m… Continue reading Technique that determines ‘eye age’ could lead to precision treatments
The world may be quickly forgetting about COVID-19, but there are signs the next pandemic is already cooking up – bird flu. Scientists have now demonstrated that genetically engineering chickens can reduce their chances of catching and spreading the di… Continue reading Genetically engineered chickens could help slow spread of bird flu
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to biochemist Katalin Karikó and immunologist Drew Weissman for discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: N… Continue reading Nobel prize awarded to scientists who set stage for mRNA COVID vaccines
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to biochemist Katalin Karikó and immunologist Drew Weissman for discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: N… Continue reading Nobel prize awarded to scientists who set stage for mRNA COVID vaccines
Scientists at Stanford Medicine have tested a new potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in mice. The therapy involves transplanting blood stem cells from healthy mice into those with the disease, which helps replace defective neural cells.
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Continue reading Stem cell transplant refreshes brain cells to treat Alzheimer’s in mice
Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system starts attacking the body’s own cells. They can cause a wide range of deleterious symptoms that greatly reduce a patient’s quality of life. …read more Continue reading Inverse Vaccines Could Help Treat Autoimmune Conditions
Hijacking the body of a convenient host is nothing new in the opportunistic world of parasitism. Nor are zombie ants, thanks to the fittingly named zombie-ant fungus (Ophiocordyceps unilateralis), which has even claimed top prize in photography competi… Continue reading Parasite turns hapless ants into zombies at sunrise and sunset
It’s been estimated that dogs smell up to 10,000 times better than us. That’s in part because they have about 220 million scent receptors, whereas humans have a mere 5 million. But dogs also inhale in short breaths up to 300 times a minute, meaning tha… Continue reading The nose knows: 8 diseases that dogs are good at sniffing out
While water lilies are perhaps most famous for starring in French impressionist artist Claude Monet’s work, they may also have a molecular secret weapon that could help in our ongoing fight against fungal infections.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, S… Continue reading This plant may be a surprise hero in our fight against fungal pathogens
Researchers have injected mice with neonatal stem cells taken from heart tissue discarded after surgery and found that the treatment reduced bowel inflammation and promoted healing, offering a new and alternative treatment to chronic inflammatory condi… Continue reading Heart-derived neonatal stem cells used to treat Crohn’s disease