Termites’ unique gut ‘factory’ key to global domination
Credit: Jan Šobotník Termites have achieved ecological dominance and now some of the ingredients for their success have been determined to lie in their unique...
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Gut bacteria: It can be good, and bad, for health
Credit: University of Rochester Medical Center The human microbiome – the trillions of tiny bacteria that live in and on our bodies – is emerging...
New glucagon delivery system reduces episodes of post-bariatric surgery hypoglycemia
Credit: John Soares BOSTON – (February 7, 2018) – A new "smart" glucagon delivery system created by researchers from the Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard...
PharmaMar’s novel ADC demonstrates anticancer activity in HER2-expressing
This news release is available in Spanish. PharmaMar (MSE:PHM), a world-leading biopharmaceutical company in the discovery and development of innovative marine-derived anticancer drugs, announced to..
Could asking one question help us better understand women and infants’ health?
Credit: National Institutes of Health "Have you ever been sexually active for a year or more without using contraception and becoming pregnant?" A study by...
Molecular ‘magnets’ could improve cancer immunotherapy
Credit: Professor Caetano Reis e Sousa, Francis Crick Institute Chemicals that attract specialised immune cells toward tumours could be used to develop better immunotherapies for...
Genetic gene mutations: Opening new therapeutic avenues in metastatic…
Credit: Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) DNA-repair gene mutations are found inherited in one out of every ten men with metastatic prostate cancer. International...
Chlorinated lipids predict lung injury and death in sepsis patients
Credit: Saint Louis University / Ellen Hutti ST. LOUIS — In a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight, Saint Louis University scientists...
Major research initiative explores how our bones and muscles age, new ways to block their…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 6, 2017) – With age, the form and function of our bones and muscles drop off, putting us as...
Gene that enables memories, sense of direction produces schizophrenia-like symptoms when mutated
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 18, 2017) – Mutations in a gene that should enable memories and a sense of direction instead can result...
Spinal cord injury research: Bonus benefit to activity-based training
Credit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Activity-based training has resulted in unexpected benefits for individuals with severe spinal cord injury (SCI). Researchers in the...
Skin testing, computerized support tool can improve antibiotic use in hospital inpatients
Credit: Brett Macaulay, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) investigators have developed t..
Newly discovered multicomponent virus is the first of its kind to infect animals
For the first time, a multicomponent virus–which contains different segments of genetic material in separate particles, rather than a single strand of genetic material–has been...
Brain’s insular cortex mediates approach and avoidance responses to others in distress
Credit: John P. Christianson, Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. (01/31/2018) – The brain's insular cortex, which processes senses and emotions, controls reactions like approach to...
Nutritional properties of mushrooms are better when grilled or…
Credit: SINC Culinary treatments (boiling, microwaving, grilling, and deep frying) influence on proximate composition and antioxidant capacity of most cultivated mushrooms worldwide. A study by...
