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‘This could be a large market’: Novo Holdings-backed Claris secures $118M for corneal disease drug
A new biotech has come into view with a $118 million series B and a vision for making the front…
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Multidisciplinary Neurohemodynamics Team Improves Echocardiography-Guided Care for Neonatal AVMs
A new study published in Journal of Perinatology reports that targeted neonatal echocardiography can help guide treatment decisions for newborns…
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Dopamine-Linked Brain Network Reconfiguration Dynamics Altered in Parkinson’s Disease
Functional brain networks constantly reshuffle as the brain shifts between cognitive and motor demands. In Parkinson’s disease, however, this dynamic…
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Programmable DNA tetrahedra enable selective, efficient capture of cells and proteins
A new viral-science-style protocol described in Nature Protocols introduces a programmable DNA tetrahedral nanostructure (TDN) designed to selectively capture cells…
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APREAL Fall-Prevention Program Improves Safety for Hospitalized Elderly Patients
In today’s viral science news, researchers report encouraging evidence that a structured, participatory fall-prevention education program—known as APREAL—can reduce fall…
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Atmospheric Water Harvesting Enables Humidity Control in Medical Devices Worldwide
Atmospheric water harvesting (AWH)—the capture of water from air through condensation or sorption—may soon move from standalone prototypes to a…
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PET Ligand Enables Quantitative Imaging of Brain Gene Expression
A new PET imaging approach is poised to change how scientists measure gene activity in the living brain. In a…
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Micropeptides from lncRNAs drive cancer progression and metastasis
A new study in The British Journal of Cancer reports that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) can carry hidden protein-coding potential,…
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HK1–LDHA feedback boosts Wnt5a histone lactylation, linking prenatal acetaminophen to male OA
A new study is drawing attention to how prenatal drug exposure can shape disease risk long after birth, pointing to…
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Boosting antitumor immunity by triggering cancer cell pyroptosis
Gasdermins (GSDMs) are pore-forming executioners of pyroptosis, a highly inflammatory form of programmed cell death that culminates in membrane rupture.…