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Pathogens exert physical force to avoid ingestion within phagocytes
A previously unknown process by which pathogens breach immune defences offers promise for treating infectious diseases.
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New biomarkers may help prevent diabetes-related blindness
US researchers have identified new biomarkers that can detect early changes in the eye that can lead to diabetes-related blindness.
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Artificial intelligence may reveal how microbiome affects vaccine response
Researchers have been using artificial intelligence to study how the microbiome interacts with the human system to improve vaccine response.
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New 3D ‘nanoscope’ facilitates improved brain imaging for Alzheimer’s research
Scientists in the U.S. have developed a powerful imaging tool to more accurately reproduce visuals of the brain and investigate mechanisms that precede Alzheimer’s symptoms.
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MicroRNA provides promise in search for simple, early test for Alzheimer’s
Researchers have found early evidence that tiny snippets of microRNA may help with early detection of conditions such as Alzheimer's disease...
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VILPs stimulate human cells to produce insulin-like hormones
In an unexpected finding, scientists have identified four viruses that can produce insulin-like hormones that are active on human cells...
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CpAM molecules advance fight against hepatitis B
Researchers have made an important step forward in the design of drugs that fight the hepatitis B virus, which can cause liver failure and liver cancer...
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Ottoline Leyser wins 2017 FEBS EMBO Women in Science Award
This award recognises outstanding achievements of female researchers in the life sciences in the past five years.
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Scientists find genetic code for alcoholism
5 August 2016 | By Indiana University
Using rats carefully bred to either drink large amounts of alcohol or to spurn it, researchers at Indiana and Purdue universities have identified hundreds of genes that appear to play a role in increasing the desire to drink alcohol...
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Potential new drug target for polycystic kidney disease
28 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Researchers have used virtual tissue technology to identify a potential new drug target in the fight against polycystic kidney disease...
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Intraocular therapy prevents or reverses diabetic retinopathy
10 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Researchers have described a potential new intraocular treatment that prevents and reverses some characteristics of diabetic retinopathy in a mouse model...
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Controlling cholesterol metabolism in pancreatic cancer cells reduces metastasis
4 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The findings of a new study suggest a class of drugs previously developed to treat atherosclerosis could be repurposed for treatment of pancreatic cancer...