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Prostate cancer regulator plays role in COVID-19, providing a promising treatment lead
By taking a lesson from prostate cancer, researchers now have a promising lead on a treatment for COVID-19. Two proteins,
Continue reading »Cellular-level interactions that lead to the cytokine storm in COVID-19
A significant percentage of COVID-19 cases are severe enough to warrant admission to hospital for monitoring and treatment. A substantial
Continue reading »Your in-laws’ history of drinking problems could lead to alcohol issues of your own
The statistics are sobering. More than 14 million American adults suffer from some form of alcohol use disorder (AUD), a
Continue reading »Novel approach to immune system could lead to personalized therapy against sepsis
The human immune system uses two pre-programmed strategies to tackle infection. One is fever, a resistance mechanism that tries to
Continue reading »Suppression of newly found protein could lead to future treatments to slow Alzheimer’s progression
Researchers at the Case Western University School of Medicine say they have identified a previously unknown gene and associated protein
Continue reading »Less severe cases of diarrheal illness can still lead to child mortality, research shows
Diarrheal diseases are a leading cause of death for young children, accounting for nine percent of all deaths worldwide in
Continue reading »You Don't Look Sick: 'I don't lead the life I would like to as a 26-year-old'
Helen Shenton, 26, from Stowmarket, Suffolk, has idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), meaning she has a build-up of pressure around her
Continue reading »Map showing gene interactions could lead to new cancer therapies
Nearly 150,000 cancer-related deaths can be attributed annually to Epstein-Barr (EBV) virus, in part because of the lack of effective
Continue reading »Research suggests how environmental toxin produced by algae may lead to ALS
Can a computer be used to explain why an environmental toxin might lead to neurodegenerative disease? According to Penn State
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