Transfected SARS-CoV-2 Spike DNA Suppresses Cancer Cell Response to Chemotherapy
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by Impact Journals LLC Reduced interaction between p53 and MDM2 following…
Brain Neurons Re-Entering the Cell Cycle age Quickly and Shift to Senescence, Particularly in Neurodegenerative Disease
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Post-mitotic neurons in the brain that re-enter the cell cycle quickly succumb to senescence, and this re-entry is more common in Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published April 9 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Kim Hai-Man Chow and colleagues at the Chinese University of H…
Using the Body’s Own Cells to Treat Traumatic Brain Injury
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Scientists have created a new treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI) that shrank brain lesions by 56% and significantly reduced local inflammation levels in pigs. The new approach leverages macrophages, a type of white blood cell that can dial inflammation up or down in the body in response t…
Study Suggests EBV-Specific T Cells Play Key Role in Development of Multiple Sclerosis
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain The body's immune response to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may play a role in causing damage in people with multiple sclerosis, according to a new study led by University of Texas Health Houston. EBV infection has long been associated with multiple sclerosis, but how t…
Relative Deficiency in Immune Cells Can Account for Poorer Vaccination Responses in the Older Population
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Researchers Identify Genes and Cell Types That May Have Causal Role in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Formation
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Although primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the leading cause of blindness in people over the age of 55, there remains no cure for the disease and its biological mechanisms are not well understood. Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is a major risk factor for the disease, but many patients wi…
Shifting Focus: Investigators Describe Changes to Pancreatic β Cell at Onset of Type 1 Diabetes
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Therapeutic Targeting of Mechanistic Pathway Has The Potential to Slow Disease Progression In Mice and HumansBOSTON – About eight million people live with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) worldwide, a chronic autoimmune condition in which the body attacks and destroys its own insulin-producing β-cells (pronou…
Transcription Factor Found to Play Pivotal Role in Development of Right-Sided Colon Cancers
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Cdx2 loss in mouse proximal colon organoid recapitulates gene expression patterns of human colon cancers with low CDX2 expression. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45605-4 …
Hypertension's Hidden Hand: Pressure-Driven Foam Cell Formation Revealed as Key Driver of Arterial Disease, Paving the Way for New Therapies
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A new study in Advanced Science unlocks the secrets of how high blood pressure (hypertension) fuels the progression of arterial disease. Led by Professor Thomas Iskratsch, Professor of Cardiovascular Mechanobiology & Bioengineering at Queen Mary University …
CD19 CAR T-Cell Transfer Therapy Shows Promise for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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Results from a recent analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine suggested a potentially effective approach for treating autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), idiopathic inflammatory myositis, and systemic sclerosis. The case series analysis, w…