Researchers create highly accurate non-invasive test for major liver diseases
Researchers have created a liquid biopsy test, which uses two circulating proteins, to test for major liver diseases. The test was found to be highly accurate, sensitive, and specific for both NASH and liver fibrosis. For the first time, a…
Read MoreStem cells and AI team up to predict cardiac arrhythmias in patients
Cardiac arrhythmias are a major risk factor for sudden cardiac death, which accounts for 15% to 20% of all deaths worldwide. Causes for arrhythmias are diverse and include genetic factors, patients’ physical and mental condition, and certain medications. Onset and…
Read MoreStem cell transplantation for AL amyloidosis leads to long-term survival and possible cure in selected patients
AL amyloidosis is a life-threatening disease related to bone marrow cancer and multiple myeloma. It is caused when a person’s antibody-producing white blood cells (i.e. plasma cells) do not function properly and generate abnormal protein which misfolds to form amyloid…
Read MoreTime-Restricted Eating Restores Gut Microbiome Rhythm (in Mice)
Time-restricted feeding restored a healthy gut microbiome that was lost with diet-induced obesity in a mouse study. The findings might help explain how time-restricted eating might prevent obesity and type 2 diabetes in people, Ana Carolina Dantas Machado, PhD, from…
Read MoreBacteria in donor organs complicate immune response after transplantation
Organ transplant recipients take life-long immunosuppressive drugs to prevent their bodies from mounting an immune response against the donated organ, yet a substantial number of them still reject the organs. A new study by researchers from the University of Chicago…
Read MoreFertility Doctors, IVF Families, Post-Roe: Were Anxious
Married for nearly 5 years, Jessica King, 34, and her wife, Sarah, agreed on some things right from the start. “We always knew kids were in the equation,” Jessica says. Now, Jessica is nearly 20 weeks pregnant, thanks to in…
Read MoreChemical cocktails cause health risks for children and adults
A new research study shows that mixtures of chemicals pose health risks to children as well as adults. The concentrations of chemicals found in the European population of adults and children exceeds the safe level by a factor of between…
Read MoreLast Maternity Clinic in Ukraine-Controlled Donbas a Lifeline as War Closes in
POKROVSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – In the last specialist maternity ward still under Ukrainian control in the eastern Donbas region, the windows are packed with sandbags. Rooms used for births at the Perinatal Centre in the city of Pokrovsk follow the…
Read MoreThe global succinylation and protein abundance in SARS-CoV-2–infected cells
In a recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers assessed the global succinylation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-infected host cells. Study: The global succinylation of SARS-CoV-2–infected host cells reveals drug targets….
Read MoreOver half of women fear they have been misdiagnosed following visit to healthcare expert
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