Early diagnostic imaging to prevent kidney disease
Credit: Osaka University Osaka University researchers, in collaboration with several Japanese companies, translate neuroimaging tools to study renal fibrosis in rat kidney. The technique is...
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Aggressive form of leukemia linked to defective ‘protein factory’
Credit: KU Leuven – Rob Stevens 20 to 40 percent of the patients with multiple myeloma – a type of leukaemia – have a defect...
TSRI-invented compound ozanimod shows positive results in late-stage clinical trial for relapsing multiple sclerosis
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute February 21, 2017 – Results from a new Phase 3 study conducted by the Celgene Corporation demonstrate that ozanimod, a...
$3.6 million NIH grant to UA-led international research consortium seeks precision medicine…
Credit: UAHS BioCommunications University of Arizona researchers are launching an international consortium to determine if better regulation of a protein found in lung cells might...
‘Buying time’ for natural killer cells could enhance cancer immunity
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research A team of researchers from Australia and France have uncovered new insights into how to prolong...
Brain’s ‘GPS’ does a lot more than just navigate
Credit: Illustration by Julia Kuhl The part of the brain that creates mental maps of one's environment plays a much broader role in memory and...
CDC scientists review methods to prevent bites and suppress ticks that transmit Lyme disease
Dr. Lars Eisen and Marc Dolan of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reviewed decades of scientific literature on the effectiveness of...
Study shows how genes affect immunity in response to pathogens
A study that is first in its kind and published in Nature Medicine today has looked at how far genetic factors control the immune cell...
New research shows where in the brain the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s occur
The image illustrates where in the brain the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s occur through accumulation of the beta-amyloid protein. Credit: Image courtesy of Lund University...
PolyU discovers a newly emerged superbug
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Partner State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences at the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology (ABCT) of The...
New TSRI study: Flipping molecular ‘switch’ may reduce nicotine’s effects in the brain
IMAGE: Loren 'Larry' Parsons, senior author of the new study, is a professor at The Scripps Research Institute. Credit: Photo courtesy of The Scripps Research...
Links between poor sleep and poor mental well-being
Inadequate sleep at night leads to poor memory and increases the risk of depression, anxiety and stress, according to research revealed today. A study found...
Blood discovery could benefit preemies, help end platelet shortages
Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System The emergency call issued by the American Red Cross earlier this year was of a sort all too...
Biology study suggests father’s nutrition before sex could…
Credit: Michal Polak/UC Doctors long have stressed the importance of good nutrition for expectant mothers. Now biologists at the University of Cincinnati say the father's...
Detailed view of immune proteins could lead to new pathogen-defense strategies
Credit: Nicole Haloupek/UC Berkeley Biologists have resolved the structure of a ring of proteins used by the immune system to summon support when under attack,...
