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Older men cling to 1950s, ’60s blueprint of masculinity
Credit: CWRU As men age, they continue to follow dominant ideas of masculinity learned as youth, leaving them unequipped for...
A vulnerability in triple-negative breast cancer could improve…
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research MARCH 2, 2017, New York — A team of researchers led by Alex Toker of the...
More of a good thing is not always better — and certainly not if you are a stem cell
Stem cell research led by the Babraham Institute has uncovered key new knowledge about how placental stem cells switch between...
St. Michael’s Hospital leading study in Canada to identify sources of HIV discrimination
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, Dec. 1, 2017–For many people living with HIV, the stigma associated with their...
Stem cell secretions may protect against glaucoma
Credit: Ben Mead, Ph.D. A new study in rats shows that stem cell secretions, called exosomes, appear to protect cells...
Cholesterol-like molecules switch off the engine in cancer-targeting…
Credit: Dr. David Finlay, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists have just discovered how the engine that powers cancer-killing cells functions. Crucially,...
New species of amoeba is named after a character in The Lord of the…
Credit: images: Jordana C. Féres & Alfredo L. Porfírio Sousa Thecamoebians are among the 30-45 lineages of amoebae known to...
Therapeutic fusion protein could mitigate blood vessel damage from cardiovascular disease
Credit: Credit: Hla lab/Boston Children's Hospital Scientists from Boston Children's Hospital Vascular Biology Program have revealed an engineered fusion protein...
Heavily used pesticide linked to breathing problems in…
Elemental sulfur, the most heavily-used pesticide in California, may harm the respiratory health of children living near farms that use...
Bacteria as pacemaker for the intestine
Credit: Animation: Andrea Murillo-Rincon, Dr. Alexander Klimovich Spontaneous contractions of the digestive tract play an important role in almost all...
Ludwig researchers identify counterintuitive approach to treating a…
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research The loss of the tumor suppressor gene PTEN has been linked to tumor growth and chemotherapy...
Ludwig researchers unravel novel mechanism by which tumors grow…
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research NOVEMBER 23, 2017, New York — A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a key mechanism...
Research points to development of single vaccine for Chikungunya,…
What if a single vaccine could protect people from infection by many different viruses? That concept is a step closer...
Special brain activities while mother and autism spectrum disorder…
Credit: Kanazawa University Special activities in the brains while mother and her child with autism spectrum disorder are gazing each...
FDA approves personalized cellular therapy for advanced leukemia…
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA – In a landmark decision for the field of cancer immunotherapy, the U.S. Food and Drug...
Key to the development of fundamental treatment methods for Parkinson’s disease
IMAGE: The analysis results for typical Lewy bodies: The central region (core) contains a large amount of proteins (second from...
What causes gene transfer to trigger T cell activation and exhaustion?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 27, 2017–Researchers are beginning to gain a clearer understanding of...
Sanford Health clinical trial using stem cells reaches full enrollment
David Pearce, Ph.D., executive vice president of innovation and research at Sanford Health The trial is the first in the...
Secondhand smoke ups heart disease in unique group of female nonsmokers — Amish…
Credit: University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, Md. – May 5, 2017. New research at the University of Maryland...
Genes responsible for severe congenital heart disease identified by…
Credit: University of Pittsburgh/Nature Genetics PITTSBURGH, May 22, 2017 – The first known identification of two genes responsible for hypoplastic...
