A Cambridge-led study has shown why many women experience nausea and vomiting during pregnancy – and why some women, including the then Duchess of Cambridge, become so sick they need to be admitted to hospital. The culprit is a hormone produced by the fetus – a protein known as GDF15.Continuar Leyendo
Associative learning was always thought to be regulated by the cortex of the cerebellum, often referred to as the “little brain”. However, new research from a collaboration between the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Erasmus MC, and Champalimaud Center for the Unknown reveals that actually the nuclei of the cerebellum makeContinuar Leyendo
Researchers have discovered that misreading of therapeutic mRNAs by the cell’s decoding machinery can cause an unintended immune response in the body. They have identified the sequence within the mRNA that causes this to occur and found a way to prevent ‘off-target’ immune responses to enable the safer design ofContinuar Leyendo
New York, Dec 05, 2023.- Five people who had life-altering, seemingly irreversible cognitive deficits following moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries showed substantial improvements in their cognition and quality of life after receiving an experimental form of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in a phase 1 clinical trial. The trial, reportedContinuar Leyendo
New York, Nov 27, 2023.- A common microbe found in sewage, marine sediment, soil, and the GI tracts of pets and farm animals may play a defining role in multiple sclerosis, according to a new study. The findings, published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, suggest that a toxin producedContinuar Leyendo
Some people may be able to manage the disease without medications, say researchers building on promising results from a major U.K. study. Alberta, Nov 26, 2023.- A research team from the University of Alberta is aiming to find out whether a combination of diet and exercise could stop the progressionContinuar Leyendo
ReConstruct is leveraging patient-derived, vascularized tissue to improve the safety of breast reconstruction By Lindsay Brownell At the close of Breast Cancer Awareness month, we bring you a story of hope for the millions of women who are diagnosed with this disease. Most breast cancer patients undergo some form ofContinuar Leyendo
Treatment of the chronic inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis often produces unsatisfactory results. Researchers at the University of Bern have now developed a lipid gel that is administered directly to the inflamed part of the intestine, where it remains and releases its active substance evenly. This could result in aContinuar Leyendo
By Wynne Parry Weill Cornell Medicine New York, Oct 20, 2023.-In experiments of unprecedented scale, investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and the National Institutes of Health have revealed new aspects of the complex genetics behind Type 2 diabetes. Through these discoveries, and by providing a template for future studies, thisContinuar Leyendo
Thirteen new U of A projects receive a total of nearly $10 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Alberta, Sept 10, 2023.- A University of Alberta research team is testing graft materials that deliver anti-rejection drugs directly to transplanted insulin-producing cells with the goal of making transplants safer andContinuar Leyendo
