Category: 5. Health

  • New method for producing innovative 3D molecules

    New method for producing innovative 3D molecules

    As its name suggests, ring-shaped “cage molecules” resemble a cage, and it is this three-dimensional structure that makes them significantly more stable than related, flat molecules. Consequently, they could be of interest to drug developers as they represent a possible alternative to… Continue Reading

  • Birth: It’s a tight squeeze for chimpanzees, too

    Birth: It’s a tight squeeze for chimpanzees, too

    The birth process in chimpanzees and other great apes is generally considered to be easy. This is usually attributed to their relatively large pelvis and the small head of their newborns. In contrast, human childbirth is both more complex and riskier when compared to other mammals. According to… Continue Reading

  • Cannabis use in adolescence: Visible effects on brain structure

    Cannabis use in adolescence: Visible effects on brain structure

    Cannabis use may lead to thinning of the cerebral cortex in adolescents according to a recent study led by Graciela Piñeyro and Tomáš Paus, researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine and professors at the Université de Montréal Faculty of Medicine. A collaborative effort between two research… Continue Reading

  • Dehydration linked to muscle cramps in IRONMAN triathletes

    Dehydration linked to muscle cramps in IRONMAN triathletes

    As athletes prepare to dive into Hawaiian waters for the first part of the IRONMAN World Championship on Oct. 26, they may want to pay a little extra attention to the water inside their bodies. Contrary to previous research, a Washington State University-led study of three decades of the… Continue Reading

  • Data security: Breakthrough in research with personalized health data

    Data security: Breakthrough in research with personalized health data

    The research project Federated Secure Computing, funded by the Stifterverband, handles cancer patient data analysis in the European health data space across national borders without sharing any actual data, utilizing the modern cryptographic method — secure multiparty computation. The European… Continue Reading

  • Researchers flip genes on and off with AI-designed DNA switches

    Researchers flip genes on and off with AI-designed DNA switches

    Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Yale University, have used artificial intelligence to design thousands of new DNA switches that can precisely control the expression of a gene in different cell types. Their new approach opens the… Continue Reading

  • Novel antibody platform tackles viral mutations

    Novel antibody platform tackles viral mutations

    Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with colleagues in the field, have developed an innovative antibody platform aimed at tackling one of the greatest challenges in treating rapidly evolving viruses like SARS-CoV-2: their ability to mutate and evade… Continue Reading

  • Immunotherapy blocks scarring, improves heart function in mice with heart failure

    Immunotherapy blocks scarring, improves heart function in mice with heart failure

    A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that a type of immunotherapy — similar to that approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat inflammatory conditions such as arthritis — also may be an effective treatment strategy for heart failure.

  • How ovarian cancer disables immune cells

    How ovarian cancer disables immune cells

    Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have discovered a mechanism that ovarian tumors use to cripple immune cells and impede their attack — blocking the energy supply T cells depend on. The work, published Oct. 23 in Nature, points toward a promising new immunotherapy approach for ovarian cancer,… Continue Reading

  • A ‘chemical ChatGPT’ for new medications

    A ‘chemical ChatGPT’ for new medications

    Researchers from the University of Bonn have trained an AI process to predict potential active ingredients with special properties. Therefore, they derived a chemical language model — a kind of ChatGPT for molecules. Following a training phase, the AI was able to exactly reproduce the chemical… Continue Reading