Gene therapy offers promise for treating glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration

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Credit: International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.3390/ijms25168876 Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have developed a highly promising gene therapy to treat glaucoma, a debilitating eye condition that can

How do drugs like Ozempic work? And why are they on trial?

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain You don’t often see a “science day” in a Philadelphia courtroom. But that’s exactly what happened last week in a potentially ground-shifting legal fight brought by

New insights into the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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Prolonged imbalance in glucose metabolism increases RAN translation and accumulation of DPRs, heightening neuronal vulnerability in in vitro and in vivo models of C9orf72-ALS/FTD. C9-BAC mice show dysregulated brain metabolite

Research shows differences in body dissatisfaction between bisexual and gay men

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain More than 370 gay, bisexual, and straight cisgender white men were questioned on their motivation to alter their leanness and muscularity, as well as (dis)satisfaction with

Guns remain leading cause of death for US children and teens

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions underscores the continuing epidemic of gun deaths in the U.S., including among children and

Five facts about atrial fibrillation

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A 12 lead ECG showing atrial fibrillation at approximately 150 beats per minute. Credit: James Heilman, MD/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a fast and irregular heart rhythm

Long-term exercisers have ‘healthier’ belly fat, study reveals

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Comparison of aSAT remodeling capacity between EXev versus SEDev. Credit: Nature Metabolism (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s42255-024-01103-x People with obesity who are long-time exercisers have healthier belly fat tissue and can store

What can apple cider vinegar really do for your health?

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Apple cider vinegar has been used for everything from flavoring salad dressings to cleaning toilets, washing windows and unclogging drains. Long a bit player in the

Research IDs genetic variations associated with essential tremor

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A neural pathway known as the “tremor network” regulates movement and runs between the motor cortex (A), thalamus (B) and cerebellum (C). Messages need to flow smoothly along this network,

How genes shape personality traits: New links discovered

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Personality GWAS meta-analysis and genetic correlations among the five personality traits. Credit: Nature Human Behaviour (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-01951-3 Your DNA has long been known to play a role in shaping