Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study of hospitalized persons with chronic kidney disease (CKD) found that acute kidney injury (AKI) did not predict worsening of kidney function trajectory once difference…
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New research finds deep-sleep brain waves predict blood sugar control
The combination of two brain waves, called sleep spindles and slow waves, predict an increase in the body’s sensitivity to the hormone called insulin, which consequentially and beneficially lowers blood…
Research team achieves near-perfect bone healing with new multi-leveled scaffold
(a) Schematic representation of the (a) bone structure and its composition ranging from nanometers to micrometers and (b) development of biomimetic scaffolds containing the various steps for preparing a combinatorial…
For advanced, HER2-amplified bile duct cancers, antibody treatment trial shows promising results
Memorial Sloan Kettering gastrointestinal oncologist Dr. James Harding. Credit: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Bile duct cancers are uncommon and aggressive types of gastrointestinal cancer. They include cholangiocarcinomas, which can…
Gas-releasing adjuvant improves efficacy of photothermal therapy for cancer
A nanoplatform based on copper sulfide (ADT@CuSNDs) that is able to remodel the tumor energy via hydrogen sulfide (H2S) mediation was developed to sensitize the tumor to mild photothermal therapy…
Effects of zoledronic acid on senescence and SASP markers
Zoledronic acid has senolytic effects in human lung fibroblast IMR90 cells. Credit: 2023 Samakkarnthai et al. A new research paper, titled “In vitro and in vivo effects of zoledronic acid…
How studying cell movement during embryonic development may offer new insights into cancer metastasis
Under the microscope, MSK scientists studied how cells in a mouse embryo (green) move out and break away from their original tissue by contracting their surfaces (red). Studying this process,…
Study finds inhaling ethanol can disable influenza A in mice
The study found that mice treated with ethanol vapor are protected from lethal respiratory infections caused by the influenza A virus. Credit: Dr. Miho Tamai and Prof. Hiroki Ishikawa (OIST)…
The underestimated risk factor for mortality
Effect decomposition of the mediation analysis using a counterfactual framework. Total Association: refers to the total effect of renal hyperfiltration on mortality, including both direct and indirect pathways. Controlled Direct…
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…
