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Category: 4. Health

  • Study unravels mystery of cancer-fueling enzyme–could lead to new therapies

    Study unravels mystery of cancer-fueling enzyme–could lead to new therapies

    For organs to develop, grow and regenerate, cells must proliferate. But when that process goes awry, leading to uncontrolled cell growth, cancer can emerge.

    New CU Boulder research, published in the journal Science Advances, offers unprecedented insight into how an enigmatic enzyme, known as CDK7, drives this complex process. The research shows that novel cancer drugs designed to inhibit CDK7 can, within minutes, shut down gene expression pathways that drive cell proliferation in dozens of…

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  • Postpartum female preference for cooler temperatures linked to brain changes

    Postpartum female preference for cooler temperatures linked to brain changes

    Mothersexperience major metabolic adaptations during pregnancy and lactation to support the development and growth of the new life. Although many metabolic changes have been studied, body temperature regulation and environmental temperature preference during and after pregnancy remain poorly understood. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions show in the journal Molecular Metabolism that postpartum female mice develop new environmental temperature preferences…

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  • Lupus-related antibody shows promise in enhancing cancer treatment efficacy

    Lupus-related antibody shows promise in enhancing cancer treatment efficacy

    Yale scientists have discovered a promising way to trigger immune responses against certain tumors, using a lupus-related antibody that can slip, undetected, into “cold” tumors and flip on an immune response that has been turned off by cancer. The research, published in Science Signaling on March 25, offers new findings that could help improve therapies for glioblastoma and other aggressive cancers that are difficult to treat.

    “It turns out when this antibody gets into the cell’s cytoplasm…

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  • New Evidence Links Microplastics with Chronic Disease

    New Evidence Links Microplastics with Chronic Disease

    Tiny fragments of plastic have become ubiquitous in our environment and our bodies. Higher exposure to these microplastics, which can be inadvertently consumed or inhaled, is associated with a heightened prevalence of chronic noncommunicable diseases, according to new research being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25).

    Researchers said the new findings add to a small but growing body of evidence that microplastic pollution represents an…

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  • Growing body of evidence links HPV with heart disease

    Growing body of evidence links HPV with heart disease

    In addition to causing several types of cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV) appears to bring a significantly increased risk of heart disease and coronary artery disease, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25).

    Evidence that HPV is linked with heart disease has begun to emerge only recently. This new study is the first to assess the association by pooling data from several global studies, totaling nearly 250,000 patients….

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  • ‘Low-sugar’ vaccine can provide broad immunity against coronavirus variants

    ‘Low-sugar’ vaccine can provide broad immunity against coronavirus variants

    Sugar coatings aren’t only for candies; they also help viruses, like the ones that cause COVID-19, hide from their hosts’ immune system. Now, researchers have developed a universal vaccine that targets coronaviruses and the sugars that they use as cover. As demonstrated in animal studies, the vaccine removed sugar molecules from an area of a coronavirus spike protein that rarely mutates and created effective and plentiful antibodies to inactivate the virus.

    Chi-Huey Wong, a chemistry…

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  • Chewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, pilot study finds

    Chewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, pilot study finds

    Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life, such as cutting boards, clothes and cleaning sponges, can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles called microplastics. Now, chewing gum could be added to the list. In a pilot study, researchers found that chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into saliva and potentially be ingested.

    The researchers will present their results at the spring meeting of the American Chemical…

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  • VR crime scene tech | ScienceDaily

    VR crime scene tech | ScienceDaily

    NJIT’s forensics program made an impression at the 77th Annual American Academy of Forensic Sciences’ Conference in Baltimore’s Convention Center, unveiling new research and innovations that tackled this year’s conference theme, “Technology: A Tool for Transformation or Tyranny?”

    NJIT faculty and students presented on advances shaping the world of forensics, from research that could improve how forensic scientists estimate a person’s age at death, to technology demos of CSIxR — a virtual…

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  • E-scooter crashes mainly caused by reckless driving

    E-scooter crashes mainly caused by reckless driving

    Crashes on electric scooters are mostly due to the behaviour of the riders, with one-handed steering and riding in a group being some of the largest risk factors. The researchers are also concerned about riders who deliberately crash or cause dangerous situations when riding, a phenomenon that seems to be specific to electric scooters. This is shown by a study from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, which for the first time examines the causes behind crashes with electric scooters…

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  • Biological pathway in the brain could help explain why teenage girls are more depressed than boys

    Biological pathway in the brain could help explain why teenage girls are more depressed than boys

    Depression is a mental health condition that affects 280 million people worldwide. It is twice as common in women than men and this pattern starts to develop during adolescence. Researchers have studied the biological processes that drive depression in adults and shown a potential role for the kynurenine pathway, but this is the first time it has been investigated in adolescents in relation to biological sex.

    The study was published in Biological Psychiatry and funded by MQ Mental Health…

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