Alzheimer’s Disease Symptoms Lessened and Improved in Mice by Dopamine Treatment
A new way to combat Alzheimer’s disease has been discovered by researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan. Using mice with the disease, the researchers found that treatment with dopamine...
Bloomberg Philanthropies makes founding gift to Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine
Today, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a gift of $5 million in seed funding to support the creation of the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM), a newly established medical school in New Orleans founded by Xavier...
Improved Chemokine Homing Enhances CAR T-Cell Therapy in Preclinicals for Osteosarcoma
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital report that they have identified a way to improve CAR T-cell homing for osteosarcoma. Their study “Redirecting B7-H3.CAR T cells to chemokines expressed in osteosarcoma enhances homing...
Natural compound from skin bacteria shows promise as tyrosinase inhibitor for skincare
Melanin protects the skin-;the body's largest organ and a vital component of the immune system-;from the damaging effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation. When the skin is exposed to UV radiation, melanin production is stimulated...
New Antibiotic Shows Promise against Gram-Positive Pathogen in Mice
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis developed a novel compound that effectively clears Gram-positive bacterial infections in mice, in particular skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) caused by Streptococcus pyogenes,...
Study finds fourfold increase in risk of overt hypothyroidism after diagnosis of gestational subclinical...
A new study has shown that subclinical hypothyroidism diagnosed before 21 weeks of pregnancy is associated with more than fourfold higher rates of overt hypothyroidism or thyroid replacement therapy within 5 years of delivery....
Leishmaniasis Research Gets Major Boost for Vaccine Development
Researchers say they have developed a novel, safe, and effective way to infect volunteers with the parasite that causes leishmaniasis and measure the body’s immune response, bringing a vaccine for the neglected tropical disease...
Study reveals how coinfecting phages impede each other’s entry into bacterial cells
The process by which phages-;viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria-;enter cells has been studied for over 50 years. In a new study, researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Texas A&M University...
StockWatch: Cognition Stays the Course as Shares Plunge on Alzheimer’s Data
Lisa Ricciardi, Cognition Therapeutics president and CEO
Cognition Therapeutics (CGTX) shares lost more than two-thirds of their value this past week after the company released results from its Phase II, 153-patient SHINE trial (COG0201; NCT03507790)...
Electrically powered artificial muscle fibers: The new power for soft actuation
In the dynamic landscape of intelligent technology, electrically powered artificial muscle fibers (EAMFs) are emerging as a revolutionary power source for advanced robotics and wearable devices. Renowned for their exceptional mechanical properties, integration flexibility,...
