Category: 6. Health
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Scientists shed new light on Alzheimer’s warning signs
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Crucial warning signs in the blood of Alzheimer’s disease occur more in over-85s and less in under-75s than previously…
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OHSU research drives FDA approval for novel use of anemia drug in brain cancer imaging
Researchers with OHSU’s Neuro-Oncology Blood-Brain Barrier Program supported several clinical trials investigating a novel use of a drug for brain cancer imaging; the data helped achieve its recent FDA-approval. (OHSU/Christine Torres…
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Prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease pathology in the community
Dementia is a growing global challenge, with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) being the most common cause, characterized by ADNCs, encompassing brain deposits of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaque and neurofibrillary tau tangles. The prevalence of dementia and…
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Human assembloids recapitulate periportal liver tissue in vitro
Human specimens
All human liver tissues used in this study were obtained after informed consent was obtained from patients undergoing operations at either the Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery (VTG), University Hospital Carl…
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Astrocyte CCN1 stabilizes neural circuits in the adult brain
Animals
All animal experiments were approved by the Salk Institute Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). Rats and mice were typically housed with a standard 12 h:12 h light:dark cycle in the Salk Institute animal facilities,…
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Lesion-remote astrocytes govern microglia-mediated white matter repair
Mice
Young adult male and female mice were used between 2 and 4 months of age at the time of experimental procedures. C57BL/6 J mice (JAX: 000664) were used for experiments requiring a wild-type background. For RNA-seq of astrocyte-specific…
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Transient hepatic reconstitution of trophic factors enhances aged immunity
Ethical statement
All experiments were performed in compliance with all relevant ethical regulations as approved by the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) of the Broad Institute (protocol #IBC-2017-00146). All animal experiments were approved…
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Gene-specific selective sweeps are pervasive across human gut microbiomes
Garud, N. R., Good, B. H., Hallatschek, O. & Pollard, K. S. Evolutionary dynamics of bacteria in the gut microbiome within and across hosts. PLoS Biol. 17, e3000102 (2019).
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Confused by the doctor’s questionnaire? U of A study suggests it’s common
Imagine sitting down for an appointment with a therapist – or any care provider. Perhaps it’s the first time you’ve seen this provider, or the first time in a while. You’ll likely need to fill out a form with a set of questions to ensure they…
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