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Medicine

New Treatment Approach For Hard-To-Treat Cancers Shows Promise

Posted in Medicine, Science on 21st Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

Treating cancer is like navigating a gigantic maze. Now, imagine a way to see a clear path forward toward better treatment options. That's the goal of functional precision medicine.

Tardigrade Proteins Upgrade Damage Resistance Of Human Cells

Posted in Medicine, Science on 3rd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

Just like tardigrades, when you put human cells that have these proteins into biostasis, they become more resistant to stresses, conferring some of the tardigrades' abilities to the human cells."

Beyond Plaques: New Alzheimer's Treatment Pathway Discovered

Posted in Medicine on 3rd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

Researchers have discovered that limiting a certain enzyme can have a dramatic impact in protecting against the effects of Alzheimer's disease.

This Gene Increases The Risk Of Alzheimer’s. Scientists Finally Know Why

Posted in Medicine, Science on 2nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

"Our findings suggest a link between genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease with microglial lipid droplet accumulation potentially providing therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's disease," wrote the team in their paper.

Cell Therapy Takes Aim At Deadly Brain Tumors In Two Clinical Trials

Posted in Medicine, Science on 2nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

"It lends credence to the potential power of CAR T cells to make a difference in solid tumors, especially the brain,"