Credit: CC0 Public Domain Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists have created a promising injectable cell therapy to treat osteoarthritis that both reduces inflammation and also regenerates articular…
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Black women die of breast cancer at younger ages. Should they be screened earlier?
Experts recommend that women at least consider starting breast cancer screening once they turn 40. Now a new study suggests that is especially critical for Black women. Looking at data…
Teriflunomide reduces clinical events in radiologically isolated syndrome, finds study
For adults with radiologically isolated syndrome (RIS), teriflunomide is associated with a reduction in the first clinical demyelinating event compared with placebo, according to a study presented at the annual…
US Supreme Court to weigh in on abortion pill access
The US Supreme Court was poised to wade into the divisive battle over the abortion drug mifepristone with a ruling due Friday on lower court-ordered restrictions on the widely used…
Surgery is the most effective treatment for metabolic liver disease, says new study
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Metabolic (bariatric) surgery is more effective than medications and lifestyle interventions for the treatment of advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. A new paper, published today in…
Preclinical promise and the unveiling of a prognostic gene signature
Omomyc induces growth arrest in melanoma human cell lines in vitro. (A) Growth inhibition by transgenic Omomyc at 10 d by Crystal Violet staining. (B) Early effect of Omomyc on…
Gut bacteria could be behind weaker immune responses to COVID-19 vaccine
High activity of fucose digestion by bacteria in the gut is associated with higher expression of two AP-1 transcription factors, FOS and ATF3 in blood immune cells, and with a…
In the UK, minority ethnic doctors less likely to get specialty NHS training posts; some specialties show gender bias
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Most minority ethnic groups are less successful than their white British counterparts when applying to specialty training programs in the National Health Service (NHS), Cambridge researchers…
Psychologists map the psyche of extreme altruists
Professor Marsh looks over MRI scans with students in her lab. Credit: 2017 Georgetown University Although many people admire the actions of people who engage in acts of extraordinary altruism,…
Study reveals mechanism by which a circadian clock molecule leads to lung fibrosis
Decreased REV-ERBα protein abundance and increased protein levels of COL1A1 and LOX in IPF lungs compared to healthy control. Healthy control and IPF formalin fixed-paraffin embedded (FFPE) lung samples were…
