Sleeping sickness: Pathogens camouflage themselves with sugar
It has long been known that the pathogens causing sleeping sickness evade the immune system by exchanging their surface proteins. But now scientists at the...
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What natural greenhouse gases from wetlands and permafrosts mean for Paris Agreement goals
Credit: Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Global fossil fuel emissions would have to be reduced by as much as 20% more than previous estimates to...
Long term use of some pesticides is killing off dung beetle populations
New research led by scientists at the University of Bristol has uncovered that long-term use of some pesticides to treat cattle for parasites is having...
Research confirms a new way for cells to conserve energy
By proving a theory that was first proposed almost 40 years ago, researchers have confirmed a new way that cells conserve energy. The study, led...
The sea anemone, an animal that hides its complexity well
Credit: © Institut Pasteur Despite its apparent simplicity - a tube-like body topped with tentacles -, the sea anemone is actually a highly complex creature....
New insights on mosquitoes that spread disease
Credit: Photo credit: Mikel Bengoa The Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) is a highly invasive species and a vector of multiple pathogens including various viruses,...
Certain antibodies against a sugar are associated with malaria protection
Credit: Adapted from Aguilar R et al. 2018 Certain type of antibodies against α-Gal- a carbohydrate expressed by many organisms including the malaria parasite- could...
Gene-editing technique cures genetic disorder in utero
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University have for the first time used a gene editing technique to successfully cure a genetic condition in...
Visual perceptual skills are updated by process similar to memory reconsolidation, study finds
Credit: Jolygon PROVIDENCE, R.I. --A new study shows that updating visual perceptual skills -- which humans rely on to recognize what they see, including potential...
Human clinical trial reveals verapamil as an effective type 1 diabetes therapy
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Diabetes Center have discovered a safe and effective novel therapy to...
Can we get the immune system to tolerate organ transplants?
Credit: Fawn Gracey, Boston Children's Hospital Currently, people receiving organ transplants must take drugs to suppress the inflammatory immune response that leads to rejection. Even...
Brain cancer: Typical mutation in cancer cells stifles immune response
The exchange of a single amino acid building block in a metabolic enzyme can lead to cancer. In addition, it can impair the immune system,...
Nanoparticles give immune cells a boost
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Programming the body's immune system to attack cancer cells has had promising results for treating blood cancers such as lymphoma and leukemia....
Leukemia researchers discover way to predict healthy people at risk for developing AML
(TORONTO, Canada, July 9, 2018) - An international team of leukemia scientists has discovered how to predict healthy individuals at risk of developing acute myeloid...
Evolution of melanoma reveals opportunities for intervention
UC San Francisco researchers have identified the sequence of genetic changes that transform benign moles into malignant melanoma in a large cohort of human skin...
