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Compound Keeps a Balance Between Cells and Promotes Lung Health
UCLA researchers have identified a compound that plays a role in maintaining a "healthy" balance of cells in the airway and the lungs. Their discovery could lead to the creation of new drugs to combat lung cancer.
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Insufficient Evidence To Support Herbal Medicines for Weight Loss
Researchers from the University of Sydney have conducted the first global review of herbal medicines for weight loss in 19 years, finding insufficient evidence to recommend any current treatments.
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Atomic Structures of Flu, Measles, Mumps and RSV Mapped
The 3D atomic structure of a key complex in paramyxoviruses, a family of viruses that includes mumps, human parainfluenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), have been determined. This information could help design and development of antiviral drugs for these viruses as well as for coronavirus, which functions similarly to paramyxoviruses.
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Social Media’s Power in Spreading Vaccine Misinformation
People who rely on social media for information were more likely to be misinformed about vaccines than those who rely on traditional media, according to a study of vaccine knowledge and media use.
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The World's First Fully Computer-generated Genome
Using a natural freshwater bacterium as their foundation, researchers have produced the world’s first fully computer-generated genome.
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Supersensitive Nanomaterial for DNA Diagnostics and Targeted Drug Delivery
Scientists have developed a unique smart material characterized by supersensitivity to DNA signals. It is several orders of magnitude more sensitive than the closest competitor. Moreover, the new material exhibits a higher sensitivity than that of the vast majority of currently available express DNA assays.
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Drug Combo for Childhood Brain Tumors Shows Promise in Lab Models
Combining the experimental cancer drug TAK228 (sapanisertib) with an existing anti-cancer drug called trametinib may be more effective than either drug alone in decreasing the growth of pediatric low-grade gliomas, according to findings using animal and cell models.
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Mouse Study Proposals Promising Parkinson's Molecule
A promising molecule has offered hope for a new treatment that could stop or slow Parkinson's. Researchers have found that molecule BT13 has the potential to both boost levels of dopamine, the chemical that is lost in Parkinson's, as well as protect the dopamine-producing brain cells from dying.
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Can We Make Computer Vision Less Biased?
Addressing problems of bias in artificial intelligence, computer scientists have developed methods to obtain fairer data sets containing images of people. The researchers propose improvements to ImageNet, a database of more than 14 million images that has played a key role in advancing computer vision over the past decade.
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Novel Drug Targets Advanced Kidney Cancer
Scientists have reported promising activity of a novel drug called MK-6482, that targets a key molecular driver of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) in patients with metastatic disease. The study authors concluded that the drug was well-tolerated with a favorable safety profile.
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