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Working conditions can explain educational differences in heart disease mortality

Working conditions can explain educational differences in heart disease mortality

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the Institute of Environmental Medicine at Karolinska Institutet have found that low influence and opportunities for deve

Working conditions can explain educational differences in heart disease mortality

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the Institute of Environmental Medicine at Karolinska Institutet have found that low influence and opportunities for deve
Researcher identifies key mechanism in Parkinson's disease

Researcher identifies key mechanism in Parkinson's disease

by Anna Zarra Aldrich,University of ConnecticutProper regulation of LRRK2 levels is important for Parkinson's disease (PD). ATIC, a purine biosynthesis pathway enzyme, and its substrate prec

Researcher identifies key mechanism in Parkinson's disease

by Anna Zarra Aldrich,University of ConnecticutProper regulation of LRRK2 levels is important for Parkinson's disease (PD). ATIC, a purine biosynthesis pathway enzyme, and its substrate prec
Researchers uncover genetic factors for severe Lassa fever

Researchers uncover genetic factors for severe Lassa fever

by Allessandra DiCorato,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardScanning electron image of the Lassa virus budding off a cell. Credit: NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Marylan

Researchers uncover genetic factors for severe Lassa fever

by Allessandra DiCorato,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardScanning electron image of the Lassa virus budding off a cell. Credit: NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Marylan
Large-scale study explores link between smoking and DNA changes across six racial and ethnic groups

Large-scale study explores link between smoking and DNA changes across six racial and ethnic groups

by Zara Abrams,Keck School of Medicine of USCCredit: CC0 Public DomainSmoking changes the way genes are expressed, which later contributes to the development of lung cancer and other smoking-rel

Large-scale study explores link between smoking and DNA changes across six racial and ethnic groups

by Zara Abrams,Keck School of Medicine of USCCredit: CC0 Public DomainSmoking changes the way genes are expressed, which later contributes to the development of lung cancer and other smoking-rel
One in five people with cancer participate in medical research studies

One in five people with cancer participate in medical research studies

by Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and peer institutions released n

One in five people with cancer participate in medical research studies

by Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and peer institutions released n
Bridging diet, microbes, and metabolism: Implications for metabolic disorders

Bridging diet, microbes, and metabolism: Implications for metabolic disorders

FEBRUARY 20, 2024byBoyce Thompson InstituteTransgenic animals expressing a green fluorescent protein attached to the fatty acid desaturase, FAT-7. Green color represents the induction of FAT-7 i

Bridging diet, microbes, and metabolism: Implications for metabolic disorders

FEBRUARY 20, 2024byBoyce Thompson InstituteTransgenic animals expressing a green fluorescent protein attached to the fatty acid desaturase, FAT-7. Green color represents the induction of FAT-7 i
Follow-up colonoscopy rate low within six months of abnormal stool test

Follow-up colonoscopy rate low within six months of abnormal stool test

by Elana GotkineFewer than half of adults have a follow-up colonoscopy within six months following an abnormal stool-based screening test (SBT) for colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study publis

Follow-up colonoscopy rate low within six months of abnormal stool test

by Elana GotkineFewer than half of adults have a follow-up colonoscopy within six months following an abnormal stool-based screening test (SBT) for colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study publis
Innovative therapies for ischemic stroke: Novel bicarbonate-sensing G protein-coupled receptor shows promise

Innovative therapies for ischemic stroke: Novel bicarbonate-sensing G protein-coupled receptor shows promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2024by Juntendo University Research Promotion CenterGPR30 in brain microvasculature responds to bicarbonate, and its deficiency protects against ischemia-reperfusion injury, reducing neur

Innovative therapies for ischemic stroke: Novel bicarbonate-sensing G protein-coupled receptor shows promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2024by Juntendo University Research Promotion CenterGPR30 in brain microvasculature responds to bicarbonate, and its deficiency protects against ischemia-reperfusion injury, reducing neur
Managing medication for loved ones

Managing medication for loved ones

by Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainSome older people struggle with remembering to take their medications or organizing them effectively. Adult children, like yourself, can help by tak

Managing medication for loved ones

by Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainSome older people struggle with remembering to take their medications or organizing them effectively. Adult children, like yourself, can help by tak
Human cells building 'molecular highways' captured for first time

Human cells building 'molecular highways' captured for first time

FEBRUARY 1, 2024byCenter for Genomic Regulationγ-TuRC starting the nucleation process (left) vs. γ-TuRC closing (right). Once closed, thhe foundation is set and tubulins can be added to make the

Human cells building 'molecular highways' captured for first time

FEBRUARY 1, 2024byCenter for Genomic Regulationγ-TuRC starting the nucleation process (left) vs. γ-TuRC closing (right). Once closed, thhe foundation is set and tubulins can be added to make the
'It's the greatest living experiment': Pitt Men's Study marks 40 years of AIDS research

'It's the greatest living experiment': Pitt Men's Study marks 40 years of AIDS research

by Anya Sostek, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a Pittsburgh hospital in the early 1980s, Charles Rinaldo saw a young, previously healthy gay man critically ill with a virus

'It's the greatest living experiment': Pitt Men's Study marks 40 years of AIDS research

by Anya Sostek, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a Pittsburgh hospital in the early 1980s, Charles Rinaldo saw a young, previously healthy gay man critically ill with a virus
UK issues guidelines for use of stem cell-based embryo models in research

UK issues guidelines for use of stem cell-based embryo models in research

byUniversity of CambridgeThese models can be created in the lab and mimic aspects of early human embryo development, which raises various ethical considerations. Credit: Irene Zorzan and Teresa

UK issues guidelines for use of stem cell-based embryo models in research

byUniversity of CambridgeThese models can be created in the lab and mimic aspects of early human embryo development, which raises various ethical considerations. Credit: Irene Zorzan and Teresa