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AUGUST 13, 2023

A tiny fraction of people are naturally resistant to HIV infections, and scientists want to understand why. Now an international team of researchers has discovered a new genetic variant in people of African ancestries that appears to restrict HIV replication after an infection sets in.

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JUNE 20, 2023

Scientists have discovered cannabidiol, a compound in cannabis known as CBD, in a common Brazilian plant, opening potential new avenues to produce the increasingly popular substance, a lead researcher said Thursday.

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APRIL 11, 2023

Scientists at the Northwestern University in Illinois, US, have discovered a non-invasive approach to isolate a tumour’s attack cells from blood, rather than from tumours. Scientists removed and processed melanoma tumours, and found tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) within them.

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AUGUST 20, 2023

Scientists have used advanced imaging techniques to identify brain activity and regions linked to cognitive motor dissociation (CMD), or ‘hidden consciousness‘ CMD is a state in which a person appears comatose and unresponsive while inwardly showing signs of conscious brain activity.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

Some scientists claim to have detected signs of microbial […] Yet even today, with advanced medical technology at hand, researchers cannot come to a consensus over whether the placenta and the amniotic fluid that bathes a fetus are truly germ-free or not.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Howard Chang will take over as chief scientific officer and senior VP of research as the biotech searches for more ways to overcome the looming loss of exclusivity for some of its top-selling medicines.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Philip Dormitzer, who helped Pfizer develop shots for COVID-19, RSV and influenza, will become the British pharma's head of vaccine R&D next month.

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JULY 20, 2022

The post Gladstone and UCSF scientists discover BET protein role in Covid-19 appeared first on Pharmaceutical Technology. Gladstone Institute of Virology director Melanie Ott said: “It’s clear from our results that the BET drugs currently available are not suitable for Covid-19.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

A review by agency staff affirmed the strongly positive results Moderna reported from a large Phase 3 study, clearing the way for a possible emergency authorization in the coming days.

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MAY 17, 2022

An unusual collaboration among gene therapy developers suggests certain mutations could be behind "peculiar" side effects experienced by several patients treated in clinical trials.

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

(uzhursky/Getty Images) For roughly one in every hundred people, food containing even the smallest amounts of gluten can deliver a gutful of hurt. While a domino effect of immunological reactions can be traced back to their genetic roots, a number of contributing factors are also involved, making it difficult to map the precise chain of […]

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Bumpus, a former Johns Hopkins professor, named “creating a new model” for the FDA’s Office of Regulatory Affairs as one of her priorities when she steps into the role.

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APRIL 28, 2024

Scientists have now, for the first time, captured the dance between the two: a liquid tango featuring proteins and fats as they would normally move in cells. Our bodies are alive with activity and packed with proteins jammed into fatty membranes or floating in and out of watery cells. “We are going beyond taking single […]

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APRIL 25, 2024

Researchers have identified dysfunctions in two specific brain systems in people who have psychosis – systems that help us filter attention to important internal and external information and predict or anticipate rewards.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Jay Bradner, a well-known physician-scientist who left Novartis last year amid an organizational shakeup, will now serve a Amgen’s chief scientific officer and head of R&D.

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MARCH 21, 2024

Can you pass me the whatchamacallit? It’s right over there next to the thingamajig. Many of us will experience “lethologica”, or difficulty finding words, in everyday life. And it usually becomes more prominent with age.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2024

If you ask 50 different people how long the effects of cannabis last, you’re likely to get 50 different answers. This can be a problem for figuring out how long a patient using the drug for medical purposes is going to remain impaired. A meta-analysis of 80 papers published in 2021 narrowed down this timeframe. […]

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MAY 27, 2024

The psychedelic drug psilocybin (as found in ‘magic’ mushrooms) has promising potential as a treatment for the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, according to new research that looked at its effects on an animal model of the condition.

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JULY 17, 2024

Can you pass me the whatchamacallit? It’s right over there next to the thingamajig. Many of us will experience “lethologica”, or difficulty finding words, in everyday life. And it usually becomes more prominent with age.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

Agency staff didn't raise any red flags in their review of the companies' study results, documents released ahead of a key advisory committee meeting Thursday show.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Some form of brain injury could be behind the symptoms reported by those with long COVID, according to a new study, and adapting tests and treatments to match could aid progress in tackling the condition.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

In the search for a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers have zeroed in on a protein with protective effects. A new study reveals how cholesterol and inflammation in different types of human brain cells interact with a protein called ABCA7, which regulates how molecules pass through cell membranes.

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JUNE 19, 2024

(Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank/Getty Images) Our body’s circadian clock affects everything from sleepiness to metabolism – and it might also influence how effective certain cancer treatments are, according to recent research.

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MARCH 12, 2023

Researchers have developed a blood test to determine a person’s risk of developing anxiety, while also providing insight into its current severity and best course of treatment. The test, based on biomarkers strongly associated with the mood disorder, can also predict if a person is likely to get more anxious in the future and how […]

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Moonwalk Biosciences, the latest biotech cofounded by the gene editing scientist, joins other startups aiming to alter gene expression without changing DNA.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

Neuroscientists at Washington State University think they have figured out why cannabis is so notorious for causing the ‘munchies’ among users. Their research on mice is the first to investigate how cannabis impacts the real-time activity of brain regions that control appetite.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

(Derek Berwin/Getty Images) TThe human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for the vast majority of cervical cancer cases, but this isn’t a sexually transmitted infection that just one half of the population needs to worry about.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Sandrock championed the controversial Alzheimer's drug, and was integral to the development of several other of Biogen's most important medicines during his 24 years at the biotech.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

(cookiecatagency/Getty Images) It’s happened to the best of us. There you are, minding your own business, sealing envelopes or replacing the printer ream, and tsssss ouch! A freshly minted paper cut, oozing ruby-red human juice, all over the clean white surface.

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JUNE 26, 2024

Moods and emotions play an important role in our day-to-day life. They even influence how we experience things – for instance, whether we start the day feeling hopeful and energised or grumpy and lethargic. This can affect whether we interpret events in a positive or negative light. In people with bipolar disorder, however, mood can […]

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MAY 12, 2024

Running 10 hours a week for more than 120 km (75 miles) is extreme exercise, to be sure. Yet far from pushing the body beyond its limits, a new study suggests some professional athletes are adding years to their lives with such brutal routines. The analysis includes public health data from the first 200 people […]

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APRIL 8, 2024

Turning off a gene early in mouse development led researchers to end up with an accidental six-legged embryonic mammal. This strange result took the spinal cord research of developmental biologists Anastasiia Lozovska and Moisés Mallo and their colleagues at Portugal’s Gulbenkian Science Institute in a new direction.

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MAY 1, 2023

Microscopic backpacks full of drugs designed to stick to troublesome immune cells have been shown to improve the health of mice with a condition similar to multiple sclerosis in humans.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

(Ivan Rodriguez Alba/E+/Getty Images) Nearly half of adolescents and three-quarters of adults in the US were classified as being clinically overweight or obese in 2021. The rates have more than doubled compared with 1990.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

(Tanja Ivanova/Getty Images) The world is in the midst of an antibiotic resistance crisis that contributes to the death of nearly 5 million people a year. But bacteria aren’t the only mutating pathogens we need to worry about.

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JUNE 19, 2023

In a major scientific first, synthetic human embryo models have been grown in the lab, without any need for the usual natural ingredients of eggs and sperm. The research – first brought to wider attention by The Guardian – has prompted excitement about the potential for new breakthroughs in health, genetics, and treating disease. But […]

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AUGUST 10, 2022

There are more than a thousand different ways that climate change can cause outbreaks of infectious disease in humans, according to a new review. When analyzing the literature on 375 human pathogens, researchers from the University of Hawai?i

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