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An ancient lineage of jawless fish similar to eel called lamprey was the key to successful experiment published in Neuron.
Researchers looking to help people suffering from addiction, depression, and pain are studying how certain brain neurons operate to see if they can be controlled.
In a paper published May 11 in Neuron, researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine and Washington University in St. Louis, along with several other universities, successfully used a protein called parapinopsin to turn off brain circuits. This protein is found in lamprey – an ancient lineage of jawless fish similar to eel.
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Total COVID-19 deaths could be 7 million
A new analysis from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), which independently researches health at the University of Washington School of Medicine, shows that the total global toll due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could be more than twice the officially reported number of deaths, at almost 7 million.
This astounding conclusion is the result of looking at the excess mortality of countries around the world and adjusting for drivers of mortality changes other than COVID-19.
Cumulative total COVID-19 death rate by May 3, 2021
Unreported deaths
Many deaths due to the virus go unrecorded as such because they are attributed to other causes. This is either because they occur at home or other residential facilities or in patients who have not received a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) indicating the presence of the virus, as shown by the presence of viral ribonucleic acid, the genetic material.
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PARP inhibitor is most effective in ovarian cancer patients with DNA repair mutations
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New research suggests mutations in multiple DNA repair genes can determine how well ovarian cancer patients will respond to the PARP inhibitor, rucaparib.
The authors of the study performed analyses on data from pre-treatment biopsies of tumours used in a phase 2 trial of rucaparib, to see if they could identify biomarkers that could predict a patient s response to treatment. PARP inhibitors are a drug class that has become an important therapeutic for ovarian and some other cancers. This study looked at pre-treatment biopsies to define predictors of response to treatment and mechanisms of resistance (within the cancer cells), which is critical to understanding best use of these therapies, said lead author Dr Elizabeth Swisher, professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.