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Mental health cuts anger

Mental health cuts anger

FEDERAL funding cuts to a government-subsidised mental health treatment scheme will hit Limestone Coast resid…

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A Phospholipid Mimetic Targeting LRH-1 Ameliorates Colitis

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By Suzanne G. Mays, Emma D'Agostino Verified, Autumn R. Flynn, Xiangsheng Huang
| Texas Medical Center
Keywords Animals, Colitis, Ligands, Mice, Phospholipids, Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, Phospholipid, LRH-1, nuclear receptor, agonist, ulcerative colitis Abstract Phospholipids are ligands for nuclear hormone receptors (NRs) that regulate transcriptional programs relevant to normal physiology and disease. Here, we demonstrate that mimicking phospholipid-NR interactions is a robust strategy to improve agonists of liver receptor homolog-1 (LRH-1), a therapeutic target for colitis.
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Inside the race to create a Japanese encephalitis vaccine for pigs

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By Emma D'Agostino Verified
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
The Australian pig industry hopes work to develop a vaccine to protect its animals against Japanese encephalitis virus can be expedited. There is no animal vaccine registered for use in Australia to protect pigs from the mosquito-borne disease. Researchers and Australian Pork Limited say there is an urgent need for a JEV vaccine for pigs, and are appealing to the regulator for support.
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Devastating tomato brown rugose fruit virus detected in Victoria for first time

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By Emma Field, Emma D'Agostino Verified
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
A virus threatening Australia's tomato industry has been detected in a Victorian crop. Tomato brown rugose fruit virus spread from South Australia to a glasshouse in the Goulburn Valley. Victorian authorities are confident the virus has been contained and are now trying to eradicate it. A foreign plant virus that has wreaked havoc on South Australia's tomato industry has been detected in Victoria for the first time.
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