There are several barriers that prevent the consistent use of fungal diagnostic preparations to correctly identify cutaneous fungal infections, according
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Treatment targeted at a genetic mutation relieves psychosis symptoms: Proof-of-principle findings pave the way for precision medicine in psychiatry
Treatment of psychosis can be targeted to a specific genetic mutation in patients with psychotic disorders, according to a study
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Infection biology: Gut microbe helps thwart Salmonella
Salmonella enterica is the name of a group of rod-shaped bacteria that can cause gastroenteritis in humans and other animals.
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Protein linked to cancer growth drives deadly lung disease: Discovery in laboratory mice suggests possible role for anti-cancer drugs in treating pulmonary fibrosis
A protein associated with cancer growth appears to drive the deadly lung disease known as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to
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Revealing the role of the mysterious small proteins: Classifying proteins with less than 100 amino acids
The human genome contains an estimated 20,000 genes coding for proteins. The proteins are the body’s “workers,” tasked with performing
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Hypertonic saline may help babies with cystic fibrosis breathe better
Babies with cystic fibrosis may breathe better by inhaling hypertonic saline, according to a randomized controlled trial conducted in Germany
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New method measures single molecules from nanoliter of blood in real time
University of Groningen scientists, led by Associate Professor of Chemical Biology Giovanni Maglia, have designed a nanopore system that is
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Low vitamin D levels associated with scarring lung disease
Reviewing medical information gathered on more than 6,000 adults over a 10-year period, Johns Hopkins researchers have found that lower
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Lung-on-a-chip simulates pulmonary fibrosis: New biotech could reduce time and cost of developing medicine for deadly lung disease
Developing new medicines to treat pulmonary fibrosis, one of the most common and serious forms of lung disease, is not
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Microbeads to combat infection show promise in burn wound simulations: A potential alternative to antibiotics, protein-coated beads block bacteria from binding host cells
Computer simulations of microscopic, protein-coated beads that block bacteria from binding to host cells suggest that the microbeads could help
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