How to make asthma drugs last longer
US researchers uncover how to make asthma and COPD medication more potent, which could also improve how long they work in patients who need frequent doses.
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AI can detect an early sign of osteoarthritis from an x-ray image
Finnish researchers have developed AI based neural network to detect an early knee osteoarthritis from x-ray images, that can save the patient from unnecessary examinations, treatments and even knee joint replacement surgery.
Why are women more likely to get Alzheimer’s?
US researchers find that a modified immune protein harming brain connections is much more common in the brains of women with Alzheimer’s, compared to men.
Existing drugs offer potential treatment for AKI
Scottish researchers uncovered that drugs used to treat angina and high blood pressure, could be used to treat AKI.
Scientists investigate the multi-omic landscape of NAFLD-to-NASH progression
Researchers have presented comprehensive multi-omic profiles to identify genes, non-coding RNAs, proteins, and plasma metabolites involved in NAFLD-to-NASH progression.
Study in mice shows dietary saturated fats can trigger liver cancer
Japanese researchers showed for the first time processes that are crucial targets for treating liver cancer are enhanced by saturated fatty acid diets.
Novel gene therapy offers potential treatment for FCMD
Japanese researchers proposed using RNA interference for correcting a mistake in the genetic code of patients with Fukuyama Muscular Dystrophy (FCMD).
Misfolding proteins bring caution for gene therapies for haemophilia
US researchers have discovered a link between protein misfolding and liver cancer, that could help improve gene therapy for haemophilia.
New machine learning model could encode words to kill cancer cells
US researchers, using new machine learning techniques have developed a virtual molecular library of “words” that encode commands to kill cancer cells.
New ALSV virus discovered in Swiss ticks
Researchers have detected Alongshan virus (ALSV) for the first time in Switzerland in ticks.
P53 could be key to therapies for salivary gland cancer
Mouse models show that activating a non-mutated form of the gene could lead to developing therapies for salivary gland cancer.
CAR-T therapy becomes a powerful tool against an autoimmune disease like MS
US researchers have shown that CAR-T therapy can be used to eliminate unwanted cells that cause autoimmunity.
Where should the priority be for monkeypox vaccine allocations?
Canadian researchers underwent a modelling study to explore optimal allocation of vaccines against monkeypox virus (MPXV), that prioritises vaccines to larger networks with more initial infections and greater potential for spread is best.
CIRM grant $4.8m to fund gene therapy for rare disease
CIRM grant will fund novel gene therapy that aims for single lifelong treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia, a progressive neuromuscular disorder; a second CIRM grant will advance efforts to leverage UC San Diego research on another rare disease
New target in the fight against heart disease
US scientists have new insight into how heart cells enable unhealthy growth, and identify a new target to intervene against heart disease.