An interdisciplinary study from the University of Bern reveals that gut bacteria play a crucial role in converting arsenobetaine into toxic arsenic compounds. Results show that arsenobetaine, commonly found in seafood and previously considered harmless, is partly transformed into toxic arsenic compounds by the action of gut bacteria in theContinuar Leyendo
Disruption of the microbial community favours pathogens in the gut In a groundbreaking new study, conducted within the framework of the FWF-funded Cluster of Excellence «Microbiomes drive Planetary Health», scientists from the University of Vienna, in collaboration with the University of Southampton, Aalborg University and Boston University, have revealed thatContinuar Leyendo
Myocarditis is driven by a different immune response than the anti-tumor one, suggesting that the serious complication could one day be managed without halting cancer therapy. By Leah Eisenstadt Cambrigde, Nov 12, 2024.- Some patients being treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, a type of cancer immunotherapy, develop a dangerous formContinuar Leyendo
New York, September 26, 2024.- A new preclinical model using CRISPR, an advanced technology that allows scientists to cut and edit genes, has given Weill Cornell Medicine researchers and their colleagues a deeper insight into how prostate cancer spreads or metastasizes. In the study, published Sept. 23 in Cancer Discovery,Continuar Leyendo
Scientists have identified a gene which, when missing or impaired, can cause obesity, behavioural problems and, in mothers, postnatal depression. The discovery, reported on 2 July in Cell, may have wider implications for the treatment of postnatal depression, with a study in mice suggesting that oxytocin may alleviate symptoms. Cambrigde,Continuar Leyendo
Daniel Charlebois and an early-career international research team have been granted US$1.2 million from the Human Frontiers Science Program to seek to answer the question “How predictable is evolution?” Charlebois, along with Michael Manhart from Rutgers University and Meike Wortel from the University of Amsterdam, will examine the development ofContinuar Leyendo
Ythaca, May 06, 2024.- Applying a pretreatment of a parathyroid hormone, commonly used to increase bone mass to combat osteoporosis, can help improve cartilage health and slow the development of osteoarthritis, Cornell researchers have found. The team, led by Marjolein van der Meulen, the James M. and Marsha McCormick DirectorContinuar Leyendo
Machines can learn not only to make predictions, but to handle causal relationships. An international research team shows how this could make medical treatments safer, more efficient, and more personalised. Cambrigde, April 28, 2024.- Artificial intelligence techniques can be helpful for multiple medical applications, such as radiology or oncology, whereContinuar Leyendo
New York, April 26, 2024.- Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed a powerful new technique to generate “movies” of changing protein structures at speeds of up to 50 frames per second. Senior author Simon Scheuring, the Distinguished Professor of Anesthesiology Research at Weill Cornell Medicine, and colleagues developed theContinuar Leyendo
University of Arizona researchers have developed chemical probes that modify proteins in mosquito larvae gut, hindering their food digestion and growth. Tucson, March 21, 2024.- Mosquito-borne illnesses remain a formidable challenge threatening millions of people each year with diseases such as malaria, dengue, zika and chikungunya. To develop a mosquitoContinuar Leyendo
