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November 12, 2019, 13:08

Study: Rapamycin prevents age-related brain vascular deterioration

A just-released study by UT Health San Antonio and collaborating institutions shows age-related decreases in blood flow to the brain and memory loss can be modified with the drug rapamycin.

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November 12, 2019, 13:01

STAYING ONE STEP AHEAD OF HIV

Meet Abbott's team of Virus Hunters who hunt down mutating viruses that could pose a new risk.

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November 11, 2019, 10:43

Shortened Sleep May Negatively Affect Women’s Bone Health

Getting too little sleep was linked with a higher risk of having low bone mineral density (BMD) and developing osteoporosis, as reported in a recent Journal of Bone and Mineral Research study of postmenopausal women.

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November 11, 2019, 09:46

Key mechanism in insulin release by cholesterol metabolite found

Insulin which is released by pancreatic beta-cells is the main regulator of blood sugar. Previous and current studies by a research group at Lund University in Sweden have identified around hundred different receptors on the surface of the beta-cells, with a diverse functional impact on the beta-cells.

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November 08, 2019, 13:35

Early Results from First-In-U.S. Trial of CRISPR-Edited Immune Cells for Cancer Patients Suggest Safety of Approach

Abramson Cancer Center researchers to present initial safety data after treating three patients

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November 07, 2019, 13:05

New assessment could identify risks of frailty

Signs of frailty, and the risks it brings, could be identified in young and old people alike through a new assessment developed in a study led by researchers at the University of Strathclyde.

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November 06, 2019, 12:46

Synthetic phages with programmable specificity

ETH researchers are using synthetic biology to reprogram bacterial viruses – commonly known as bacteriophages – to expand their natural host range. This technology paves the way for the therapeutic use of standardized, synthetic bacteriophages to treat bacterial infections.

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November 05, 2019, 12:15

Immune response against skin-dwelling viruses prevents cancer

Viruses get a bad rap as potential cancer-causers, but at least one class of viruses that commonly live on human skin – so-called “low-risk” human papillomaviruses -- appear to play an unwitting role in protecting us against skin cancer according to a new study published in Nature.

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