Nerve cells in the brain that are tied to wakefulness are destroyed in people with Alzheimer’s, a finding that may refocus dementia research. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/alzheimers-targets-brain-cells-help-people-stay-awake4…
Tag: Body&Brain/Biomedicine
A new FDA-approved drug takes aim at a deadly form of tuberculosis
The antibiotic could help tackle extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, which kills tens of thousands each year. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-fda-approved-drug-takes-aim-deadly-form-tuberculosis4…
The first chlamydia vaccine has passed a major test
A clinical trial for a vaccine against the sexually transmitted disease found that the product provoked an immune response. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/first-chlamydia-vaccine-has-passed-major-test4…
CRISPR enters its first human clinical trials
The gene editor will be used in lab dishes in cancer and blood disorder trials, and to directly edit a gene in human eyes in a blindness therapy test. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/crispr-gene-editor-first-human-clinical-trials4…
Why people with celiac disease suffer so soon after eating gluten
In people with celiac disease, some T cells release immune chemicals within hours of encountering gluten, triggering the fast onset of symptoms. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/why-people-celiac-disease-suffer-so-soon-after-eating-gluten4…
How pieces of live human brain are helping scientists map nerve cells
Experiments on live nerve cells — donated from patients undergoing brain surgery — may turn up clues about how the human brain works. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/experiment-live-human-brain-helps-scientists-map-nerve-cells4…
Readers respond to Lyme disease, fossil teeth and a Tesseract look-alike
Readers had questions and comments on Lyme disease prevention, speciation, and a mysterious uranium cube. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/readers-respond-lyme-disease-fossil-teeth-and-tesseract-look-alike4…
Readers inquire about measles, vaccine hesitancy and more
Readers had questions about vaccine-hesitant parents, measles and DNA sequencing. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/readers-inquire-about-measles-vaccine-hesitancy-and-more4…
Boosting a gut bacterium helps mice fight an ALS-like disease
Gut bacteria may alter ALS symptoms for good or ill. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/boosting-gut-bacterium-helps-mice-fight-als-disease4…
50 years ago, lambs survived but didn’t thrive inside artificial wombs
Artificial wombs to support preemie babies are closer to reality. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/50-years-ago-lambs-survived-didnt-thrive-inside-artificial-wombs4…