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Category: 4. Health

  • Discovery of mitochondrial protein opens path to therapeutic advances for heart and Alzheimer’s disease

    Discovery of mitochondrial protein opens path to therapeutic advances for heart and Alzheimer’s disease

    Calcium transport into and out of mitochondria — the powerhouses of cells — is central to cellular energy production and cell death. To maintain the balance of calcium within these powerhouses, cells rely on a protein known as the mitochondrial sodium-calcium exchanger, or NCLX. Now, in new research, scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University have discovered a novel regulator of NCLX activity, a protein called TMEM65, which helps move calcium out of mitochondria,…

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  • Lactic acid bacteria can improve plant-based dairy alternatives

    Lactic acid bacteria can improve plant-based dairy alternatives

    A new study maps how specific lactic acid bacteria can enhance both the flavour and nutritional quality of plant-based dairy alternatives. The findings may have wide-reaching perspectives for the further development of sustainable foods.

    Plant-based dairy alternatives — such as soy, oat, and almond drinks — are produced without animal ingredients for consumers seeking plant-based substitutes for milk and yoghurt. However, many of these products have the similar shortcomings: flavours that…

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  • Eating only during the daytime could protect people from heart risks of shift work

    Eating only during the daytime could protect people from heart risks of shift work

    A study led by researchers at Mass General Brigham suggests that, when it comes to cardiovascular health, food timing could be a bigger risk factor than sleep timing

    Numerous studies have shown that working the night shift is associated with serious health risks, including to the heart. However, a new study from Mass General Brigham suggests that eating only during the daytime could help people avoid the health risks associated with shift work. Results are published in Nature Communications….

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  • Viral ‘backbone’ underlies variation in rotavirus vaccine effectiveness

    Viral ‘backbone’ underlies variation in rotavirus vaccine effectiveness

    Researchers have shown that differences in the entire rotavirus genome — not just its two surface proteins — affect how well vaccines work, helping to explain why some strains are more likely to infect vaccinated individuals.

    The study, published today as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife, is described by the editors as an important paper. They say the novel approach to estimating rotavirus vaccine effectiveness provides convincing evidence that rotavirus vaccines should be designed based on…

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  • Even under stress, male-female pairs had each other’s backs

    Even under stress, male-female pairs had each other’s backs

    When faced with a potential threat, mice often freeze in place. Moreover, when two animals are together, they typically freeze at the same time, matching each other’s periods of immobility.

    In a new study, researchers found that coordination during fear looks different in males and females — and changes when stress is involved.

    Male-female mouse pairs consistently stayed in sync during stressful situations, even when the animals were strangers. Same-sex pairs were more likely to fall out of…

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  • Mimicking embryonic growth to break barriers in organoid research

    Mimicking embryonic growth to break barriers in organoid research

    Organoids are made to model human organs and are promising for research and therapy, but there are limitations in their growth and function. A recent study by researchers at The University of Tokyo found that placenta-derived IL1α under hypoxic conditions, can greatly increase growth of human stem cell-derived liver organoids. By promoting liver progenitor cell expansion through a specific signaling pathway, this method offers a promising route to improve organoid models and regenerative…

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  • Targeted new approach to treat pancreatic cancer

    Targeted new approach to treat pancreatic cancer

    Researchers at City of Hope®, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S. with its National Medical Center named top 5 in the nation for cancer by U.S. News & World Report, have identified a new molecular target for treating pancreatic cancer, reports a Gastroenterology study published today.

    Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the deadliest human cancers worldwide because it evades most treatments. With few therapeutic options,…

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  • Long-term health impacts of flooding revealed

    Long-term health impacts of flooding revealed

    The world’s largest and most comprehensive study of the long-term health impacts of flooding — via analysis of over 300 million hospitalizations records in eight countries prone to flooding events — has found an increased risk of 26 per cent of all diseases serious enough to require hospitalization. This impact on the health of communities lasts up to seven months post event.

    The study, led by Monash University researchers, and published in the journal, Nature Water, found that flooding…

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  • Researchers discover natural compound may slow ALS and dementia

    Researchers discover natural compound may slow ALS and dementia

    A natural compound found in everyday fruits and vegetables may hold the key to protecting nerve cells — and it’s showing promise as a potential treatment for ALS and dementia, according to new research from the University of Missouri.

    “It’s exciting to discover a naturally occurring compound that may help people suffering from ALS or dementia,” Smita Saxena, a professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the School of Medicine and lead author of the study, said. “We found this…

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  • Smoke from US wildfires, prescribed burns caused premature deaths, billions in health damages

    Smoke from US wildfires, prescribed burns caused premature deaths, billions in health damages

    Since the end of the 20th century, air pollution from most U.S. sources has decreased, but emissions from wildland fires have risen. In a new study, researchers estimated that smoke from wildfires and prescribed burns caused $200 billion in health damages in 2017, and that these were associated with 20,000 premature deaths. Senior citizens were harmed the most, and Native American and Black communities experienced the greatest damages per capita.

    The study, by researchers at Carnegie Mellon…

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