Study Shows Virus That Causes COVID-19 Can Penetrate Blood-Retinal-Barrier and Could Damage Vision
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Intranasal exposure of SARS-CoV-2 exhibited ocular tropism to the eye, lungs, and brain, whereas ocular exposure failed to inseminate the virus to the lungs. Credit: PLOS Pathogens (2024). DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012156 …
Gold Nanoparticles Reverse Brain Deficits in Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s
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Gold nanocrystals suspended in a water buffer represent a novel therapeutic agent developed by Clene Nanomedicine for neurodegenerative conditions. This nanomedicine, called CNM-Au8, is being investigated to treat patients with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease in clinical trials at UT …
Study Reveals Potential to Reverse Lung Fibrosis Using the Body’s Own Healing Technique
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The most common type of lung fibrosis — scarring of the lungs -- is idiopathic, meaning of unknown cause. Researchers are urgently trying to find ways to prevent or slow idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and related lung conditions, which can cause worsening shortness of breath, dry cough, and ex…
Study Highlights Impact of Aldehydes on DNA Damage and Aging
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Histones are crosslinked with DNA (histone-DPC) following formaldehyde exposure, leading to the malfunction of cellular processes such as transcription. Credit: Reiko Matsushita A team of researchers …
Rare Variants in the YKT6 Gene Cause New Neurological Disorder, Study Finds
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A recent collaborative study has discovered rare variants in the YKT6 gene as the cause of a new neurological disorder characterized by developmental delays along with severe progressive liver disease and a potential risk for liver cancer. The study, published in Genetics in Medicin…
Infant Gut Microbes Have Their Own Circadian Rhythm: Study Finds Diet Has Little Impact on How the Microbiome Assembles
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Diurnal rhythmicity of infant fecal microbiota and metabolites. Credit: Cell Host & Microbe/Heppner et al. Infant gut microbiomes oscillate with a circadian rhythm, even when they are cultivated outsi…
New Insights into How Tumors on Adrenal Glands Develop
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Steroids-producing nodules, or SPNs, exhibit a two-layered zona fasciculata (zF) and zona reticularis (zR) like structure, where two distinct cell populations might contribute differently to adrenocortical tumorigenesis. Credit: Kyushu University/Ogawa Lab Researchers from Kyushu University…
Early Intervention After the First Seizure May Prevent Long-Term Epilepsy and Associated Cognitive Deficits
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PHILADELPHIA— Only a very small percentage of neurons show changes after an epileptic seizure in mice, but these alterations can be permanent and trigger future seizures that can affect the whole brain and lead to impaired cognition, like memory and learnin…
Blood Test Could Predict Long-Term COVID-19 Lung Problems
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“This offers hope that even patients with the worst COVID do not have progressive scarring of the lung that leads to death,” said UVA Health's Catherine A. Bonham, MD. …
How a Common Food Ingredient Can Take a Wrong Turn, Leading to Arthritis
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Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2023). DOI: 10.1172/JCI167671 A University of Colorado Department of Medicine faculty member says she and her colleagues have identified …