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Previous studies of human microbiome may be biased in favour of Global North
A new study has suggested that previous global research into the human microbiome is heavily biased in favour of wealthy countries such as the US and UK.
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Study may be critical step to understanding cognitive disorders
In a scientific first, researchers have discovered fundamental mechanisms by which the hippocampus region of the brain organises memories into sequences and how this can be used to plan future behaviour.
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Game-changing model to identify drugs that may slow AMD
Researchers have identified potential age-related macular degeneration drugs using a novel stem-cell based research tool.
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Possible connection between HIV and tuberculosis revealed
A recent study has shown that antiretroviral therapy timing impacts the animal version of HIV and latent tuberculosis.
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Bone marrow stem cell transfusions show promise as potential treatment for sepsis
New research has shown that one-time infusion of stem cells from bone marrow improves the survival of mice with sepsis.
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Possible new class of compounds to treat diabetes identified
A recent pre-clinical study from Washington University School of Medicine showed that a new class of compounds can potentially improve multiple aspects of metabolic syndrome, including diabetes.
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Research provides potential new way of preventing Alzheimer’s disease
New pre-clinical research from the Université Laval Faculty of Medicine and CHU de Québec–Université Laval Research Centre showed genetically mutating human cells could avoid Alzheimer’s disease.
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Promising new RNA editing technology could be used to treat genetic diseases
New research by the University of California, San Diego could provide a much simpler way to repair disease-causing mutations in RNA.
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Engineered airway lining created to study how COVID-19 affects respiratory tracts
Researchers have made a respiratory model of COVID-19, made from patient-derived stem cells, to understand how the virus affects respiration and which could be used to test possible drugs.
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Researchers identify potential drugs to reduce COVID-19 mortalities
Researchers have established a list of compounds that effect cytokine storms that could reduce mortality in COVID-19 patients.
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Model to study oculocutaneous albinism eye conditions developed
The first patient-derived stem cell model to research eye conditions related to oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) has been created.
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New model yields promising gene therapy for heart condition
Scientists in Japan have developed a credible heart cell model for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy and observed a positive response in the condition using PKP2 gene therapy.
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New protein that enables SARS-CoV-2 access into cells identified
Researchers have found that extracellular vimentin facilitates SARS-CoV-2 entry into human cells, presenting a new target.
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Whitepaper: How to successfully use iPSCs for disease modelling
Benefits and key considerations of using human iPSC-derived disease models in drug discovery.
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Organoid system simulates human liver-islet axis in diabetes
Scientists have developed a multi-organoid system from stem cells that can replicate the liver-islet axis in type 2 diabetes.
