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Researchers have found that in mice, the blocking of a lipid kinase enzyme could be used to treat kidney cancer or to block a viral infection of the kidney.

According to research, in age-related macular degeneration, visual cells may be mechanically transported out of the retina before they die.

A study shows that Omicron’s predecessors existed on the African continent long before cases were first identified, suggesting that Omicron emerged gradually over several months in different countries across Africa.

Researchers have developed a technique that can monitor the cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen consumption (a key index of brain activity) concurrently with cerebral blood flow in a preclinical animal model.

In some people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, levels of a particular substance in their blood can be seen to start rising slowly as early as two years before the cancer was diagnosed.

A new serological test can not only help humanity prepare for and respond to the next pandemic, it also can be pivotal in the search for viral triggers of diseases like diabetes and celiac disease.

Oregon State University scientists have taken a key step toward better understanding neurodegenerative diseases by using a suite of biophysical techniques to learn more about a motor protein whose malfunction is associated with many disorders.

A new study published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience identifies formic acid as a potential biomarker for early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Obtained from urine, the biomarker could offer an inexpensive and efficient diagnostic tool for the neurodegenerative condition.

If you gain weight, the fat cells in the body get bigger. So in the extremely obese, those fat cells are greatly enlarged. Researchers have now shown how enlarged fat cells can cause metabolic diseases.

Scientists studied pregnant mice on a high-fat diet. In findings appearing in the journal Nature Metabolism, they found that mom’s high-fat diet triggers immune cells in the developing brains of male but not female mouse pups to overconsume the mood-influencing brain chemical serotonin, leading to depressed-like behavior.