Protein-sharing helps dormant bacteria withstand antibiotic treatment
When bacteria are under antibiotic attack, it is not ‘every man for himself.’ Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and…
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New calculator predicts statin-related muscle disorder risk
Researchers at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, have developed a new calculator that estimates…
Cone opsin structures offer insights into vision loss
The retina of the human eye contains six to seven million cone cells. These cells contain light-sensitive proteins known as…
Common drug shows promise in preventing post-surgical liver failure
A multi-center study, co-led by researchers at Mayo Clinic and Michigan State University, found that patients who received tranexamic acid during liver surgery…
Experts urge neglected tropical disease status for ocular toxoplasmosis
One third of the world’s population is infected with the Toxoplasma parasite, which can cause ocular toxoplasmosis, an eye infection…
Blood metabolites reveal lifestyle links to brain health before dementia
A large analysis suggests that blood metabolites may capture how smoking, BMI, medication use, gut microbes, and other exposures intersect…
Natural compound puerarin may protect against cholestatic liver fibrosis
A recent study published in Current Molecular Pharmacology demonstrates that puerarin-a bioactive isoflavone derived from Kudzu root and widely used in traditional…
Iron overload gradually increases neurons’ vulnerability to neurodegeneration
Neurodegenerative diseases affect tens of millions of people worldwide. Among these, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases are the most common; in…
Dogs could transform the future of autism drug development
For thirty years the search for autism medicines has hit the same wall, and a new peer-reviewed Perspective in Genomic…
Opposing protein pathways control skin regeneration and disease development
Two proteins with opposing functions orchestrate the development and maintenance of healthy skin, Stanford Medicine researchers have found. Modulating their…