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New treatment option can improve outcomes in babies with rare cerebrovascular disorder

Endovascular treatment of vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation (VGAM) in babies with severe pulmonary hypertension can improve chances of survival, according to a study released today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 17th Annual Meeting.

10 Aug 2020

Metabolic "switch" may offer clues to increased risk of glucose intolerance in post-menopausal women

Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences have discovered neural mechanisms in mice specific to females that can shift estrogen from playing a protective role in glucose metabolism to one that is disruptive.

7 Aug 2020

Synthetic peptide makes multidrug-resistant bacteria sensitive to antibiotics

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a synthetic peptide that can make multidrug-resistant bacteria sensitive to antibiotics again when used together with traditional antibiotics, offering hope for the prospect of a combination treatment strategy to tackle certain antibiotic-tolerant infections.

7 Aug 2020

Researchers discover genetic cause of severe auto inflammatory syndrome

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine used a novel genetic sequencing technology to identify the genetic cause of--and a treatment for--a previously unknown severe auto inflam-matory syndrome affecting an 18-year-old girl since infancy.

5 Aug 2020

Consumption of inorganic arsenic bearing rice linked to elevated cardiovascular mortality

Rice is the most widely consumed staple food source for a large part of the world's population. It has now been confirmed that rice can contribute to prolonged low-level arsenic exposure leading to thousands of avoidable premature deaths per year.

From The University of Manchester 5 Aug 2020

Machine learning can increase effectiveness of drug repurposing for psychiatric disorders

Artificial intelligence can increase the effectiveness of drug repositioning or repurposing research, according to a study published in Translational Psychiatry.

4 Aug 2020

New light-based, cost-effective method to synthesize multisubstituted chemicals

A team of researchers from Japan has demonstrated a light-based reaction that yields high numbers of the base chemical component required to produce bioactive compounds used in common industry products.

4 Aug 2020

Newly discovered biomarkers predict response to immunotherapy in Type 1 diabetes

Scientists at UCL have discovered new biomarkers, which may identify those people with Type 1 diabetes who would benefit from the immunotherapy drug Abatacept, a finding which could eventually help thousands manage the disease more effectively.

From University College London 4 Aug 2020

Identifying a new genetic cause of inherited neuropathy

Inherited mutations in a gene that keeps nerve cells intact were shown, for the first time, to be a driver of neuropathy known as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

4 Aug 2020

Old part of immune system may influence severity of COVID-19

One of the immune system's oldest branches may be influencing the severity of COVID disease, according to a new study from researchers.

4 Aug 2020

Hudsonalpha researchers help elucidate functional elements of the genome

Although the Human Genome Project sequenced a nearly-complete human genome almost 20 years ago, only about two percent of the genes in the human genome have been extensively studied and identified as protein-coding genes. Proteins form the basis of living tissues and play a central role in biological processes.

3 Aug 2020

Genetic analysis helps determine causal relationships between diabetes, obesity and NAFLD

Diabetes, obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are all common diseases that can lead to serious health implications.

3 Aug 2020

Researchers create a new mouse model for studying glioblastoma

More than 200 genes with novel and known roles in glioblastoma - the most aggressive type of brain cancer - offer promising new drug targets.

30 Jul 2020

New initiative launched to tackle climate change and global poverty

With a founding $25 million gifts from King Philanthropies, MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is launching a new initiative to solve problems at the nexus of climate change and global poverty.

30 Jul 2020

Experimental study looks at the impact of subsidy policies on insurance policy adoption

A new University of Maryland-led study shows that subsidies can help people continually purchase insurance products, but only if they have the financial literacy to understand the benefits of the policy and have the experience of seeing the benefits in action.

30 Jul 2020

Education News and Research

New treatment option can improve outcomes in babies with rare cerebrovascular disorder

Metabolic "switch" may offer clues to increased risk of glucose intolerance in post-menopausal women

Synthetic peptide makes multidrug-resistant bacteria sensitive to antibiotics

Researchers discover genetic cause of severe auto inflammatory syndrome

Consumption of inorganic arsenic bearing rice linked to elevated cardiovascular mortality

Machine learning can increase effectiveness of drug repurposing for psychiatric disorders

New light-based, cost-effective method to synthesize multisubstituted chemicals

Newly discovered biomarkers predict response to immunotherapy in Type 1 diabetes

Identifying a new genetic cause of inherited neuropathy

Old part of immune system may influence severity of COVID-19

Hudsonalpha researchers help elucidate functional elements of the genome

Genetic analysis helps determine causal relationships between diabetes, obesity and NAFLD

Researchers create a new mouse model for studying glioblastoma

New initiative launched to tackle climate change and global poverty

Experimental study looks at the impact of subsidy policies on insurance policy adoption

Phthalate exposure associated with sleep disruptions in midlife women

'Marie Kondo' enzyme helps fruit fly embryos to clean out maternal proteins

Researchers uncover a novel mechanism by which cancer cells adapt to stress

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Coronavirus changes structure that prevents cells from detecting it

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