by American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public Domain People who have had a heart attack often report pain about a year later. Moderate or extreme pain after a heart attack—most commonly pain due to other health conditions—may help predict the likelihood of death over the next 8.5 years, according to new research published today in the Journal...
Protective particles allow engineered probiotics to report gut disease
By Silvia Cernea Clark, Rice University Illustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health Trust your gut? Your doctor likely will, too. Probiotics engineered to sense and report signs of bowel inflammation could deliver firsthand knowledge of your system’s inner workings—provided they are not...
Researchers find heartbeat relies on surprisingly large network of proteins
by University of Copenhagen MS evaluation of cardiac ion channel IPs. a, Workflow of the study. We performed MS measurements of immunoprecipitated channels and their interactors and of control IPs from quadruplicate murine cardiac tissue lysates. Deep proteome measurements of the membrane-enriched mouse heart samples utilized in the IP experiments were also performed. Bioinformatics network analyses...
Study reveals insights into how cancer cells evade treatment
by Addison Dehaven, South Dakota State University Cancers use sugar residues to engage in multidrug resistance. The research conducted by the RAWC Lab reveals breakthrough insights into exactly how that process occurs and how it could potentially be reversed. Credit: Frontiers in Oncology (2023). DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1145333 In the United States, cancer continues to be the second leading cause...
Genetically modified neural stem cells show promising therapeutic potential for spinal cord injury
by City University of Hong Kong The transplanted SOX9-suppressed neural stem cells (bottom) at injured site generated robust axons extending into the host spinal cord after 3 months post-graft. Credit: Advanced Science (2023). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205804 A research team co-led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has recently made a significant...
Israeli scientists make model to test for breast cancer genetic risk – study
According to researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU), this new model could help with personalized early detection for breast cancer. By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH Published: AUGUST 16, 2023 16:47Updated: AUGUST 16, 2023 16:48 A 3D rendering of cancer cells (Illustrative).(photo credit: INGIMAGE)Advertisement Every case of breast cancer in women (and a minority of men) is somewhat different. A new model developed in...
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center researchers to develop nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine
Researchers say intranasal vaccine could be easily used in developing countries Updated: 8:35 AM EDT Aug 16, 2023Play Video LEBANON, N.H. — Researchers at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center are part of a team working to develop the first nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine on the market. Dartmouth Health officials said the vaccine will not require refrigeration...
Cleveland Clinic trial provides potential hope for stroke patients dealing with paralysis
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International study shows that taste, independent of smell, is also significantly diminished in patients with COVID-19
by Monell Chemical Senses Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Smell loss became the cardinal symptom of COVID-19 early in the pandemic and has ignited research on how smell and taste function. An international study led by the Global Consortium for Chemosensory Research (GCCR) and the Monell Chemical Senses Center has separated taste from smell in people with COVID-19, demonstrating in...