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Treatment with injections of Zika virus destroys brain tumors in mice without causing neurological damage
Publicado em 11 de janeiro de 2022
Injections of the Zika virus into mice with brain tumors destroyed the cancer without causing neurological damage or injuring other organs, and increased the animals’ survival rate. Photo credit: Ferreira and all.
In a study conducted at the Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center (HUG-CELL) at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, serial systemic injections of the Zika virus in mice with brain tumors destroyed the cancer without causing neurological damage or otherwise [...]
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Experimental treatment prevents Alzheimer’s-related weight gain in mice
Publicado em 09 dezembro 2021Treatment with a bile acid derivative called TUDCA (tauroursodeoxycholic acid) may reduce metabolic abnormalities associated with Alzheimer’s disease, such as changes in food intake and body weight, and improve the quality of life of the patient, according to the results of a study conducted at the university of Campinas (UNICAMP) in the state São Paulo, Brazil. Experiments in mice showed that TUDCA combats these metabolic abnormalities by reducing food intake and increasing [...]ver notícia