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Beyond increasing understanding of this parasitic disease afflicting one million new patients each year, the research could lead to development of new non-narcotic pain medications. (Source: free licensed)
Leishmaniasis

Harnessing the Power of a Parasite that Can Stop Pain

Researchers at The Ohio State University have made a breakthrough in understanding why leishmaniasis lesions are painless, uncovering potential pathways for non-narcotic pain medication development. Their findings not only deepen knowledge of the disease affecting a million new patients annually but also opens doors to new pain management therapies.

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Tumors are known to disperse, or shed, their DNA into the environments surrounding them. (Source: free licensed)
Biosensor Leverages CRISPR

Researchers Engineer Bacteria that Can Detect Tumor DNA

Researchers from the University of California San Diego, in collaboration with Australian colleagues, have developed bacteria that can detect tumor DNA within a live organism. This breakthrough showed the potential of using the newly designed “Cellular Assay for Targeted CRISPR-discriminated Horizontal gene transfer” system to identify the presence of cancer in the colons of mice.

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