Health
Why life can get better as we age — study
Mindfulness helps wellbeing at all agesCredit: Flinders University People say life gets better with age. Now research suggests this may...
Astronaut conducts heart research on station with former colleague
When NASA astronaut Jessica Meir recently slipped her hands into the Life Sciences Glovebox on the International Space Station to...
Insights into the diagnosis and treatment brain cancer in children
Credit: Kanazawa University Ependymoma is a rare form of brain cancer that implicates children and is often tricky to diagnose....
Overcoming primary resistance to checkpoint inhibition with selective inhibitor of TGFβ1
Selective inhibition of latent TGFβ1 activation with SRK-181 has demonstrated an improved preclinical safety profile compared to conventional inhibitors of...
Experimental model mimics early-stage myogenic deficit in boys with DMD
Large spike in TGFβ activity in injured muscle triggers a downward spiral leading to muscle degeneration and failed muscle regenerationCredit:...
Experiments in mice and human cells shed light on best way to deliver nanoparticle therapy for cancer
Credit: Robert Ivkov, Ph.D. Researchers in the cancer nanomedicine community debate whether use of tiny structures, called nanoparticles, can best...
A critical enzyme for sperm formation could be a target for treating male infertility
The protein, SKP1, drives a key transition step in male meiosis, the type of cell division process that results in...
Those living in rural areas, uninsured or on Medicaid less likely to receive recommended lung cancer treatment
Keck Medicine of USC study reveals that socioeconomic status disparities cause patients to miss out on treatment that improves five-year...
Stanford engineers find ankle exoskeleton aids running
Credit: Farrin Abbott/Stanford News Service Running is great exercise but not everyone feels great doing it. In hopes of boosting...
Parents’ physical activity helps kids with developmental disabilities improve motor skills
Credit: Courtesy of Oregon State University College of Public Health and Human Sciences CORVALLIS, Ore. -- It's a self-perpetuating cycle:...
Combination creates powerful central memory T cells for cellular therapy
Interleukin-21 plus panobinostat re-program effector cells to a more persistent type of T cellCredit: The University of Texas MD Anderson...
Finnish researchers join forces to investigate the airborne transmission of coronavirus
The researchers are using a supercomputer to carry out 3D modelling and believe that the first results will be obtained...
Labeling of cannabidiod products becoming a public health concern
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 25, 2020--The need for accurate and informative labeling of hemp...
Snake venom evolved for prey not protection
Credit: Wolfgang Wuster It is estimated that every year, over 100,000 human deaths can be attributed to snakebite from the...
MIPT scientists explain why new dangerous viruses are so hard to identify
Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office In a recently published fundamental review dedicated to the diagnostics of viral infections, a Russian...
Oncotarget: hPCL3S promotes proliferation and migration of androgen-independent prostate cancer cells
The cover for issue 12 of Oncotarget features Figure 11, 'Global analyses of the RNA-Seq data of LNCaP empty vector...
CAR T-cell therapy for solid tumors may advance cancer treatments
The project is aimed at 'teaching' immune cells to react to a tumorCredit: Kazan Federal University The full title of...
How trans fats assist cell death
Some trans fats enhance a pathway inside the cell that leads to cell death; drugs targeting this mechanism could help...
FDA approves new total wrist replacement device to treat painful arthritis
HSS Innovation Institute and Hand Surgeon play key role in research, design and developmentCredit: Hospital for Special Surgery The US...
The YAP signal plays a crucial role in head-and-neck cancer onset
Creation of world's fastest cancer onset mouse modelCredit: Kobe University Joint research between Kobe University and National Hospital Organization Kyushu...
