A new, exploratory study has revealed statistical links between the performance of medical detection dogs and their scores on behavioral and affective tests, finding that more “optimistic” dogs tended to perform better overall on detection tasks, but “pessimistic” dogs had higher scent detection…
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A new smartphone-sized device can test for tuberculosis: Here’s why that matters for children
Tulane University researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind handheld diagnostic device that can deliver rapid, accurate tuberculosis diagnoses in under an hour, according to a study published in Science Translational Medicine.
The smartphone-sized, battery-powered lab-in-tube assay (LIT)…
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Researchers identify precision medicine approach for preventing kidney failure
New UCLA research conducted using mouse models and human genetic data has uncovered a critical factor that determines how much scarring occurs following kidney injury, leading scientists to identify a potential precision medicine approach to prevent chronic kidney disease progression.
The study,…
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Trump Vows That ‘Major’ Pharma Tariffs Are Coming
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the impact of tariffs on healthcare costs, pioneers of treating MS, AI for clinical decision-making, and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.
Inside an Indian pharmaceutical manufacturing plant.
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Last week, Trump…
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Researchers identify a novel mechanism of fetal anemia linked to mitochondrial protein synthesis deficiency
A researcher team from International Research Center for Medical Sciences (IRCMS) at Kumamoto University, led by Dr. Tatsuya Morishima (Lecturer, Wakakusu researcher at IRCMS), and Prof. Hitoshi Takizawa, has identified a novel mechanism linking fetal anemia to disrupted intracellular iron…
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Kilauea volcano’s ash prompted largest open ocean phytoplankton bloom
When the Kīlauea Volcano erupted in May 2018, an enormous amount of ash was released into the atmosphere in a plume nearly five miles high. A new study by an international team of researchers revealed that a rare and large summertime phytoplankton bloom in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre in…
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Novel drug delivery platform paves way to potential new treatments for Alzheimer’s, other brain-related disorders
Oregon State University researchers have discovered a way to get anti-inflammatory medicine across the blood-brain barrier, opening the door to potential new therapies for a range of conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and cancer cachexia.
The…
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‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere: Most of their health effects are unknown
In miniature test tubes in biologist Ryan Baugh’s lab at Duke, thousands of tiny wriggling worms — each one a fraction the size of an eyelash — munch on their dinner of bacteria broth.
The worms’ soupy meal is laced with a hidden ingredient, invisible so-called “forever chemicals” found in…
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Advanced imaging reveals mechanisms that cause autoimmune disease
People who suffer from the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis experience muscle weakness that can affect any of the muscles we use to blink, smile or even move our body around.
Researchers have known that the disease is caused by miscommunication between nerves and muscles. The body’s immune…
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Titanium particles are common around dental implants
Titanium micro-particles in the oral mucosa around dental implants are common. This is shown in a new study from the University of Gothenburg, which also identified 14 genes that may be affected by these particles.
Registry data indicate that about five percent of all adults in Sweden have…
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