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Medical imaging breakthroughs aim to bring the invisible to light

Medical imaging breakthroughs aim to bring the invisible to light

by Valérie Geneux,Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneSpinal cord fMRI. Credit: EPFL—CC-BY-SA 4.0Medical imaging technology—such as MRI, ultrasound and X-ray—is gaining in power and precisio

Medical imaging breakthroughs aim to bring the invisible to light

by Valérie Geneux,Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneSpinal cord fMRI. Credit: EPFL—CC-BY-SA 4.0Medical imaging technology—such as MRI, ultrasound and X-ray—is gaining in power and precisio
Mimicking exercise with a pill

Mimicking exercise with a pill

byAmerican Chemical SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDoctors have long prescribed exercise to improve and protect health. In the future, a pill may offer some of the same benefits as exe

Mimicking exercise with a pill

byAmerican Chemical SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDoctors have long prescribed exercise to improve and protect health. In the future, a pill may offer some of the same benefits as exe
Study looks at ways to predict when a migraine attack will occur

Study looks at ways to predict when a migraine attack will occur

JANUARY 24, 2024byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Sasha Wolff/WikipediaMigraine is often under-diagnosed and untreated, and even when it is treated, it can be difficult to treat early enoug

Study looks at ways to predict when a migraine attack will occur

JANUARY 24, 2024byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Sasha Wolff/WikipediaMigraine is often under-diagnosed and untreated, and even when it is treated, it can be difficult to treat early enoug
Understanding molecular drivers of lymphedema

Understanding molecular drivers of lymphedema

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityCredit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI176577Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered molecular mechanisms und

Understanding molecular drivers of lymphedema

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityCredit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI176577Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered molecular mechanisms und
Study finds embryos in hungry mouse moms postpone development

Study finds embryos in hungry mouse moms postpone development

byThe Company of BiologistsA mouse embryo (blastocyst) that has paused its development due to nutrient depletion. Credit: Jiajia YeIt's challenging to sustain a pregnancy when food is short,

Study finds embryos in hungry mouse moms postpone development

byThe Company of BiologistsA mouse embryo (blastocyst) that has paused its development due to nutrient depletion. Credit: Jiajia YeIt's challenging to sustain a pregnancy when food is short,
Research team discovers potential Alzheimer's drug

Research team discovers potential Alzheimer's drug

FEBRUARY 6, 2024by University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesMolecular docking predicts a CLEAR DNA-binding region in ApoE4. a The DNA-binding region of ApoE4, as defined by molecular modeling. b The

Research team discovers potential Alzheimer's drug

FEBRUARY 6, 2024by University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesMolecular docking predicts a CLEAR DNA-binding region in ApoE4. a The DNA-binding region of ApoE4, as defined by molecular modeling. b The
Treating tuberculosis when antibiotics no longer work

Treating tuberculosis when antibiotics no longer work

byUniversity of CologneCredit:Cell Chemical Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2023.12.007Researchers have identified new antibiotic molecules that target Mycobacterium tuberculo

Treating tuberculosis when antibiotics no longer work

byUniversity of CologneCredit:Cell Chemical Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2023.12.007Researchers have identified new antibiotic molecules that target Mycobacterium tuberculo
Parkinson's disease clinical trial tests exercise regimen to improve movement

Parkinson's disease clinical trial tests exercise regimen to improve movement

MAY 17, 2023by Erik Robinson,Oregon Health & Science UniversityLinda Cherney demonstrates an OHSU training protocol designed to improve the ability to turn for people with Parkinson’s diseas

Parkinson's disease clinical trial tests exercise regimen to improve movement

MAY 17, 2023by Erik Robinson,Oregon Health & Science UniversityLinda Cherney demonstrates an OHSU training protocol designed to improve the ability to turn for people with Parkinson’s diseas
Tucatinib plus trastuzumab emtansine may benefit patients with advanced or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer

Tucatinib plus trastuzumab emtansine may benefit patients with advanced or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA combination of two HER2-targeted drugs, tucatinib (Tukysa) and trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla, T-DM1), extended prog

Tucatinib plus trastuzumab emtansine may benefit patients with advanced or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA combination of two HER2-targeted drugs, tucatinib (Tukysa) and trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla, T-DM1), extended prog
Researchers identify promising protein candidate for metabolic disease treatment

Researchers identify promising protein candidate for metabolic disease treatment

byUniversity of SaskatchewanHepG2/C3A cells express NUCB1/NLP and NUCB2/NESF-1. Credit:Communications Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06314-2University of Saskatchewan (USask)

Researchers identify promising protein candidate for metabolic disease treatment

byUniversity of SaskatchewanHepG2/C3A cells express NUCB1/NLP and NUCB2/NESF-1. Credit:Communications Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06314-2University of Saskatchewan (USask)
Mouse study finds birth coincides with rapid changes in gene activity

Mouse study finds birth coincides with rapid changes in gene activity

FEBRUARY 15, 2024byUniversity of Washington School of MedicineTranscriptional heterogeneity in the posterior embryo during early somitogenesis.a, Re-embedded 3D UMAP of 121,118 cells from

Mouse study finds birth coincides with rapid changes in gene activity

FEBRUARY 15, 2024byUniversity of Washington School of MedicineTranscriptional heterogeneity in the posterior embryo during early somitogenesis.a, Re-embedded 3D UMAP of 121,118 cells from
New study finds systematic biases at play in clinical trials

New study finds systematic biases at play in clinical trials

byMichigan State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRandomized controlled trials, or RCTs, are believed to be the best way to study the safety and efficacy of new treatments in clinical

New study finds systematic biases at play in clinical trials

byMichigan State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRandomized controlled trials, or RCTs, are believed to be the best way to study the safety and efficacy of new treatments in clinical