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A novel peptide augments the brain’s natural mechanism to help prevent seizures and protect neurons in research models of both Alzheimer’s and epilepsy, scientists report.

According to a study, reduced calorie intake could reduce inflammation, improve metabolism and extend health span in humans.

According to a murine study, a hormone secreted by fat cells can restrain the growth of liver tumors.

The broad-spectrum Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine has been shown to protect people with type 1 diabetes from infectious diseases, including COVID-19.

Researchers investigating preventing colorectal cancers caused by the genetic condition Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) found that the cancer drug erlotinib reduced the number of polyps formed in the bowel of patients with FAP by 30%.

Researchers have devised a method of targeting cancer with a vaccine that can eliminate and prevent the recurrence of tumors in mice.

Spider silk proteins have been fused to biologically active proteins and incorporated into an injectable gel that could be used as a drug delivery system.

Researchers have developed a new cardiac cell-derived platform that closely mimics the human heart, unlocking potential for more thorough preclinical drug development and testing.

A new study by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine has shed light on why cancer cells consume excessive amounts of glucose, but do not always metabolize it. The research is published in Molecular Cell.

Researchers have conducted an extensive meta-analysis using studies from around the world – the results suggest that vitamin D supplementation may alleviate depressive symptoms in adults with depression.