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Scientists have visualized the interaction between two important proteins that are key players in Pseudomonas’s ability to make biofilms, which could offer a promising therapeutic target to help treat lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients.

The blood pressure drug losartan has been shown to reduce tumor invasion and immunosuppression in pancreatic cancer patients undergoing combination therapy treatment.

People with Type 2 diabetes are around twice as likely to develop dementia as non-diabetics, though a new study has found that the diabetes drug pioglitazone is associated with a reduced risk of dementia in newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes patients.

Researchers from the Karolinska Institute and the University of Copenhagen found that the timing of exercise may fine-tune fat metabolism in mice. The study is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS).

Researchers have discovered a way to further tap the therapeutic potential of proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs), small molecules used in cancer treatment and other conditions.

Scientists have developed a mouse model of mpox and used it to demonstrate clear differences in virulence among the major genetic groups of mpox virus.

Bacteria use electricity to communicate and respond to environmental cues. Now, researchers have discovered a way to control this electrical signaling in bacteria, to improve understanding of resistance to antibiotics.

Coffee drinkers can take advantage of a new placebo discovery showing decaffeinated coffee quenches withdrawal symptoms in people reliant on their daily caffeine fix.

A new non-hormonal male contraceptive temporarily suppresses fertility in mice, a study has shown. The innovative treatment targets a compound that sperm require to remain motile.

Chronic stress affects the brain’s ability to regulate emotions—research at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is zeroing in on the key molecules involved.