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New manufacturing platform produces targeted mixtures of beneficial gut bacteria

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a new manufacturing platform for producing targeted mixtures of beneficial gut bacteria, an approach that could help expand access to microbiome-based therapies for patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection.

New manufacturing platform produces targeted mixtures of beneficial gut bacteria
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Scientists launch project to improve early autism diagnosis in preemies

An international team of researchers from Europe and Australia will contribute to MICRO-NEST, a €6 million Horizon Europe project applying innovative approaches to identify markers of autism in children born before 37 weeks of gestation.

Scientists launch project to improve early autism diagnosis in preemies
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Modified injectable vaccine shows promise for complete polio eradication

In the United States, children routinely receive an injectable form of the polio vaccine. This vaccine is very effective at preventing illness, but it doesn't block transmission of the polio virus as well as the oral polio vaccine does.

Modified injectable vaccine shows promise for complete polio eradication
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Disabled individuals face significant barriers to oral health care

People with disabilities continue to face major barriers when seeking oral health care, according to new research that explored the perspectives of patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals in different countries.

Disabled individuals face significant barriers to oral health care
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Study shows how TAF1 regulates ferroptosis in cancer cells

Ferroptosis has become a promising area in cancer research because it may provide a way to target tumor cells that evade other better-known forms of programmed cell death, such as apoptosis and necroptosis.

Study shows how TAF1 regulates ferroptosis in cancer cells
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Brain tumor removal may improve blood sugar in diabetes patients

A new study published today in JAMA Network Open found that removing olfactory groove meningioma - a type of brain tumor located near the base of the brain - may improve blood sugar control in patients with diabetes.

Brain tumor removal may improve blood sugar in diabetes patients
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American Heart Association launches national heart transplant research network

Nearly 60 years after the first successful heart transplant, the American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone everywhere, is launching a bold new initiative to fundamentally transform how heart transplant care is delivered across the United States - addressing long-standing gaps in innovation, equity and patient outcomes.

American Heart Association launches national heart transplant research network
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New predictive model helps track dangerous animal viruses

A new predictive model developed at Washington State University could help scientists more efficiently identify the reservoirs of emerging zoonotic viruses and dangerous pathogens like Ebola that can spill over from animals into humans.

New predictive model helps track dangerous animal viruses
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New antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria by targeting a previously unknown vulnerability

Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a new antibiotic that kills some of the world's most dangerous and drug-resistant bacteria - and does so by targeting a previously unknown vulnerability, opening the door to an entirely new class of treatments.

New antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria by targeting a previously unknown vulnerability
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Engineered Salmonella delivers cancer-fighting viruses to deep tumors

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have designed non-toxic Salmonella bacteria to deliver viruses that are safe to humans but potent against liver and pancreatic cancer tumors - two cancers with an extremely poor prognosis.

Engineered Salmonella delivers cancer-fighting viruses to deep tumors
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