Shingles vaccine may lower risk of dementia, heart disease
How does the brain evaluate rewards?
Breakthrough drug prevents long COVID symptoms in mice
Antibiotics hinder vaccine response in infants
Colossal announces 'de-extinction' of the dire wolf
Anti-inflammatory drug may help treat alcohol use disorder
A drug that is already FDA-approved for treating inflammatory conditions may help reduce both alcohol intake and pain sensitivity — two issues that commonly co-occur...
Osteoarthritis study uncovers new genetic links, drug targets
The genome-wide association study (GWAS) uncovered over 900 genetic associations, more than 500 of which had never been reported before.
Shingles vaccine may lower risk of dementia, heart disease
It turns out that the shingles vaccine may have public-health benefits beyond its intended purpose, with new research finding the vaccine appears to lower the risk of...
How brain cells are affected by Tourette syndrome
US researchers have conducted a cell-by-cell analysis of brain tissue from individuals with Tourette syndrome, pinpointing exactly which cells are perturbed and how they...
How does the brain evaluate rewards?
Neuroscientists have shown how nerve cells in the amygdala not only encode the probability and magnitude of rewards, but also dynamically process this information to...
Breakthrough drug prevents long COVID symptoms in mice
Mice treated with the antiviral compound were protected from long-term brain and lung dysfunction — key symptoms of long COVID.
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Success for Australia's first Total Artificial Heart implant
The recipient of the implant was discharged from hospital in February and received a donor...
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Targeted therapy for childhood brain cancer shows promise
A potential new targeted therapy for childhood brain cancer is effective in infiltrating and...
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Specially designed peptides can treat complex diseases
Two separate research teams have found ways to create short chains of amino acids, termed...
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Aspirin could prevent some cancers from spreading
The research could lead to the targeted use of aspirin to prevent the spread of susceptible types of cancer, as well as the development of more...
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Heat-induced heart disease is killing Australians
Hot weather is responsible for an average of almost 50,000 years of healthy life lost to...
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Better semen quality linked to men living longer
Men with the best semen quality can expect to live two to three years longer, on average, than...
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Exposure to aircraft noise linked to poor heart function
People who live close to airports could be at greater risk of poor heart function, increasing the...
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Shingles vaccine may lower risk of dementia, heart disease
It turns out that the shingles vaccine may have public-health benefits beyond its intended purpose, with new research finding the vaccine appears...
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How does the brain evaluate rewards?
Neuroscientists have shown how nerve cells in the amygdala not only encode the probability and...
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Antibiotics hinder vaccine response in infants
Infants who received antibiotics in the first few weeks of life had significantly lower levels of...
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Gut microbes appear to regulate anxiety
In a germ-free environment, mice which were not exposed to live microbes showed significantly...
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Colossal announces 'de-extinction' of the dire wolf
Colossal Biosciences has announced what it describes as the rebirth of the dire wolf, which would make it the world's first successfully...
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Call for greater diversity in genomics research
A gene variant common in Oceanian communities has been misclassified as a potential cause of...
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'Woolly mouse' created on the quest to bring back the mammoth
By modifying seven genes simultaneously, Colossal created mice with a coat colour, texture and...
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Almost 300 genome regions increase risk of bipolar disorder
To help elucidate bipolar disorder's underlying biology, scientists conducted a genome-wide...
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Biotherapeutics: what do we make next?
Two recent AI methods, RFdiffusion and ProteinMPNN, have totally changed the nature of biotherapeutics discovery.
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Self-driving needle steers its way through living lung tissue
Researchers have built a compact robotic system that can autonomously steer a flexible needle...
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The ups and downs of DIY lab automation
While developing lab automation in-house might seem attractive at first glance, the road is...
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Can AI replicate the human touch in healthcare provision?
There are already some encouraging signs of AI's potential to change the world of public...
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