Controlling the Precise Timing of Electrical Pulses May Offer Promise for Treating Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
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Novel Radiotracer Rapidly Detects Gastrointestinal Cancer Biomarker, Identifies Patients for Targeted Therapy
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June 6, 2024 Reston, VA-A new PET radiotracer enables same-day imaging of the important gastrointestinal cancer biomarker known as Claudin18.2 (CLDN18.2). Uptake of the radiotracer, 68Ga-NC-BCH, was found to correlate significantly with CLDN18.2 expression, a promising finding that could allow …
Scientists Map Networks Regulating Gene Function in the Human Brain
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A consortium of researchers has produced the largest and most advanced multidimensional maps of gene regulation networks in the brains of people with and without mental disorders. These maps detail the many regulatory elements that coordinate the brain’s bi…
Nanoparticle Plant Virus Treatment Shows Promise in Fighting Metastatic Cancers in Mice
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Characterization of CPMV nanoparticles. Credit: Advanced Science (2024). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202308237 An experimental treatment made from a plant virus is effective at protecting against a broad range of …
Improved Nutrition, Sanitation Linked to Beneficial Changes in Child Stress and Epigenetic Programming
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We're increasingly aware of how environmental factors influence a child's early development and health trajectory. We've mostly learned this through research involving direct observations of how ambient conditions like air pollution or a lack of nutritious food affects how our genes function, and o…
Researchers Uncover Potential Treatment Targets for Zika Virus–Related Eye Abnormalities
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A study published in the journal iScience presents crucial insights into the ocular effects of Zika virus infection during pregnancy and offers promising avenues for therapeutic intervention. Produced by a team of researchers in the Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences at the…
New Research Highlights Combining Prostate MRI with a Blood Test to Avoid Unnecessary Prostate Biopsies
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MRI of the prostate, combined with a blood test, can help determine if a prostate lesion is clinically significant cancer, new research suggests A new meta-analysis by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital suggests that doctors and patients can avoid unnecessary prostate biopsies by combi…
What Makes a Pathogen Antibiotic-Resistant?
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How Fusion Proteins Hijack Gene Regulators to Spur Childhood Cancer
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BUFFALO, N.Y., — Many childhood cancers start with a hijacking at the molecular level. A group of abnormal proteins known as fusion proteins aberrantly engage with a collection of proteins that switches genes on and off. As a result, genes that should be activated get repressed and genes that shoul…
How the SARS-CoV-2 Virus Acquires Its Spherical Shape
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From L to R: Roya Zandi, Thomas Kuhlman, and Umar Mohideen. Credit: Kuhlman lab, UC Riverside. For centuries, coronaviruses have triggered health crises and economic challenges, with SARS-CoV-2, the coro…