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The gut mycobiome influences the metabolism of processed foods

University of Alabama at Birmingham | 03-05-2021

Mouse study points to a significant role for gut fungi in shaping host metabolism, including fat deposition, and metabolic hormones. …

Putting a protein into overdrive to heal spinal cord injury

UT Southwestern Medical Center | 03-05-2021

Researchers have reprogrammed scar-forming cells in mouse spinal cords to create new nerve cells, spurring recovery after spinal cord injury. …

Huntington’s disease driven by slowed protein-building machinery in cells

Scripps Research Institute | 03-05-2021

The mutated huntingtin protein that causes Huntington’s disease slows the protein synthesis machinery in brain cells. …

Retinal implants can give artificial vision to the blind

EPFL | 03-05-2021

An experimental retinal implant is designed to give blind people a form of artificial vision by using electrodes to stimulate their retinal cells. …

Easy-to-deliver mRNA treatment shows promise for stopping influenza and COVID-19 viruses

Georgia Institute of Technology | 03-04-2021

A new mRNA treatment appears to stop replication of both influenza and COVID-19 viruses. …

Mutant proteins from SARS-CoV-2 block T cells’ ability to recognize and kill infected cells

AAAS | 03-04-2021

Study highlights the capacity of SARS-CoV-2 to subvert immune surveillance through mutations that hamper T cell responses. …

New evidence COVID-19 antibodies, vaccines less effective against variants

Washington University School of Medicine | 03-04-2021

New fast-spreading SARS-CoV-2 variants can evade antibodies that neutralize the original form of the virus. …

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The gut mycobiome influences the metabolism of processed foods

University of Alabama at Birmingham | 03-05-2021

Mouse study points to a significant role for gut fungi in shaping host metabolism, including fat deposition, and metabolic hormones. …

The gut mycobiome influences the metabolism of processed foods

University of Alabama at Birmingham | 03-05-2021

Mouse study points to a significant role for gut fungi in shaping host metabolism, including fat deposition, and metabolic hormones. …

Putting a protein into overdrive to heal spinal cord injury

UT Southwestern Medical Center | 03-05-2021

Huntington’s disease driven by slowed protein-building machinery in cells

Scripps Research Institute | 03-05-2021

Retinal implants can give artificial vision to the blind

EPFL | 03-05-2021

Easy-to-deliver mRNA treatment shows promise for stopping influenza and COVID-19 viruses

Georgia Institute of Technology | 03-04-2021

Mutant proteins from SARS-CoV-2 block T cells’ ability to recognize and kill infected cells

AAAS | 03-04-2021

New evidence COVID-19 antibodies, vaccines less effective against variants

Washington University School of Medicine | 03-04-2021

SARS-CoV-2 UK variant is more transmissible and could spark resurgences

AAAS | 03-03-2021

Automated next generation sequencing platform can accurately screen thousands for COVID-19

LTRI | 03-03-2021

COVID-19 can kill heart muscle cells, interfere with contraction

Washington University School of Medicine | 03-02-2021

New study gives the most detailed look yet at the neuroscience of placebo effects

Dartmouth College | 03-02-2021

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Huntington’s disease driven by slowed protein-building machinery in cells

Scripps Research Institute | 03-05-2021

Retinal implants can give artificial vision to the blind

EPFL | 03-05-2021

Easy-to-deliver mRNA treatment shows promise for stopping influenza and COVID-19 viruses

Georgia Institute of Technology | 03-04-2021

Mutant proteins from SARS-CoV-2 block T cells’ ability to recognize and kill infected cells

AAAS | 03-04-2021

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Putting a protein into overdrive to heal spinal cord injury

UT Southwestern Medical Center | 03-05-2021

Huntington’s disease driven by slowed protein-building machinery in cells

Scripps Research Institute | 03-05-2021

Retinal implants can give artificial vision to the blind

EPFL | 03-05-2021

Easy-to-deliver mRNA treatment shows promise for stopping influenza and COVID-19 viruses

Georgia Institute of Technology | 03-04-2021

Mutant proteins from SARS-CoV-2 block T cells’ ability to recognize and kill infected cells

AAAS | 03-04-2021

New evidence COVID-19 antibodies, vaccines less effective against variants

Washington University School of Medicine | 03-04-2021

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Diet and Lifestyle

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Green tea supplements modulate facial development of children with Down syndrome

KU Leuven | 03-03-2021

The intake of green tea extracts can reduce facial dysmorphology in children with Down syndrome when taken during the first three years of life. …

Green tea supplements modulate facial development of children with Down syndrome

KU Leuven | 03-03-2021

The intake of green tea extracts can reduce facial dysmorphology in children with Down syndrome when taken during the first three years of life. …

Mother’s diet may boost immune systems of premature infants

Johns Hopkins Medicine | 02-25-2021

Mediterranean and DASH diets improve cardiac function and cognitive health

Boston University School of Medicine | 02-25-2021

Diet high in poor quality carbohydrates increases heart disease and death

McMaster University | 02-24-2021

Plant protein-based diet lowers risk of premature, dementia-related death in older women

American Heart Association | 02-24-2021

Structured exercise program, not testosterone therapy improved men’s artery health

American Heart Association | 02-22-2021

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Mother’s diet may boost immune systems of premature infants

Johns Hopkins Medicine | 02-25-2021

Mediterranean and DASH diets improve cardiac function and cognitive health

Boston University School of Medicine | 02-25-2021

Diet high in poor quality carbohydrates increases heart disease and death

McMaster University | 02-24-2021

Plant protein-based diet lowers risk of premature, dementia-related death in older women

American Heart Association | 02-24-2021

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Two daily servings of fruit and three of vegetables optimal for longer life

American Heart Association | 03-01-2021

Mother’s diet may boost immune systems of premature infants

Johns Hopkins Medicine | 02-25-2021

Mediterranean and DASH diets improve cardiac function and cognitive health

Boston University School of Medicine | 02-25-2021

Diet high in poor quality carbohydrates increases heart disease and death

McMaster University | 02-24-2021

Plant protein-based diet lowers risk of premature, dementia-related death in older women

American Heart Association | 02-24-2021

High fructose diets could cause immune system damage

Swansea University | 02-22-2021

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Researchers urge greater awareness of delayed skin reactions to Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Massachusetts General Hospital | 03-03-2021

Immunotherapy drug delays onset of type 1 diabetes in at-risk group

Yale University | 03-03-2021

Follow-up study further supports the use of immunotherapy drug, teplizumab, for the prevention of type 1 diabetes. …

Immunotherapy drug delays onset of type 1 diabetes in at-risk group

Yale University | 03-03-2021

Follow-up study further supports the use of immunotherapy drug, teplizumab, for the prevention of type 1 diabetes. …

Novel drug prevents amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease

University of California - San Diego | 03-02-2021

Acid reflux disease may increase risk of cancers of the larynx and esophagus

Wiley | 02-22-2021

Three-month interval between first and second dose of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine results in high vaccine efficacy

The Lancet | 02-19-2021

Could a nasal spray prevent coronavirus transmission?

Columbia University Irving Medical Center | 02-17-2021

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Researchers urge greater awareness of delayed skin reactions to Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Massachusetts General Hospital | 03-03-2021

Novel drug prevents amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease

University of California - San Diego | 03-02-2021

Acid reflux disease may increase risk of cancers of the larynx and esophagus

Wiley | 02-22-2021

Three-month interval between first and second dose of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine results in high vaccine efficacy

The Lancet | 02-19-2021

Could a nasal spray prevent coronavirus transmission?

Columbia University Irving Medical Center | 02-17-2021

Self-sterilizing polymers work against SARS-CoV-2

North Carolina State University. | 02-15-2021

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