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Illness and Mortality Predicted by Immune System "Clock"
Investigators have built an inflammatory-aging clock that's more accurate than the number of candles on your birthday cake in predicting how strong your immune system is, how soon you'll become frail or whether you have unseen cardiovascular problems that could become clinical headaches a few years down the road.
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Watching a Virus Expand Inside a Bacterium Offers New Perspective on Virus Adaptability
Researchers have developed a new experimental and theoretical platform to study how viruses evolve while spreading within an organism.
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Tomivosertib Shows Potent Inhibitory Effects in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells
Research demonstrates that Tomivosertib exhibits potent anti-leukemic properties on AML cells and supports the development of clinical efforts involving the use of this drug, alone or in combination with other therapies for the treatment of AML.
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Trojan Horse Helps Get Drugs Past the Blood–Brain Barrier
In a murine study, researchers have used nanoparticle liposome drug carriers to provide insight on tricking the blood-brain barrier's impermeable walls to allow drug delivery to the brain.
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A Common Ancestor for Cells Involved in Hearing and Touch
USC stem cell scientists point to developmental and evolutionary similarities between sensory cells in the inner ear and the skin.
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Anti-Sperm Antibody Contraceptive Tested in Phase 1 Clinical Trial
Researchers have developed an anti-sperm monoclonal antibody called the Human Contraception Antibody. The antibody was found to be safe and possess potent sperm agglutination and immobilization activity in laboratory tests and is now being testing in a Phase 1 Clinical trial.
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Novel Screening Approach Improves Diagnosis of Newborn Metabolic Disorders
Researchers have found that a screening method known as untargeted metabolomics profiling can improve the diagnostic rate for inborn errors of metabolism, a group of rare genetic conditions, by about seven-fold when compared to the traditional metabolic screening approach.
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OLEDs Helps Cut Down on Sleep Impacts of Blue Light
Researchers have found that OLED light exposure before sleep was associated with greater fat oxidation, less energy expenditure and a lower body temperature during sleep in comparison to LED exposure.
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Why Are Newborns So Susceptible to Bacterial Meningitis?
Scientists have demonstrated that the immaturity of both the gut microbiota and epithelial barriers play a role in the susceptibility of newborn infants to bacterial meningitis caused by Group B streptococcus.
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Energycane Yields More Biodiesel at Lower Cost Than Soybeans
Bioenergy from crops is a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. New crops such as energycane can produce several times more fuel per acre than soybeans. Yet, challenges remain in processing the crops to extract fuel efficiently.
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