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Blocking a microRNA may prevent age-related conditions
Conditions like chronic inflammation, muscle loss and bone loss have an elevated microRNA, US researchers attempted to block this in aged mice.
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Why do some immunotherapies fail to kill cancer?
Spreading cancer can halt natural pathway that should recruit killer T cells directly to where it has metastasised, US scientists report.
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Humanised mouse model identifies the best match for organ donor
US researchers have developed a mouse model that holds promise in identifying the best organ donor and showing early signs of transplant rejection.
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50 year old blood pressure drug offers alternative treatment for PTSD
US scientists offer a new purpose for the blood pressure drug clonidine as a treatment to reduce the affects of PTSD.
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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.
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CBD may combat cytokine storms and respiratory distress caused by COVID-19
Scientists found in a murine model of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) that cannabidiol (CBD) helped the lungs recover from excessive inflammation caused by COVID-19.
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Free radicals from immune cells cause salt-sensitive hypertension
A new study has found that in salt-sensitive hypertension, immune cells gather and release free radicals, damaging the kidneys.
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Chemotherapy resistance pathway identified for NSCLC
A study has discovered the mechanism behind NSCLC resistance to chemotherapy, which could improve treatment strategies for the condition.
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Small molecule factors found to influence age-related bone deterioration
Scientists in the U.S. have reported findings about the mechanisms that contribute to the experience of weaker bones with age.
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New compound shows promise for stroke recovery
Scientists in the U.S. have reported that an experimental compound appears to improve stroke outcome by reducing the destructive inflammation that can often continue months after a person has suffered the stroke.
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Three-in-one molecule shows promise in helping certain breast cancer patients
A newly designed three-part molecule could be the one answer patients with a certain form of breast cancer are looking for...
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New directions found in understanding, fighting glaucoma
Two distinctive handfuls of short molecules that regulate gene expression have been found in the eye fluid of patients with two distinct types of vision degenerating glaucoma.
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Scrib protein identified as a natural suppressor of liver cancer
A protein that typically helps keep cells organised and on task becomes a tumour suppressor in the face of liver cancer, scientists say.