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Nanotechnology System Enhances Skin Disease Treatments

Researchers at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a nanotechnology-based delivery system containing a protective cellular pathway inducer that…

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New Insights Into Coronavirus Entry Mechanisms via Electron Microscopy

High-resolution cryo-electron microscopy and supercomputing have now made it possible to analyze in detail the infection mechanisms of coronaviruses. These…

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Enhancing Music Enjoyment for Cochlear Implant Users

“I've pretty much given up listening to music and being able to enjoy it,” says Prudence Garcia-Renart, a musician who gave up playing the piano a few years…

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Inselspital: Imaging Brain Activity with Advanced MRI Technology

For over 20 years, doctors have been dreaming of depicting the brain’s electrical activity in an MRI scan. Researchers from Bern University Hospital have now…

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Infection-Fighting Bandages for Severe Burn Care Solutions

Serious burn victims are immunocompromised and may be missing skin on parts of their body, and this makes them highly vulnerable to bacteria. Thanks to…

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Compact 3D Tech Enhances Comfort for Smartphone Viewing

Imagine watching a 3D movie on your smart phone and suddenly getting a headache or even feeling nauseous. Such viewer discomfort is one of the biggest…

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New Model Sheds Light on Mutation Rates in Human Genome

It turns out that the type, how frequent, and where new mutations occur in the human genome depends on which DNA building blocks are nearby, found researchers…

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New Therapeutic Target Discovered for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Spinal muscular atrophy is a debilitating disease that causes weakness and wasting of the muscles. The disease ranges in severity with patients experiencing…

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NK Cells: New Insights on Immune System and Tumor Growth

Researchers from the Vetmeduni Vienna have now discovered that NK cells can switch and promote tumor growth, with STAT5 acting as the key regulator.

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New Insights on Surviving Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

The rare and life-threatening blood disorder thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) mainly affects young, otherwise healthy people aged between 20 and 50….

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Mobile Phone Test Detects Vision Problems Early

Age related changes to the eye’s macula lutea, so-called macular degeneration, is a common cause of severe vision loss in persons over 60. However, existing…

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Advancing Precision Medicine Through Proteomics Research

As medical professionals search for new ways to personalize diagnosis and treatment of disease, a research team at the University of Iowa has already put into…

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Scientists create imaging 'toolkit' to help identify new brain tumor drug targets

“Gliomas are highly malignant brain tumours with poor prognosis,” says Michael Breckwoldt, a physician-scientist and one of the lead authors of the paper from…

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New therapy halts progression of Lou Gehrig's disease in mice

The findings, scientists indicate, are some of the most compelling ever produced in the search for a therapy for ALS, a debilitating and fatal disease, and…

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Penn Researchers Use Network Science to Identify Seizure Sources

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science and Perelman School of Medicine are looking for ways to refine this…

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Penn study solves mystery of cell powerhouse's balance of calcium

A decades-long mystery of how the cell's powerhouse, and its energy currency of calcium ion flow, is maintained under different physiological conditions has…

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