by Pohang University of Science and Technology Schematic of the mechanism of action of ETV5 on TFH cell differentiation. Credit: POSTECHA research team including Professor Yoontae Lee and Jiho Park, a Ph.D. candidate, from the Department of Life Sciences at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has discovered that a particular protein promotes the...
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Sorting therapeutic stem cells by function improves healing after heart attack, lab study shows -cardiology
by Wayne Lewis, University of California, Los Angeles Nanovials containing individual cells (green) and secreted extracellular vesicles (magenta) within their cavities. Credit: Doyeon Koo/UCLASelecting specific cells to be used in an investigational therapy has led to improved recovery of heart function in a new study employing a lab model for myocardial infarction, the medical term...
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Drugs that kill ‘zombie’ cells may benefit some older women, but not all, study finds
by Mayo Clinic Credit: CC0 Public Domain Drugs that selectively kill senescent cells may benefit otherwise healthy older women but are not a “one-size-fits-all” remedy, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. Specifically, these drugs may only benefit people with a high number of senescent cells, according to findings published July 2 in Nature Medicine. Senescent cells...
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Light targets cells for death and triggers immune response with laser precision – immunology – optogenetics
by Liz Ahlberg Touchstone, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The team uses an inverted fluorescence microscope to image cancer cells that are targeted using different light spectra to initiate inflammatory cell death. The process could help create immunotherapy techniques for disease intervention. Credit: Fred Zwicky, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignA new method of precisely targeting...
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Potential new target for early treatment of Alzheimer’s disease – Alzheimer’s
Disrupting a class of sugar-modified proteins improves cell repair, rescues neuron loss and reverses cellular changes associated with neurodegenerative diseases, researchers report. IMAGE: MUTATIONS IN THE PRESENILIN GENE, PSEN1, CAUSES EARLY ONSET OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN HUMANS AND IN FRUIT FLIES MODIFIED TO HAVE THIS GENE. A NEW STUDY LED BY RESEARCHERS AT PENN STATE...
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No, Fake Meat Wasn’t Found to Cause Heart Disease, as Some Headlines Suggest
JUNE 24, 2024 6 MIN READ No, Fake Meat Wasn’t Found to Cause Heart Disease, as Some Headlines Suggest A recent study found that eating ultraprocessed plant-based foods was linked to heart attack and stroke risk. But the devil is in the details BY LORI YOUMSHAJEKIAN Artist’s illustration of plant-based burgers in a food processing...
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11 Symptoms That Could Be Early Signs of Parkinson’s Disease
Written by Katie E. Golden, MD | Reviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH Updated on October 2, 2023 Key takeaways: The early signs of Parkinson’s disease can be subtle. They include loss of smell, constipation, trouble sleeping, and change in bladder habits.Many of the early symptoms of Parkinson’s start years before the more noticeable symptoms....
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7 Foods That Help Stop Your Headaches
Written by Laurie Tarkan | Reviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH Published on May 1, 2024 Key takeaways: Certain foods can help lower your chances of getting headaches.Research shows that foods that reduce inflammation and keep blood vessels from enlarging, like seeds and nuts with magnesium, can help headaches.Foods rich in antioxidants can help get...
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Dementia: Targeted prevention is a good investment
by PR&D Austria Credit: CC0 Public Domain Measures to prevent dementia in at-risk groups can not only improve quality of life, but also make a lot of economic sense. This is the key finding of a recently published analysis by IMC Krems University of Applied Sciences in collaboration with the University of Continuing Education Krems....
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Six things to know about primary progressive aphasia
by Helen Metella, University of Alberta Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The family of actor Bruce Willis, best known for the Die Hard movie franchise, announced in 2022 that he was retiring from acting because he had a brain disorder that affected his ability to speak. Their statement called it aphasia, which is an acquired loss...
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