Novel cancer vaccine strategy blocks death of tumor-specific cytotoxic T cells
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 1, 2018) - New research published in Cancer Immunology Research by Drs. Esteban Celis and...
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Breakthrough for SF State kinesiologists studying metabolic protein
Credit: Andy Galpin, CSU Fullerton San Francisco State University researchers have discovered a new method for testing levels of a tiny but hugely important protein...
UC Davis researchers discover how antiepileptic drugs induce birth defects
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- A common drug for treating epileptic seizures can lead to birth defects if used during pregnancy by interfering with glutamate signaling in...
Discovery of immune cells able to defend against mutating viruses could transform vaccine developmen
Scientists have found immune cells can fight different strains of the same virus - a discovery which could help transform vaccine development. Vaccines become ineffective...
Study identifies new target for treatment of pulmonary hypertension
Scientists at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago have identified a gene called FoxM1 as a...
PCORI Board approves $10 million to support research on medication-assisted treatment
WASHINGTON, DC (April 30, 2018) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $10 million to fund two new comparative clinical...
Farming fish saves land
To satisfy the protein demands of an anticipated nearly 10 billion people by 2050, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and researchers around...
PCORI Board approves $74 million to support research of opioid use disorders, obesity
WASHINGTON, DC (April 30, 2018) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $74 million to fund nine new comparative clinical...
BU: Smoking, alcohol consumption increase lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation
Lifetime risk is a useful method to quantify risk of atrial fibrillation over a person's lifetime. However, data are scarce with respect to the lifetime...
UTA graduate student/veteran studies molecular genetic basis of ‘loser’ effect
Credit: UTA UTA biology doctoral student Marquerite Herzog has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to study the molecular genetic basis...
Man vs. machine?
The 'deep learning' computers in Anant Madabhushi's diagnostic imaging lab at Case Western Reserve University routinely defeat their human counterparts in diagnosing heart failure, dete..
A new formula for creating chemical reactions — with carbs
Credit: Yale University New Haven, Conn. - In the world of chemistry, good things can happen if you just add sugar. A wide range of...
An AI for deciphering what animals do all day
Credit: Yuste Lab/Columbia University Much of what biologists have learned about animal behavior over the years has come from careful observation and painstaking notes. There...
Clinical trial offers natural eczema treatment, using good bacteria to fight the bad
Credit: National Jewish Health Eczema is the most common skin disease worldwide. People suffering from it often deal with a lifetime of painful symptoms. A...
UMD researcher discovers mechanisms and epigenetic markers with implications for diseases ranging from cancers to infertility
Credit: Public domain A UMD researcher has uncovered new mechanisms that dictate the development of germline stem cells or germ cells, the only cell type...