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Cascade of events leading to prion disease described
Philadelphia, PA, August 9, 2016 – Prion diseases are deadly neurodegenerative disorders in humans and animals that are characterized by...
HIV is not a super-spreader of drug-resistant tuberculosis
While the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic fuels tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks, it does not drive the development and transmission of...
Discovery could help treatments for sickle cell disease
An interdisciplinary, international group of researchers has found new biophysical markers that could help improve the understanding of treatments for...
Scientific serendipity yields new neuron type in mouse retina
In the retina of mice, a new type of neuron that falls outside century-old classifications has been discovered. Neurons are...
Study finds brain connections key to reading
A new study from MIT reveals that a brain region dedicated to reading has connections for that skill even before...
New drug class gives hope for better treatments for incurable myeloma
Australian researchers have discovered that a new class of anti-cancer agents may be effective in treating multiple myeloma, an incurable...
Studies bolster evidence that insurance status affects cancer patients’ health outcomes
Two new studies indicate that health insurance status may impact patients’ health outcomes following a diagnosis of cancer. Cancer patients...
Self-cleaning, anti-reflective, microorganism-resistant coatings
Coatings or paints are materials applied to different surfaces basically for decorative and protective purposes. Yet today the market for...
No platelets, no immune response
When a virus attacks our organism, an inflammation appears on the affected area which triggers off the process of immune...
UCI scientists identify a new approach for treating skin cancer
Irvine, Calif., Aug. 1, 2016 — Using new and innovative immune-therapeutic approaches to silence “don’t eat me” signaling proteins recognized...
A diagnostic tool allows encephalitis in sheep and goats to be spotted
The biologist Idoia Glaria-Ezquer has developed a diagnostic tool specifically for detecting encephalitis caused by small-ruminant lentiviruses in sheep and...
From Sci Fi to reality: Unlocking the secret to growing new limbs
BAR HARBOR, MAINE — Many lower organisms retain the miraculous ability to regenerate form and function of almost any tissue...
Why you’re stiff in the morning: Your body suppresses inflammation when you sleep at night
New research published online in The FASEB Journal, describes a protein created by the body’s “biological clock” that actively represses...
Researchers from CSI Singapore discover new way to inhibit development of lung cancer
Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), in collaboration with...
Replicating the connection between muscles and nerves
MIT engineers have developed a microfluidic device that replicates the neuromuscular junction — the vital connection where nerve meets muscle....
Kay Tye receives Freedman Prize for Exceptional Basic Research
On Tuesday, the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation announced the winners of its annual Klerman and Freedman Prizes. Kay M....
Discovery of male-harming DNA mutation reinforces ‘mother’s curse’ hypothesis
There is new evidence that the “mother’s curse” – the possibility that moms may transmit genes to their children that...
Targeting genes by the thousands
Tim Wang came to MIT six years ago with a simple plan: He wanted to take a genetic approach to...
Yale researchers shed light on evolutionary mystery: Origins of the female orgasm
Female orgasm seems to be a happy afterthought of our evolutionary past when it helped stimulate ovulation, a new study...
Why working the night shift can pose a cancer risk
A handful of large studies of cancer risk factors have found that working the night shift, as nearly 15 percent...