by University of North Carolina Health Care Fluorescence microscopy image of HAV-infected cultured human liver cell. viral RNA targeted by ZCCHC14 appears green, and the virus’s protein red. Credit: Maryna Kapustina, UNC School of Medicine The viral replication cycle is crucial for a virus to spread inside the body and cause disease. Focusing on that...
by University of Glasgow Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Leukemia is often the result of the disruption to the fine balance in blood cell production where new cells are manufactured and old blood cells die. As we age, mutations in blood stem cells can mean that the altered cells can have a growth benefit over other blood cells and outnumber...
by Rebekah McBride, University of Wisconsin-Madison Credit: CC0 Public Domain Lab-grown human heart cells provide a powerful tool to understand and potentially treat heart disease. However, the methods to produce human heart cells from pluripotent stem cells are not optimal. Fortunately, a new study out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine...
by Mayo Clinic Peyronie’s (pay-roe-NEEZ) disease is a scar-forming condition that can cause pain, penile bending, penile shortening and erectile dysfunction. The condition, which is estimated to affect millions of men in the U.S., is characterized by a curvature of 15 degrees or more during erection. “Most men with Peyronie’s disease present during their sexually...
by Centenary Institute Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the Centenary Institute and the University of Technology Sydney have identified a new drug target for the treatment and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an inflammatory lung disease that causes airway blockage and that makes it difficult to breathe. Secreted by mast cells, a part...
by Flinders University Credit: Pixabay A new method for early detection of chronic kidney disease, which affects an estimated 9% of the world’s population, has been shown to have potential to service rural and remote patients and communities with limited medical services. An affordable and portable biosensor device put to the test by Flinders University...
by Frontiers Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An estimated 2.5m deaths each year could be prevented globally if individuals cut back their salt consumption to the recommended daily intake of less than five grams, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Now, Japanese researchers may have found a healthier way for people to enjoy the full...
by Hudson Institute of Medical Research Credit: Hudson Institute of Medical Research A new insight into RNA regulation has taken researchers a big step forward in understanding how the body creates platelets. Platelets are the smallest of all blood cells; they circulate in the bloodstream and bind together when they recognize damaged blood vessels, making them a...
by Flinders University Credit: Pixabay New evidence suggests that sleep difficulties, long thought to be a symptom of adolescent depression, might actually come first. A new paper, published in Nature Reviews Psychology and led by Flinders University, argues that a combination of adolescent sleep biology and psychology uniquely predispose young people to developing depression. Flinders University graduate...
by Alex Whiting, Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation Magazine Providing earlier diagnosis leads to better cancer outcomes. Credit: © Gevende, Shutterstock Prevention and the HPV vaccine is helping to reduce the numbers of women dying with cervical cancer but new portable screening kits and new types of lab tests will improve diagnosis and earlier...
