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Zinc Transporter: A New Approach to Pancreatic Cancer Care

Patients suffering from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease harbor significantly higher levels of zinc and iron in their brains than healthy patients.

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PolyU Researchers Uncover New Superbug Threat

Prof. Chen Sheng, Professor of ABCT, collaborating with Prof. Rong Zhang from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, conducted an investigation…

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Drug Combo Breakthrough: Combating Liver Cancer Resistance

Professor Kwang-Hyun Cho in the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering at KAIST conducted the research in collaboration with Professor Jung-Hwan Yoon in the…

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New Bacteria-Driven Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes

Bacteria may be responsible for more than we suspect. Especially when it comes to inflammatory diseases such as Type 2 diabetes.

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Smartphone Selfies: New App Screens for Pancreatic Cancer

Now, University of Washington researchers have developed an app that could allow people to easily screen for pancreatic cancer and other diseases — by…

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Unlocking Regeneration: Mouse Retina Cells Coax New Neurons

Cells within an injured mouse eye can be coaxed into regenerating neurons and those new neurons appear to integrate themselves into the eye's circuitry, new…

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New Therapeutic Targets for Osteoarthritis Pain Relief

It covers the limitations of existing treatments and introduces the latest understanding of the complex mechanisms behind OA pain, which offers exciting new…

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New Method Enhances Organic Bioelectronics for Medical Use

With increasing scientific and medical interest in communication with the nervous system, demand is growing for biomedical devices that can better record and…

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Once invincible superbug squashed by 'superteam' of antibiotics

The golden age of antibiotics may be drawing to a close.

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Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Show Promise Against Infectious Diseases

That statin you've been taking to lower your risk of heart attack or stroke may one day pull double duty, providing protection against a whole host of…

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Chronic Stress Links New Neural Circuit to Fatal Gut Failure

Hokkaido University researchers revealed that fatal gut failure in a multiple sclerosis (MS) mouse model, EAE, under chronic stress is caused by a newly…

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New Blood Cell Type Revealed as Autoimmunity Indicator

The team from Instituto de Medicina Molecular Lisboa, led by Luis Graça, analyzed blood samples from Sjögren syndrome patients, an autoimmune disease that…

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New Malaria Analysis Method Reveals Severity in Minutes

One way malaria wreaks havoc on the body is by causing excessive amounts of toxic heme, the non-protein component of hemoglobin, to accumulate in the…

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Ultrasound-Triggered Liposomes: New Local Anesthesia Innovation

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have found a new way to non-invasively relieve pain at local sites in the body; such systems could one day improve…

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Magnetic Fields Boost Heat in Bacterial Biofilms Research

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have shown that high-frequency alternating magnetic fields – the same principle used in induction cooktops – can…

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UIowa Study Reveals Gene Changes Linked to Heart Failure

Heart failure refers to a condition in which heart muscle becomes weakened over time, making it increasingly difficult for the heart to pump blood through the…

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