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  • Hormones may have therapeutic potential to prevent wrinkles, hair graying

    Hormones may be leveraged to treat and prevent signs of aging such as wrinkles and hair graying, according to a new study published in the EndocrineSociety journal Endocrine Reviews.

    Until now, only a limited number of hormones, mainly topical retinoids (retinol and tretinoin) and estrogen which is typically used to treat side effects of menopause, have been used in clinical practice as anti-skin aging compounds. This study reviews a new class of hormones and their anti-aging properties.

  • Research challenges our understanding of cancer predisposition

    New findings question assumptions of cancer formation in individuals with the cancer-predisposition syndrome, neurofibromatosis type 1, and offer hope for a personalised approach to early cancer recognition including for those with similar conditions.

  • New class of antimalarial drugs discovered
    Malaria remains one of the greatest global health threats. In 2022, there were an estimated 247 million infections and over 600,000 deaths, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. Innovative research approaches are therefore urgently needed to achieve long-term progress in prevention and treatment.
  • Groundbreaking study shows potential of new mRNA vaccine to help fight tuberculosis
    A new vaccine that boosts immunity against tuberculosis has been shown to be effective in pioneering pre-clinical trials, as part of a successful collaboration between three leading Australian research institutions. A study into the vaccine’s effectiveness, published in eBioMedicine, was led by experts from the Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute at University of Sydney, the Centenary Institute and the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Science at Monash University.
  • Dysfunctional B Cells is a new Cancer Immunotherapy Target
    University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center scientists have discovered a novel subset of cancer-fighting immune cells that reside outside of their normal neighborhood, known as the tertiary lymphoid structure, where they become frustratingly dysfunctional when in close contact with tumors.
  • New Therapy May Effectively Control HIV in Uganda
    A multi-national, multi-institutional study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators found little natural resistance to a new HIV therapy called lenacapavir in a population of patients in Uganda.
  • Stanford researchers identify biological pathways associated with inherited cancer risk
    Thousands of single changes in the nucleotides that make up the human genome have been associated with an increased risk of developing cancer. But until now, its not been clear which are directly responsible for the uncontrolled cellular growth that is the hallmark of the disease and which are simply coincidences or minor players.
  • Olpasiran associated with reducing bad cholesterol in Cardiovascular Disease
    The RNA inhibitor olpasiran significantly reduces a type of bad cholesterol thats associated with a high risk of cardiovascular events, according to results from an analysis by a Mount Sinai researcher of a phase 2 trial. The study reported that higher doses of olpasiran lowered the type of cholesterol called lipoprotein a by more than 95 percent in participants with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
  • Personalised diet eases irritable bowel syndrome

    Michigan Medicine and Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that patients with irritable bowel syndrome were more likely to experience less abdominal pain if they followed a diet guided by the results of a blood test, compared to those who followed a sham elimination diet.

  • Gene therapy for rare epilepsy shows promise in mice
    Dravet syndrome and other developmental epileptic encephalopathies are rare but devastating conditions that cause a host of symptoms in children, including seizures, intellectual disability, and even sudden death.
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