Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113844 Neuroscientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have found that an often-overlooked type of brain cell called glia has more of a role…
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Researchers model blood-brain barrier using ‘Tissue-in-a-CUBE’ system
The modular Tissue-in-a-CUBE platform for drug screening, a new alternative model for animal testing. Credit: RIKEN A research team at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan…
Psychosocial therapies could be effective treatment for non-physical symptoms of menopause
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Interventions such as mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), could be an effective treatment option for menopause-related mood symptoms, memory and concentration problems, finds a new…
Understanding and protecting against foodborne illness
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Each year, 1 in 6 Americans gets sick from eating contaminated food. In total, researchers have identified more than 250 foodborne diseases, which have been traced…
Snake venom toxins can be neutralized by a new synthetic antibody
The antivenom for a black mamba’s bite could one day work for a slew of other snakes. Scientists have developed an antibody that shuts down paralyzing toxins in the venom…
Living near pubs, bars and fast-food restaurants could be bad for heart health
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Living close to pubs, bars and fast-food restaurants may lead to a higher risk of heart failure, according to new research published in Circulation: Heart Failure.…
Learning and memory problems in Down syndrome linked to alterations in genome’s ‘dark matter’
The activity of Snhg11 (red) pictured in the dentate gyrus region of the hippocampus in mice. Credit: Cesar Sierra/Centro de Regulación Genómica (CRG) Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation…
Why Doesn’t CPAP Reduce Heart Disease?
Circulating levels of angiopoietin-2 are associated with median CPAP pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea after coronary revascularization (linear regression slope 0.30, 95% CI 0.03, 0.57, p = 0.039). The shaded…
First-in-humans discovery reveals brain chemicals at work influencing social behavior
Scientists discuss their work to discover insights into the complexities of the brain and mind. Recently, the researchers, including (from left) Dan Bang of Aarhus University in Denmark, Ken Kishida…
Drug limits dangerous reactions to allergy-triggering foods, pediatric study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A drug can make life safer for children with food allergies by preventing dangerous allergic responses to small quantities of allergy-triggering foods, according to a new…
