How killer cells take out tumors
The promising drug is known as F8-TNF. When injected into the bloodstream, it lures killer cells from the body's immune system towards sarcomas. The killer...
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Newly discovered disease mechanism for type 2 diabetes
Credit: Johan Wingborg A newly discovered mechanism behind reduced insulin production in type 2 diabetes is now being presented. In an article in Nature Communications,...
Promising new treatment option for chronic plaque psoriasis
Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center The study tested the efficacy of tildrakizumab, an antibody that targets only a very specific immune system pathway. More...
Warren Alpert Foundation honors five pioneers in cancer immunology
The 2017 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize has been awarded to five scientists for transformative discoveries in the field of cancer immunology. Collectively, their work has...
Stem cells may be the key to staying strong in old age
University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have discovered that loss of muscle stem cells is the main driving force behind muscle decline in old age...
Why do Antarctic krill stocks fluctuate?
Oldenburg/Bremerhaven (Germany), 6th June 2017. It is only six centimetres long, but it plays a major role in the Antarctic ecosystem: the small crustacean Euphausia...
How soil bacteria can protect against corrosion in steel
The cell surface of a common soil bacteria (Streptomyces sp.) is not only hydrophobic but it protects the organism from desiccation and therefore the movement...
Invasive alien plant control assessed for the Kruger National Park in South Africa
Credit: Brian W. van Wilgen Along with urban and agricultural encroachment and pollution mitigation, managing invasive alien species is a key intervention needed to protect...
Safety of gene transfer to treat heart failure supports further clinical development
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 6, 2017--Based on the encouraging safety data that has emerged from multiple clinical trials that...
Chemistry life hacks: Food edition (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 6, 2017 -- Reactions is back with another round of chemistry life hacks. Our latest episode brings chemistry...
Genetic study shakes up the elephant family tree
Credit: Graphic by Asier Larramendi Eskorza and Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- New research reveals that a species of giant elephant that lived 1.5 million...
A novel approach to seeing dengue infection in the body
Credit: Chacko AM et. al., Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore Singapore, 6 June 2017 - Commonly used to detect solid tumours, positron emission tomography (PET) paired...
Brain damage can make sideways faces more memorable, and give us ’emotion blindness’
People with damage to a crucial part of the brain fail to recognise facial emotions, but they unexpectedly find faces looking sideways more memorable researchers...
Young at heart: Restoring cardiac function with a matrix molecule
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, yet the few available treatments are still mostly unsuccessful once the...
New surgical techniques help save patients from life-threatening heart condition
Chicago, IL, June 6, 2017 - Cardiac surgeons are successfully performing more extensive surgical repairs of type A aortic dissection -- one of the highest...
