Preliminary findings in recent years show that it’s possible to manipulate the body’s genetic function to reduce the growth of tissues, including cancerous tumors.
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Scientists used bacteriophages to treat a lung infection in order to clear the way for a cystic fibrosis patient to receive a life-saving lung transplant.
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Biomedical engineers believe they have discovered the physical mechanism that causes high doses of antibiotics to promote the spread of antibiotic resistance between bacteria.
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Obese mice that were fed a high-fat diet and that received prednisone one time per week had improved exercise endurance, got stronger, increased their lean body mass and lost weight, reports a new study.
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Scientists have used cooperative action of a ligand-counterion system for sustainable ether production necessary for pharmaceutical applications.
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Sequencing revealed fewer resistance genes in children who had received the 5-day treatment regimen compared to those who received the 10-day regimen.
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By manipulating the microbes’ DNA, they programmed gene circuits that control the bacteria surface, building a molecular “cloak'' that encapsulates the bacteria.
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Researchers say the discovery of a key pathway in the brain offers a potential new drug target for treating anxiety and psychological disorders, which affect an estimated 264-million people worldwide.
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Jumbo phages were discovered decades ago, but they have, rather paradoxically, mostly escaped further investigation because scientists were looking on too small of a scale.
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A protein found in tick saliva could be turned into a drug that eases itching and chronic pain in people.
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This new approach using non-natural nucleotides allows the scientists to study how mRNA is introduced into cells and to observe how the newly introduced information spreads at the cellular level.
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A new study builds on and fortifies previous work demonstrating that an already approved high blood pressure drug may be the oral treatment many diabetics are looking for.
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In total, it is estimated that about 1 billion primarily Chinese slaughter pigs each year also supply intestines for the extraction and processing of heparin.
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Sildenafil, the generic version of the drug known as Viagra, could be the long-waited remedy for a group of dogs with a rare disorder called megaesophagus.
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Researchers are helping define an evolving era in medicine, one in which messenger ribonucleic acid—mRNA—can be delivered directly to cells to fight against disease.
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