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21-May-2025

Researchers identify drug candidate for difficult-to-treat heart disease

University of Arizona Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

College of Medicine – Tucson researchers found a way to potentially reverse heart failure with preserved ejection fracture.

Journal: Cell Metabolism
Funder: NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH/National Eye Institute, American Heart Association

21-May-2025

The dietary bug in a cancer therapy

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a surprising link between diet, intestinal microbes and the efficacy of cancer therapy.

Journal: Cell
Funder: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Stand Up To Cancer, NIH/National Institutes of Health, New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research

21-May-2025

Common antidepressants could help the immune system fight cancer, UCLA study finds

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

SSRIs boosted the ability of T cells to kill cancer cells and suppressed tumor growth in both mouse and human tumor models.

Journal: Cell
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Tower Cancer Research Foundation, UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center Rose Hills Foundation Innovator Grant, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Broad Stem Cell Research Center Ablon Scholars Award

21-May-2025

Scientists design gene delivery systems for cells in the brain and spinal cord

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research teams funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have created a versatile set of gene delivery systems that can reach different neural cell types in the human brain and spinal cord with exceptional accuracy. These delivery systems are a significant step toward future precise gene therapy to the brain that could safely control errant brain activity with high precision. In contrast, current therapies for brain disorders mostly treat only symptoms.

Journal: Cell
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

21-May-2025

Newfound mechanism rewires cellular energy processing for drastic weight loss

NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Mice genetically engineered to lack the amino acid cysteine, and fed a cysteine-free diet, lost 30 percent of their body weight in a week.

Journal: Nature
Funder: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Blavatnik Family Foundation, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, American Cancer Society, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Cancer Research UK