Discovery highlights the complex lifestyles of frontline immune cells
WEHI researchers have made a surprise discovery about how immune ‘sentinel’ cells are maintained, which could have implications for drugs...
Better support for long-term symptoms is needed to help patients live life after cancer
Lugano, Switzerland, 18 September 2021 – Previous standards of cancer follow-up care and support may no longer meet current needs as improvements in screening practices, early diagnosis and treatment of cancer have put long-term survival beyond five years following diagnosis within reach...
Infants exposed to domestic violence have poorer cognitive development
COLUMBIA, Mo. – While assessing a pregnant woman with premature labor in 1983, Linda Bullock noticed bruises on the woman....
New nano particles suppress resistance to cancer immunotherapy
A specially designed lipid nanoparticle could deliver immune-signaling molecules into liver macrophage cells to overcome resistance to anti-tumor immunotherapy.Credit: Takashi...
A new deal for pollinators to be discussed at the EU Pollinator Week 2021
The EU Pollinator Week is an event that focuses on the importance of pollinators for healthy ecosystems, wellbeing, and culture....
How we age, as told by spit
Researchers in Japan have conducted a comprehensive analysis of the metabolites that make up human saliva using samples given voluntarily...
B cells of the immune system discovered in the meninges
The brain holds numerous unsolved medical mysteries. Only a few years ago it was discovered that the outer layer of...
Coral reef cover, biodiversity, fish catches have declined by half since the 1950s
Coral reefs around the world are under threat because of climate change, overfishing, pollution, and more. Now, researchers reporting in...
Coral reefs are 50% less able to provide food, jobs, and climate protection than in 1950s, putting millions at risk
The capacity of coral reefs to provide ecosystem services relied on by millions of people worldwide has declined by half...
Control of rhabdomyosarcoma cell identity provides clues to possible treatments
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have revealed how the tumor suppressor gene PTEN plays a more important role...
Chemical discovery gets reluctant seeds to sprout
Seeds that would otherwise lie dormant will spring to life with the aid of a new chemical discovered by a...
New cell type in human skin discovered to contribute to inflammatory skin diseases like atopic dermatitis and psoriasis
A team of international scientists and clinical experts have unravelled a new cell type in human skin that contributes to...
A new species of otter discovered in Germany
Researchers from the Universities of Tübingen and Zaragoza have discovered a previously unknown species of otter from 11.4-million-year-old strata at...
Patients and non-oncology doctors struggle to keep up with the pace of change in oncology, research shows
Credit: ESMO Widespread unawareness among cancer patients of how immunotherapy works and how much it costs Non-oncology doctors’ knowledge of oncology is frequently not up to date, with risks in...