RIP1 Kinase identified as promising therapeutic target in pancreatic cancer
An experimental drug may be effective against a deadly form of pancreatic cancer when used in combination with other immune-boosting...
Short stature in rainforest hunter-gatherers potentially linked to cardiac adaptations
Credit: Photo courtesy of George Perry/Penn State African and Asian rainforest hunter-gatherers share short stature, and now an international team...
Pulling the genome apart: Chromosome segregation during mitosis explained
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan -- When a cell divides--a process known as mitosis--its chromosomes need to be separated and...
Research brings personalized medicine to treat leukemia one step closer
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have revealed the roles that different types of gene mutations play in causing blood...
At African Ministerial Summit, IPBES experts detail continent’s critical biodiversity challenges
The threat today to African plants, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and large mammals is unprecedented, caused by a range of...
AI capable of outlining in a single chart information from thousands of scientific papers
Credit: NIMS NIMS and the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago have jointly developed a Computer-Aided Material Design (CAMaD) system capable...
Breakthrough in understanding how deadly pneumococcus avoids immune defences
Credit: UoL Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered a new and important function of a toxin produced by...
Suicide handshakes kill precursor T cells that pose autoimmune dangers
Credit: NIAID/NIH Ball lands in cup; cup triggers spring; spring clamps lever onto ball and holds it tight. That's a...
High availability of tobacco raises smoking rates in mothers-to-be
Women are more likely to smoke during pregnancy if they live in areas with lots of shops selling cigarettes, a...
Scientists shine new light on link between obesity and cancer
Scientists have made a major discovery that shines a new, explanatory light on the link between obesity and cancer. Their...
Improving understanding of how the solar system is formed
Credit: NASA/JPL Professor Frank Brenker, geophysicist at Goethe University has been working successfully with Professor Alexandor Kort for years. This...
How pneumococci challenge our immune system
Pneumococci are the most common cause of respiratory tract infections, such as otitis and sinusitis, as well as of severe...
Defective DNA damage repair leads to chaos in the genome
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have now found a cause for the frequent catastrophic events...
Renewable energy cooperatives, an opportunity for energy transition
Credit: Som Energia Cooperativa The transition from fossil to renewable energy sources is a necessary condition for the sustainability of...