More articles about: Basic Science and Laboratory Research
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Microscopic imaging without a microscope?
New technique visualizes all gene expression from a tissue.
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New Potential Therapy for Fatty Liver Disease
A research team from Michigan Medicine has developed a new potential treatment for fatty liver disease in patients with partial lipodystrophy and/or NASH.
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Family finds answers to rare, genetic glaucoma
When a father and his two kids developed an array of peculiar symptoms, doctors, Brazilian researchers and the NIH partnered to find a diagnosis and path to treatment.
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Researchers Develop First-in-Class Inhibitors Against Key Leukemia Protein
Approach opens a new avenue to study the biology of acute leukemia and for the development new drugs.
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Gout Treatment Success Doubled by Combining Two Drugs, Study Finds
The findings are a promising step for a disease with limited treatment options.
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The Forecast for COVID Vaccines for Kids
What parents can expect with vaccine rollouts among adolescents and younger children over the next few months and year.
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Study Reveals the Gateway to Conscious Awareness
Researchers find out how some sensory information breaks through to conscious experience.
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For Scleroderma, Algorithm Helps Better Screen for Fatal Complication
Pulmonary arterial hypertension occurs when blood vessels in the lungs are blocked or destroyed, which can cause the heart to fail.
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Attacking Aortic Aneurysms Before They Grow
New basic science research shows what happens when you inhibit JMJD3 through both genetics and pharmacology.
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COVID-19 Antibody Tests, Even Rapid Finger Pricks, are Effective, New Study Finds
A new study finds antibody tests, including rapid finger prick tests, effective in determining previous COVID-19 infection.
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Repurposing Tocilizumab in Scleroderma Patients May Prevent Early Lung Disease
A phase 3 clinical trial finds an anti-inflammatory drug used in rheumatoid arthritis can preserve lung function in patients with systemic sclerosis.
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Research Group Identifies Potential Therapeutic Target for Lupus
Inhibiting IRE1α, a molecule activated by the endoplasmic reticulum in neutrophils, counters disease progression in lupus mice
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New Clues to Classic Cancer Target Found in Immune Cells
Scientists have long sought to target the interaction between the proteins p53 and Mdm2 in tumor cells, but their interaction in immune cells may be just as important.
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Military Microbiologists With a Surprising Connection
 Meet the University of Michigan grads on the frontlines of the pandemic working to protect the nation's military.
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Cancer Immunotherapy May Also Treat Certain Autoimmune Diseases
The new approach blocks the interaction between cancer cells and immune receptors, showing promise in mice.