Light-activated, drug-carrying liposomes show potential for minimally invasive glaucoma treatments
Credit: CC0 Public domain More than 4 million people in the United States have glaucoma, a group of eye diseases ...
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Discovery of how the liver removes cholesterol from the body could lead to better treatments for cardiovascular disease
Lipid regulation of parenchymal cells by sensing endothelial force. Credit: Scientific advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adq3075 A new discovery about how ...
Solving a 50-year-old mystery could lead to treatments for neurodegenerative diseases
PLD3 is localized in the lysosomes of HMC3 microglial cells, a population of immune cells that play a key role ...
Researchers identify molecular mechanism that could help design future treatments to treat Alzheimer’s disease
Graphical summary. Credit: Nucleic acid research (2024). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae776 A research team from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University ...
Unique immune response in lupus paves the way for new treatments
Graphical summary. Credit: Immunity (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.09.004 Immune cells called monocytes produce a key inflammatory protein called interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) ...
Researchers create ‘mini-brains’ to model Lewy body dementia and identify treatments
The drug working 3D computational model illustrating the binding interactions between α-SYN aggregates and candidate drugs (D1, D3, D4, and ...
Computer simulation mimics how the brain develops neurons, paving the way for future disease treatments
3D mechanistic ABM for neuronal growth. Panel a shows the agent-based discretization and early stage of a neuron (pyramid cell) ...
Newly discovered genetic marker could pave the way for future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease
While previous studies have made progress in identifying genetic variants associated with amyloid deposits, understanding the genetic drivers of tau ...
Scientists discover new series of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitors for potential new treatments against COVID-19
Design of cysteine protease inhibitors. (A) Tripeptide-based interleukin-1β converting enzyme inhibitor. (B) Main compound of Pfizer coronavirus protease reported in ...
New technique that makes competition between tumor cells visible may help personalize multiple myeloma treatments
A clonal competition assay showing populations of cells with different mutations. Depending on the mutation, each population of cells is ...
