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Study of cerebral organoids reinforces evidence for substantial species barrier. »
A baby girl born deaf can hear unaided for the first time, after receiving gene therapy when she was 11 months old at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. »
Researchers say it is vital that children born by caesarean section receive two doses of the measles vaccine for robust protection against the disease. »
Survivors of breast cancer are at significantly higher risk of developing second cancers, including endometrial and ovarian cancer for women and prostate cancer for men, according to new research studying data from almost 600,000 patients in England. »
Endurance exercise affects all tissues of the body, even those not normally associated with movement
A large research project in young adult rats has found that that all bodily tissues tested respond to exercise training, amounting to over 35,000 biological molecules that respond and adapt to endurance exercise over time, including tissues from organs not usually associated with exercise. »
Study may inform the design of new therapies that cross the blood-brain barrier. »
Sleep apnea and low oxygen levels while sleeping are associated with epilepsy that first occurs after 60 years of age, known as late-onset epilepsy. »
Findings demonstrate impairment of blood vessel function; may lead to heart attack, stroke. »
Researchers have developed tiny, flexible devices that can wrap around individual nerve fibres without damaging them. »
Researchers have discovered that the smooth muscle cells that line the arteries of people with atherosclerosis can change into new cell types and develop traits similar to cancer that worsen the disease. »
Machines can learn not only to make predictions, but to handle causal relationships. An international research team shows how this could make medical treatments safer, more efficient, and more personalised. »
In a new analysis of genetic susceptibility to kidney cancer, an international team of researchers has identified 50 new areas across the genome that are associated with the risk of developing kidney cancer. »
Cambridge researchers have identified genetic variants in two genes that have some of the largest impacts on obesity risk discovered to date. »
Researchers have shown that dangerous cysts, which form over time in polycystic kidney disease (PKD), can be prevented by a single normal copy of a defective gene. »
Irregular sleep and late bedtimes are linked to worse grades and more school-related behavioral problems among teens, suggests a study. »
Study shows that the virus that causes COVID-19 can damage the heart without directly infecting heart tissue. »
Problems with iron levels in the blood and the body’s ability to regulate this important nutrient as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection could be a key trigger for long COVID, new research has discovered. »
Large study finds atypical interactions between the frontal cortex and information processing centers deep in the brain. »
New details of EBV protein could aid treatment, prevention efforts. »
NIH-led study sheds light on the causes of new cancers among childhood cancer survivors and could have implications for their screening and follow-up »
Frequent cannabis smoking may significantly increase a person’s risk for heart attack and stroke, according to an observational study supported by the National Institutes of Health. »
SARS-CoV-2 triggers the production of the antiviral protein IFN-γ, which is associated with fatigue, muscle ache and depression. »
Scientists with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center and the University of Massachusetts, examined how butyrate, one of the short-chain fatty acids found in the gut, suppresses the growth of different colon cancer cells in the laboratory. »
NIH-supported study shows long-term benefits of surgery compared to medication and lifestyle change. »
Cambridge scientists have identified more than one hundred key genes linked to DNA damage through systematic screening of nearly 1,000 genetically modified mouse lines. »
National Institutes of Health funded study shows prenatal mental health support is effective for women living in low-resource settings. »
NIH-supported study in mice could inform treatments of trauma- and stress-related psychiatric conditions. »
A research project supported by the National Institutes of Health has developed a tool to rapidly and inexpensively diagnose sarcoidosis, a chronic inflammatory disease marked by the growth of tiny lumps called granulomas in the lungs and other organs in the body. »
Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that our brains can compensate for age-related deterioration by recruiting other areas to help with brain function and maintain cognitive performance. »
An NIH-supported observational study finds that even when women and men get the same amount of physical activity, the risk of premature death is lower for women. »
Proteins could serve as biomarkers that improve diagnosis and guide the development of novel therapies. »
NIH collaboration has implications for neural-immune system responses and aging. »
Cambridge scientists may have discovered a new way in which fasting helps reduce inflammation – a potentially damaging side-effect of the body’s immune system that underlies a number of chronic diseases. »
NIH study finds distinct immune responses occur quickly when diets change, more research needed to determine health effects. »
Scientists have grown ‘mini-placentas’ in the lab and used them to shed light on how the placenta develops and interacts with the inner lining of the womb – findings that could help scientists better understand and, in future, potentially treat pre-eclampsia. »
Scientists have unexpectedly discovered that the weakened form of the bacteria Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii) not typically known to cause disease, naturally acquired an ability to do so. »
NIH researchers found widespread differences in the brains of children with anxiety disorders that improved after treatment. »
Scientists at U.S. the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and The Ohio State University (OSU) have been working to investigate how tomatoes may be imparting health benefit. »
Three different HIV antibodies each independently protected monkeys from acquiring simian-HIV (SHIV) in a placebo-controlled proof-of-concept study intended to inform development of a preventive HIV vaccine for people. »
The new technology proved superior to the test recommended by WHO. »
Increases in symptoms of depression are associated with a subsequent increase in bodyweight when measured one month later. »
Researchers have linked a decade-long decline in the blood lead levels of American Indian adults to long-term cardiovascular health benefits, including reduced blood pressure levels and a reduction in a marker associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and heart failure. »
Experts today call for more value to be given to patients’ ‘lived experiences’ as a study of over 1,000 patients and clinicians found multiple examples of patient reports being under-valued. »
Cambridge scientists discover what causes pregnancy sickness – and a potential new treatment. »
An international team of researchers has developed a handheld, non-invasive device that can detect biomarkers for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. »
A study supported by the National Institutes of Health suggests that the response of immune system cells inside the protective covering surrounding the brain may contribute to the cognitive decline that can occur in a person with chronic high blood pressure. »
Genome topology map of human retina development lays foundation for understanding diverse clinical phenotypes in simple and complex eye diseases. »
Protein called dynein powers the movement of cancer cells. »
Taking a common antibiotic could more than half the risk of children becoming sick with multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), according to findings presented this week at a conference on lung health. »
Cambridge scientists have grown small blood vessel-like models in the lab and used them to show how damage to the scaffolding that supports these vessels can cause them to leak, leading to conditions such as vascular dementia and stroke. »
