New insights on kidney disease in African Americans could lead to therapies

by Sarah Avery,Duke UniversityCredit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI172262In a finding that could help reduce the racial disparity in kidney disease, Duke H

Updated on: March 14,2024

New insights on kidney disease in African Americans could lead to therapies

by Sarah Avery,Duke UniversityCredit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI172262In a finding that could help reduce the racial disparity in kidney disease, Duke H

Updated on:March 14,2024

Zinc deficiency promotes Acinetobacter lung infection, mouse study shows

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterZn-deficient mice produce higher levels of IL-13. Credit:Nature Microbiology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41564-024-01849-wDietary zinc deficiency promo

Updated on: December 03,2024

Zinc deficiency promotes Acinetobacter lung infection, mouse study shows

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterZn-deficient mice produce higher levels of IL-13. Credit:Nature Microbiology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41564-024-01849-wDietary zinc deficiency promo

Updated on:December 03,2024

New research uncovers biological drivers of heart disease risk

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the past 15 years, researchers have identified hundreds of regions in the human genome associated with heart attack risk. How

Updated on: March 13,2024

New research uncovers biological drivers of heart disease risk

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the past 15 years, researchers have identified hundreds of regions in the human genome associated with heart attack risk. How

Updated on:March 13,2024

New potential avenues for cancer therapies through RNA-binding proteins

byKing's College LondonGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109288A new paper describes the role of two RNA-binding proteins in the development of

Updated on: April 28,2024

New potential avenues for cancer therapies through RNA-binding proteins

byKing's College LondonGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109288A new paper describes the role of two RNA-binding proteins in the development of

Updated on:April 28,2024

A new immunologic and endocrine syndrome

by University of MontrealThese mice are twin, except that the left mouse is normal whereas the Armc5 gene has been invalidated by genetic knockout in the right mouse. The mutated mouse is smaller

Updated on: March 25,2024

A new immunologic and endocrine syndrome

by University of MontrealThese mice are twin, except that the left mouse is normal whereas the Armc5 gene has been invalidated by genetic knockout in the right mouse. The mutated mouse is smaller

Updated on:March 25,2024

New hydrogel features enhanced capabilities for treating aneurysms and halting their progression

by Terasaki Institute for Biomedical InnovationThe standard non-invasive treatment for patients with aneurysms is to insert a stent graft, a mesh-lined tube, into the affected blood vessel to shore up

Updated on: March 27,2024

New hydrogel features enhanced capabilities for treating aneurysms and halting their progression

by Terasaki Institute for Biomedical InnovationThe standard non-invasive treatment for patients with aneurysms is to insert a stent graft, a mesh-lined tube, into the affected blood vessel to shore up

Updated on:March 27,2024

Altering key ion channel found to protect against pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury

JANUARY 11, 2024byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit:Function(2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad061A group of Chinese researchers has conducted a mouse study to determine the role o

Updated on: March 15,2024

Altering key ion channel found to protect against pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury

JANUARY 11, 2024byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit:Function(2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad061A group of Chinese researchers has conducted a mouse study to determine the role o

Updated on:March 15,2024

Ehrapy: A new open-source tool for analyzing complex health data

byHelmholtz Association of German Research CentresLogo ehrapy. Credit: Meshal AnsariLed by Helmholtz Munich, scientists have developed an accessible software solution specifically designed for t

Updated on: September 13,2024

Ehrapy: A new open-source tool for analyzing complex health data

byHelmholtz Association of German Research CentresLogo ehrapy. Credit: Meshal AnsariLed by Helmholtz Munich, scientists have developed an accessible software solution specifically designed for t

Updated on:September 13,2024

CD32 as a Specific Marker for Hematopoietic Endothelial Cells in Human Embryonic Development: Insights and Implications for In Vitro Hematopoietic Cell Generation

Updated on: October 24,2024

CD32 as a Specific Marker for Hematopoietic Endothelial Cells in Human Embryonic Development: Insights and Implications for In Vitro Hematopoietic Cell Generation

Updated on:October 24,2024

Healthy omega-3 fats may slow deadly pulmonary fibrosis, research suggests

JANUARY 2, 2024byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainCould healthy fats found in nuts and fish slow the progression of potentially deadly lung scarring known as pulmonary fibrosis and

Updated on: March 27,2024

Healthy omega-3 fats may slow deadly pulmonary fibrosis, research suggests

JANUARY 2, 2024byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainCould healthy fats found in nuts and fish slow the progression of potentially deadly lung scarring known as pulmonary fibrosis and

Updated on:March 27,2024

Genetic testing pinpoints cardiovascular risk in patients with aortic disorders

by Vincent Jacobbi,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new Mayo Clinic systematicreview, published in theJournal of Vascular Surgeryhas shed light on genetically inhe

Updated on: March 13,2024

Genetic testing pinpoints cardiovascular risk in patients with aortic disorders

by Vincent Jacobbi,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new Mayo Clinic systematicreview, published in theJournal of Vascular Surgeryhas shed light on genetically inhe

Updated on:March 13,2024

Different autism risk genes, same effects on brain development

by Harvard UniversityMicroscopy image of a brain organoid showing neuron precursors (magenta) and deep-layer projection neurons (green), which are one of the cell types affected by autism risk ge

Updated on: February 05,2024

Different autism risk genes, same effects on brain development

by Harvard UniversityMicroscopy image of a brain organoid showing neuron precursors (magenta) and deep-layer projection neurons (green), which are one of the cell types affected by autism risk ge

Updated on:February 05,2024