JULY 1ST, 2024 POSTED BY U. ZURICH UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ZURICHResearchers have discovered the mechanism behind melanoma’s resistance to treatment. These findings could pave the way for more effective therapies. Malignant melanoma is one of the most aggressive types of cancer. Despite recent progress in effective therapies, the tumors of many patients are either resistant...
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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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Tonsil stones and how to prevent/treat them
by Joel Streed, Mayo Clinic News Network Credit: Picas Joe from PexelsYour tonsils are oval-shaped pads of tissue in the back of your throat, one on each side. They work as part of your body’s immune system to filter bacteria and viruses. Tonsils also make white blood cells and antibodies to help fight infections. What...
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Prozac pegged as potential 1st treatment for leading cause of blindness
by University of Virginia Bradley D. Gelfand, Ph.D., and collaborators have found early evidence that the drug fluoxetine may be effective against atrophic (or “dry”) age-related macular degeneration, a condition that affects nearly 200 million people worldwide. The drug has shown promise in the scientists’ lab tests and animal models, and the researchers bolstered by their...