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Research discovers mechanism that causes cancer cells to escape from the immune system
Under normal circumstances, the immune system recognizes and successfully fights cancer cells, eliminating them as they develop. However, sometimes the...
University of Leicester scientists identify way to ‘sniff’ ripeness of fruit
Credit: University of Leicester Scientists from the University of Leicester have, for the first time, identified a way to ‘sniff’...
Further clues in the fight against Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
New findings regarding the pathology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) are bringing Griffith University researchers closer to identifying the cause...
Intraocular therapy prevents or reverses diabetic retinopathy in mice
Philadelphia, PA, May 10, 2016 – Pathologic changes of the retina caused by diabetes is the leading cause of blindness...
Modeling and simulation help optimize chemotherapy to combat brain tumor
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have used sophisticated pharmacologic modeling and simulation to translate preclinical findings into a successful...
Gamma-retroviruses preferentially integrate near cancer-associated genes
Identifying the sites where gamma-retroviruses commonly insert into the genome may help to identify genes associated with specific cancer types,...
Scripps Florida scientists pioneer a breakthrough approach to breast cancer treatment
JUPITER, FL – May 9, 2016 – In a development that could lead to a new generation of drugs to...
Placental RNA may help protect embryo from viruses, Penn study finds
The human placenta is an organ unlike any other. During the course of nine months it is formed by the...
Biofeedback system designed to control photosynthetic lighting
Credit: Photo courtesy Michael T. Martin. ATHENS, GA – Controlled environment agriculture is rapidly becoming an important part of the...
Experimental therapy halts treatment-resistant brain tumors
CINCINNATI – Researchers report in the journal Cancer Cell an experimental therapy that in laboratory tests on human cells and...
Small brain area plays key role in making everyday decisions
Choosing what shirt to buy, what to order for lunch or whether to go with the hearty red wine or...
A better way to diagnose and manage neuroendocrine tumors
Reston, Va. – A recent study reported in the May issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine demonstrates that Ga-68...
New material temporarily tightens skin
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Scientists at MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, Living Proof, and Olivo Labs have developed a new material that...
Does this ankle need an X-ray? There’s an app for that
The Ottawa Rules, a set of rules used around the world to help health professionals decide when to order x-rays...
Novel role for spleen B cells in inflammatory response to bacterial toxins
Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan – The inability to adequately respond to infection can cause a whole-body state of...
Cancer may drive health problems as people age
A new study indicates that cancer may have negative impacts on both the physical and mental health of individuals as...
Mass. General-developed device may provide rapid diagnosis of bacterial infections
A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has developed a device with the potential of shortening the time required...
Antibody therapy opens door to potential new treatment for HIV
The development of antiretroviral therapy, a combination of drugs that slows the replication of HIV in the body, has transformed...
Evidence that Zika causes neural stem cells to self-destruct
A new addition in the growing number of studies using brain organoids to understand how the Zika virus leads to...
Zika virus may cause microcephaly by hijacking human immune molecule
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently concluded that Zika virus infection in pregnant women can stunt neonatal...
