A new study using organ-on-a-chip technology reveals how overactive immune cells aggravate heart valve disease and how this damaging hyperactivity
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Abnormal proteins in the gut could contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s disease
A new study published in the Journal of Physiology has shown that misfolded protein build-up in the gut could contribute
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New study helps improve detection of disease in newborn babies
New research will help health-care practitioners more accurately diagnose illness in newborn babies from urine samples by comparing them with
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Individualized treatment for COVID-19 patients should be based on three disease phases
A new review details three distinct phases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, and urges medical
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Coronavirus is a blood vessel disease, study suggests
Coronavirus is a blood vessel disease, study suggests: Infection of the lining of veins and arteries may explain bizarre symptoms
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Genetic data may up diagnostic efficiency for rheumatic disease
(HealthDay)—Converting genotype information into an interpretable probability value for five different inflammatory arthritis-causing diseases could potentially improve the diagnostic efficiency
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How toxic protein spreads in Alzheimer’s disease
Toxic versions of the protein tau are believed to cause death of neurons of the brain in Alzheimer’s disease. A
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Modified Parkinson’s drug shows potential in treating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition characterized by excessive fat accumulation in the liver. It can cause serious
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Research highlights immune molecule’s complex role in Huntington’s disease
More than a decade before people with Huntington’s disease show symptoms, they can exhibit abnormally high levels of an immune-system
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The exposome: When our environment drives health and disease
Science has published in its January issue two papers by Associate Prof. Emma Schymanski, Head of the Environmental Cheminformatics research
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