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Tel Aviv University research reveals how melanoma spreads to other organs in the body
In a landmark discovery, researchers at Tel Aviv University have unraveled the metastatic mechanism of melanoma, the most aggressive of...
How cell nuclei squeeze into tight spaces
This is a time-lapse microscopy photo of human breast cancer cells migrating into channels of different widths (20um, 10um and...
Study suggests ways to improved immunity in older people
A study from Oxford and Basel universities may point the way to maintaining our immune systems as we get older....
Dartmouth-led research on how attention works in the brain receives NSF award
Peter Ulric Tse, professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at DartmouthA collaborative research project on the neural basis of attention,...
Tunneling nanotubes between neurons enable the spread of Parkinson’s disease via lysosomes
Credit: Institut PasteurScientists from the Institut Pasteur have demonstrated the role of lysosomal vesicles in transporting α-synuclein aggregates, responsible for...
Monkeys with Sudan ebolavirus treated successfully
Cynthia Goldsmith This colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion....
New types of African Salmonella associated with lethal infection
There are 3 epidemic types of S. Enteritidis based on 675 isolates; 2 African epidemic types and a global epidemic...
Single-celled fungi multiply, alien-like, by fusing cells in host
Caenorhabditis elegans. Credit: WikipediaMicrosporidia cause diarrhea, an illness called microsporidiosis and even death in immune-compromised individuals. In spite of those...
Majority of parents support HPV vaccination requirements for school, but with opt-outs
CHAPEL HILL-Requiring students to get vaccinated against the human papillomavirus, or HPV, to enter school could prevent many cancers linked...
Revolutionary method to map brains at single-neuron resolution successfully demonstrated
Cold Spring Harbor, NY – Neuroscientists today publish in Neuron details of a revolutionary new way of mapping the brain...
Study shows swimming is an effective part of the treatment for fibromyalgia
A study performed by researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) shows swimming is as effective as walking...
Methamphetamine and skin wounds: NYIT researcher wins NIH grant to study immune response
A chance observation in a Southern California fast food restaurant led Luis Martinez, Ph.D., to wonder about the connections behind...
Flesh-eating infections in rheumatoid arthritis patients spur new discovery
Rheumatoid arthritis patients taking medications that inhibit interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), a molecule that stimulates the immune system, are 300 times more...
Increased eye cancer risk linked to pigmentation genes that dictate eye color
Credits: Wikimedia.orgCOLUMBUS, Ohio – New research links specific inherited genetic differences (alterations) to an increased risk for eye (uveal) melanoma,...
MRI technology quantifies liver response in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis patients
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that a form of magnetic resonance imaging...
Refining optogenetic methods to map synaptic connections in the brain
A fundamental question in neuroscience is how neuronal networks and circuits give rise to brain function, as disruptions in these...
Asthma linked to DNA damage
House dust mites, which are a major source of allergens in house dust, can cause asthma in adults and children....
Scientists explain why Russian tuberculosis is the most infectious
Credit: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology Researchers from the Federal Research and Clinical Centre of Physical-Chemical Medicine, and staff...
Fungus causing fatal infections in hospitalized patients has unique growth patterns
Credits: WikimediaWASHINGTON, DC – August 17, 2016 – The multidrug-resistant yeast Candida auris, which has caused fatal infections in some...
Insecticide treatment of cattle to kill sand flies and combat leishmaniasis
Credit: David Poché With an estimated 500,000 human infections and 50,000 deaths annually, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the second most...
