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Medical Xpress / Mirror fragments intercept Alzheimer's-causing protein
Understanding how proteins interact with their own mirror images enabled a Kobe University research team to design a small mirror protein that disables a causal factor of Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-beta.
Medical Xpress / TYK2 protein suppresses breast cancer metastasis by sensing extracellular stiffness, research finds
A study by researchers at the University of California San Diego could make it easier to treat breast cancer by uncovering a new way the body helps prevent its spread. The scientists discovered a new role for an inflammatory ...
Medical Xpress / Shields and bodyguards: Scientists uncover the hidden defenses of a deadly childhood cancer
Researchers have created a detailed map of a deadly childhood cancer, showing it uses "shields" and "bodyguards" to protect itself, paving the way for new treatments. The team's paper, titled "Spatial multi-omics characterization ...
Medical Xpress / Stress in adolescence causes lasting brain changes, suggests a study with mice
Stressful situations experienced during adolescence tend to cause deeper and more lasting changes to the brain than those experienced in adulthood. A study conducted on mice at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil ...
Medical Xpress / Product labeling using colors may help save your health
Color coding on food product labels is becoming more common. How does it influence consumers and their dietary choices? Recent research by scientists from SWPS University, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of ...
Medical Xpress / Discovery of pancreatic tumor vulnerability could pave the way for new treatments
A team from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center (The Institute), led by Jean-Jacques Lebrun, Ph.D., has identified a protein that pancreatic cancer cells rely on to survive and grow. This discovery ...
Medical Xpress / More siblings may ease midlife grief after a mother's death, study suggests
Having more brothers and sisters may make it easier to cope with the death of a parent in midlife, particularly when it's the mother who dies, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community ...
Medical Xpress / How cells' saturated and monounsaturated fats may shape hunger signals
An international team, including scientists from Leipzig University, has gained important new insights into the regulation of food intake in mammals. The study, recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National ...
Medical Xpress / Hospital stay or home care? AI helps tailor myeloma stem cell treatment safely
Multiple myeloma is a cancer in which plasma cells, which normally produce antibodies, multiply uncontrollably in the bone marrow. There is currently no cure. However, various therapies can stabilize the disease and alleviate ...
Medical Xpress / Nursing home flu outbreaks—statistical approach reveals keys to preventing hospitalizations
In nursing homes, influenza spreads quickly. Even in facilities with separate wings, staff move throughout the home, caring for medically complex older adults who often share rooms. In this way, a single case of influenza ...
Medical Xpress / Less invasive method to assess coronary flow similar to gold standard, study shows
A novel, minimally invasive computer software-based method that uses artificial intelligence to determine whether plaques in a coronary artery are restricting blood flow to the patient's heart performed similarly to the standard, ...
Medical Xpress / Clear link discovered between chronic kidney disease and periodontal disease
Recently analyzed evidence points to a connection between oral health and kidney health, according to work led by University of Cincinnati College of Medicine researchers. Their article, published in BMC Nephrology, combined ...
