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How plant compounds could target Alzheimer’s disease from multiple angles

Sun, 08/31/2025 - 23:34
This review highlights how dietary polyphenols modulate Alzheimer’s disease biology through antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and multi-target mechanisms, supported by in-silico docking analyses. Despite promise, challenges in bioavailability and brain delivery remain key hurdles to clinical translation.

Ultra-processed foods affect sperm quality and metabolism even without extra calories

Sun, 08/31/2025 - 23:09
A controlled crossover trial in Cell Metabolism found that ultra-processed foods increase weight, fat mass, LDL:HDL cholesterol, and alter reproductive hormones in men, with some effects independent of calorie load. These diets also showed trends toward reduced sperm motility, shifts in pollutants, and transient inflammatory responses, highlighting risks beyond excess calories.

Discovery of mitochondrial microprotein opens path to obesity and aging therapies

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 23:05
Like bees breathing life into gardens, providing pollen and making flowers blossom, little cellular machines called mitochondria breathe life into our bodies, buzzing with energy as they produce the fuel that powers each of our cells.

New mouse models reveal mechanisms of RP59 retinal degeneration

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 22:53
Retinitis pigmentosa retinal degeneration is caused by a family of hereditary mutations in nearly 100 genes that slowly lead to blindness over years or decades.

Transcription factors SP5 and SP8 regulate primary cilia formation in embryos

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 22:32
Some might say it looks like a finger. Others might see a worm. Scientists in the field often liken it to an antenna.

Insights into clinical features and genetic variants of Cornelia de Lange syndrome in China

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 22:02
Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) is a rare genetic disorder with symptoms, including facial anomalies (such as fused eyebrows, short nose, upturned nose tip, and downturned mouth corners), growth retardation, small head (microcephaly), developmental delays, cognitive impairments, excess hair growth, and limb anomalies.

Alzheimer’s research uncovers a new therapeutic pathway for the memory-robbing malady

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 15:37
The gut contains the largest collection of immune cells in the body. New research at the Buck Institute shows that some of those immune cells travel along the brain/gut axis in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD) providing a potential new therapeutic pathway for the memory-robbing malady.

New off-the-shelf immunotherapy for metastatic kidney cancer could help improve outcomes

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 15:24
UCLA researchers have developed a new kind of immunotherapy that uses specially engineered immune cells equipped with built-in weapons to attack kidney cancer tumors and reprogram their protective environment - all without the need to customize treatment for each individual patient.

Male and female bovine embryos show distinct development paths

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 15:17
Cornell researchers have uncovered the genetic triggers that cause male and female bovine embryos to develop differently, as early as seven to eight days after fertilization.

Hormonal birth control influences emotion and memory in women

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 15:12
Hormonal birth control is a fact of life for millions of women. In the U.S. alone, more than 60 million women of reproductive age have used contraceptives according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most often to prevent pregnancy but also to manage conditions such as endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome and irregular cycles.

Proteomic study reveals new drug targets in gastric signet ring cell carcinoma

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 14:53
Gastric signet ring cell carcinoma (GSRCC) is a distinct subtype of gastric cancer (GC) with unique epidemiological and pathogenic characteristics.

Many preschoolers with ADHD receive medication before behavioral therapy

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 14:36
Young children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder often receive medication just after being diagnosed, which contravenes treatment guidelines endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, a Stanford Medicine-led study has found.

Inherited DNA changes can cause hormone imbalance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 13:58
Increased testosterone levels are a consistent hormonal abnormality in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This study identified specific DNA variants in the gene DENND1A, which increase testosterone production in PCOS.

Researchers identify genetic toolkit to reprogram cells into immune sentinels

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 13:50
An international team led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden has identified the molecular tools needed to reprogram ordinary cells into specialized immune cells.

Disrupting protein quality control slows tumor growth in pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 13:30
A new research paper was published in Volume 16 of Oncotarget on August 29, 2025, titled "In vivo manipulation of the protein homeostasis network in rhabdomyosarcoma."

Genetic clustering of swine influenza revealed in Northern Italy

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 13:08
A new scientific article, titled "Swine influenza surveillance in Italy uncovers regional and farm-based genetic clustering", has been published by Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie as part of the Horizon Europe PAIR project.

New study reveals how child neglect impacts critical brain pathways

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 13:04
When we think of child abuse, physical violence or emotional cruelty often comes to mind first. However, the most common form of maltreatment is actually much quieter: neglect.

Metals and sulfate particles drive asthma hospitalizations linked to air pollution

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 12:59
Metals, particularly nickel and vanadium, and sulfate particles are the components of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) that most strongly contribute to the association between long-term exposure to air pollution and hospitalization among asthma sufferers, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Daily use of low-dose colchicine may slow growth of blood mutations linked to disease

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 09:58
Taking low-dose colchicine daily may slow the progression of a common acquired gene mutation found in the blood of older adults that can lead to certain blood cancers and increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a subanalysis of the LoDoCo2 trial published in JACC, the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology, and simultaneously presented at ESC Congress 2025.

Glycosylation emerges as a key player in kidney disease progression

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 09:36
Kidney diseases affect nearly 700 million people worldwide and are a growing cause of mortality and health care costs.

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