International research team uncovers potential new drug target to stop deadly metastases responsible for 90 per cent of cancer deaths. Alberta, Dec 05, 2022.- An international team of researchers has uncovered a new mechanism that enables cancer cells to move throughout the body, providing a potential new target to stop metastasis,Continuar Leyendo
While the physical differences between humans and non-human primates are quite distinct, a new study reveals their brains may be remarkably similar. And yet, the smallest changes may make big differences in developmental and psychiatric disorders. Madison, November 23, 2022.- Understanding the molecular differences that make the human brain distinctContinuar Leyendo
A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) finds that outdoor artificial light at night (LAN) is associated with impaired blood glucose control and an increased risk of diabetes, with more than 9 million cases of the disease in ChineseContinuar Leyendo
People who have a past history of hospitalisation because of substance use disorders have much worse outcomes following the onset of a wide range of physical health conditions, according to researchers in the UK and Czechia. Cambridge, November 11, 2022.- In a study published today in The Lancet Psychiatry, researchersContinuar Leyendo
As heart cells mature in mice, the number of communication pathways called nuclear pores dramatically decreases, according to new research from University of Pittsburgh and UPMC scientists. While this might protect the organ from damaging signals, it could also prevent adult heart cells from regenerating, the researchers found. Pittsburgh, NovemberContinuar Leyendo
A drug called semaglutide, which is approved for adults with obesity or overweight, also helps adolescents shed pounds and have healthier hearts, according to a new study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at Obesity Week 2022. Pittsburgh, November 04, 2022.- In an international phaseContinuar Leyendo
By Jim Schnabel Weill Cornell Medicine Ithaca, November 3, 2022.- Innate lymphoid cells are a recently discovered family of white blood cells that reside in the skin, gastrointestinal tract, airways and other barrier tissues of the body. Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) have an essential role in protecting theseContinuar Leyendo
Viral DNA in human genomes, embedded there from ancient infections, serve as antivirals that protect human cells against certain present-day viruses, according to new research. Ithaca, NY, October 31, 2022.- The paper, «Evolution and Antiviral Activity of a Human Protein of Retroviral Origin,» published Oct. 28 in Science, provides proofContinuar Leyendo
Researchers at University of California San Diego have identified a new signaling process involving G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), a cellular target already exploited by hundreds of diverse drugs. The discovery, published in the October 26, 2022 issue of Nature, opens the possibility of new therapies, including for multiple forms ofContinuar Leyendo
It’s the vitamin that we get from the sun, yet despite its ample availability, one in three Australian adults still suffer from mild, moderate or severe vitamin D deficiency. South Australia, October 26, 2022.- Now, new research from the University of South Australia gives strong evidence that vitamin D deficiencyContinuar Leyendo
