Immune response mechanism described for fate determination of T cells
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - After a pathogen infects the body, the immune system responds with a remarkable -- and ...
Month: September 2018
Study shows toxic effects of oil dispersant on oysters following deepwater horizon spill
(Morris Animal Foundation) Oysters likely suffered toxic effects from the oil dispersant Corexit® 9500 when it was used to clean ...
Calorie counts on restaurant menus have customers ordering less
ITHACA, N.Y. - Bye-bye artichoke dip. Heavyweight appetizers and fatty entrees may not get much love when restaurants list calories ...
Largest study of ‘post-treatment controllers’ reveals clues about HIV remission
Most HIV patients need to take daily anti-retroviral therapy - if they suspend treatment, HIV will rebound within 3-4 weeks. ...
Scientists design new metabolic technology to open scientific data for everyone
Patients want to see their medical information. Researchers want to share their data. Now, scientists at Scripps Research have released ...
‘I have a sense that it’s probably quite bad … but because I don’t see it, I don’t know’
Lad culture in English universities is often perceived by university staff as involving 'extreme' behaviour and as being carried out ...
Rush clinical trial testing vaccine for glioblastoma brain cancer
Credit: Rush Production Group Rush University Medical Center is part of a new clinical trial testing whether an experimental vaccine ...
Nikon Imaging Center opens at UC San Diego
Credit: Thomas Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, UC San Diego The Nikon Imaging Center, a collaborative microscopy ...
Mixed chemicals in beauty products may harm women’s hormones
Credit: George Mason University As we go about our daily lives, we are exposed to many different chemicals that could ...
Building a safer heart pump
Credit: Penn State Blood pumps are increasingly a bridge-to-transplant for patients with end-stage heart disease or heart failure, but blood ...
US Department of Defense funds UIC research on prostate cancer
Credit: UIC/Courtney Colvin A new three-year grant totaling nearly $1 million from the U.S. Department of Defense will fund University ...
Busting bitter, saving lives
PHILADELPHIA PA and BIRMINGHAM, AL (September 13, 2018) -- A new collaboration grant to scientists from Discovery BioMed, Inc. and ...
Caspase-2 enzyme inhibitor shows promise for ameliorating fatty liver disease
Credit: UC San Diego Health Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered using mice and ...
Is exposure to lead, cadmium associated with reduced ability to see contrast?
Bottom Line: Contrast sensitivity is a measure of how well someone sees an image against a background. Diminished contrast sensitivity ...
High-resolution genomic map gives scientists unprecedented view of brain development
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have created a massive database of the ...
Signaling pathway altered in cancer controls normal kidney development
(University of Helsinki) Recent research finds that MAPK pathway, which is typically altered in many cancers, is required for regulation ...
UK-India project aims to combat infections threat with diagnostics
A £3 million interdisciplinary research project is to address the growing threat of drug-resistant infections in India. The project will ...
Anti-inflammatory diet linked to reduced risk of early death
Adhering to an anti-inflammatory diet was associated with lower risks of dying from any cause, dying from cardiovascular causes, and ...
The UC3M is taking part in the Madrid European Researchers’ Night 2018
During this seminar, in the morning in the Auditorium on the Leganés campus, an event aimed at Secondary School and ...
UTA researcher to use North Texas Genome Center to shed light on role of ‘jumping genes’
Credit: UTA A biology researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington will be using the high-tech tools provided by ...
