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Month: November 2023
Cracking the code: Researchers unravel how mutant protein drives cancer growth
Researchers from WEHI (Melbourne, Australia) have solved a mystery about the most important driver of cancer development — a mutant
Breathing highway air increases blood pressure
For more than a century, American cities have been sliced and diced by high-traffic roadways. Interstate highways and wide arterials
Alcohol consumption may have positive and negative effects on cardiovascular disease risk
While past research has indicated that moderate alcohol consumption can lower one’s risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), more recent studiessuggest
Psychological science can help counter spread of misinformation
Debunking, “prebunking,” nudging and teaching digital literacy are several of the more effective ways to counter misinformation, according to a
Researchers find connections between neuroinflammation and Alzheimer’s disease
Study by Brigham investigators revealed how genetic changes in certain types of brain cells may contribute to the inflammatory response
Radiation therapy may be potential heart failure treatment
Cardiologists and radiation oncologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis pioneered the use of radiation therapy —
A new way to see the activity inside a living cell
Living cells are bombarded with many kinds of incoming molecular signal that influence their behavior. Being able to measure those
First multi-chamber heart organoids unravel human heart development and disease
Heart disease kills 18 million people each year, but the development of new therapies faces a bottleneck: no physiological model
Repairing nerve cells after injury and in chronic disease
Each year in the United States there are more than 3 million cases of peripheral neuropathy, wherein nerves outside of