Many hepatitis infections go undiagnosed in cancer patients
Credit: SWOG Cancer Research Network Results from the largest study of hepatitis B and C and HIV infection prevalence in cancer patients show an alarmingly...
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Molecular machinery that makes potent antibiotic revealed after decades of research
Discovery by Rutgers and other scientists could lead to new antibiotics and anticancer drugsCredit: Dmitry Ghilarov Scientists at Rutgers and universities in Russia, Poland and...
Right on target: Light hybrid molecule stop tumor growth in mice
Credit: © NUST MISIS A team of scientists from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS", the Moscow Technological University (MIREA) and the Pirogov...
Russian scientists creating new tools for diagnosing cancer
Fluorophores will help track whether a body has absorbed medications A group of scientists from Russia's Ural Federal University, headed by Professor Grigory Zyryanov, synthesized...
New survey identifies the social influences in people attending A&E
A survey of 20 disadvantaged neighbourhoods across the North West (UK) has revealed the social influences on why people attend their local Accident & Emergency...
Sea slug study illuminates how mitochondria move
Massive energy needed for nerve cells to keep 'talking'Credit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - Jan. 16, 2019 - Your cells have an...
Anti-inflammatory compound protects against cancer growth and recurrence
Studies in mice may lead to human clinical trials A new anti-inflammatory compound developed at the University of California, Davis, acts as a "surge protector"...
Zika and Chikungunya viruses: Diagnostic pitfalls
DZIF scientists from the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin demonstrate the problems with the currently available diagnostics, particularly for Zika virus detection, and develop combined testing...
Fruit fly promiscuity alters the evolutionary forces on males
Results, published in Nature Communications, have shown that the nature of the evolutionary forces which act on male fruit flies depend on how many mates...
Fever boots immune cell trafficking through a thermal sensory Hsp90-α4 integrin pathway
Fever is a highly conserved response to infection or injury and benefits organism survival and the resolution of many infections. Emerging evidence suggests that fever-range...
Green innovation to revolutionize construction industry
Credit: UNIST A new, greener, stronger, and more durable construction binder made primarily of fly ash, a byproduct of coal-fired power plants, has revolutionized the...
Resist! TAK1 enables endothelial cells to avoid apoptosis
Osaka University-led study shows that TAK1 preserves endothelial cell survival in an inflammatory environment, and can be targeted for tumor suppressionCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan...
Nanoparticle breakthrough in the fight against cancer
Credit: UNIST A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently introduced a novel targeted drug delivery system that can improve the pharmacological and therapeutic...
New light shed on intensely studied material
Polarons, bipolarons, and absorption spectroscopy of PEDOTCredit: Photo Peter Holgersson The organic polymer PEDOT is probably one of the world's most intensely studied materials. Despite...
Erucic acid
BfR endorses proposed maximum levels, but foods with added fats should be restricted too High levels of erucic acid in food can impair health. The...
