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“Jumping Genes” Trigger Inflammation in Alzheimer’s
Researchers from The University of Texas San Antonio have identified a molecular process that leads to abnormal RNA production in Alzheimer’s disease and a rare brain disorder, progressive supranuclear palsy. The abnormal RNA behaves similarly to inflammatory triggers in viral infections.
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Large Study Uncovers Details About Long COVID Symptoms
NIH-funded research effort identifies most common symptoms, potential subgroups, and initial symptom-based scoring system – with aim of improving future diagnostics and treatment.
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First Oral Drug To Treat Moderate-to-Severe Crohn’s Disease Approved
Data from a Mount Sinai-led phase 3 trial published today in The New England Journal of Medicine show that upadacitinib, a breakthrough, once-daily oral medication, helps patients achieve and maintain clinical and endoscopic remission.
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Even Bacteria Need a Little Stress Relief
Researchers from Japan have found that a bacterial nanomachine with an unusual cellular location can protect cells from stressful environments.
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How Science Can Choose Less Stigmatizing Language
Word choice matters—a lot— when it comes to research. That's the conclusion of a new study that analyzed HIV-related stigmatizing language published in scientific literature from 2010 to 2020.
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Eating Natto May Help Us "Destress"
Health is wealth as the saying goes and new research now shows that it is possible to have a healthy, less stressed society through familiar and inexpensive foods, natto.
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Aflatoxins Found in Brazilian Curd Cheese and Mozzarella
The technology used to produce milk and cheese is unable to guarantee the total absence of aflatoxins, a class of toxic compounds that are produced by certain molds found in food, as demonstrated by research performed in several countries.
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Digital Twins Used To Predict and Prevent Listeria Outbreaks
Researchers are using a “digital twin” of two fresh-cut produce facilities to identify the optimal times and locations to look for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes and therefore prevent food contamination.
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CRISPR-Cas Could Reduce the Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance
A new tool which could help reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance is showing early promise, through exploiting a bacterial immune system as a gene editing tool.
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T Helper Cells Determine the Course of Disease in Viral Infections
Scientists have studied how the "licensing" of killer T cells occurs in different viral infections, both with herpes simplex viruses and with SARS-CoV-2, in mice as well as in patients.
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