Calcium lets T cells use sugar to multiply and fight infection
6 A calcium signal controls whether immune cells can use the nutrients needed to fuel their multiplication into a cellular army designed to fight invading...
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A little myelin goes a long way to restore nervous system function
Credit: Submitted MADISON, Wisconsin – In the central nervous system of humans and all other mammals, a vital insulating sheath composed of lipids and proteins...
Creative approach to probing genome IDs genes that likely influence…
Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System In an important step in the battle against osteoporosis, a serious brittle bone disease that affects millions, researchers...
New test rapidly diagnoses Zika
Credit: Courtesy of the researchers CAMBRIDGE, MA — MIT researchers have developed a paper-based test that can diagnose Zika infection within 20 minutes. Unlike existing...
Scientists ID human protein essential for human cytomegalovirus replication
Credit: Lin Y-T, et al. (2017) Scientists have demonstrated that a human protein known as valosin containing protein (VCP) is essential for replication of human...
Identification of genes controlling mouthpart development key to insect diversity
Credit: Hiroki Gotoh Nagoya, Japan – Insects are a biological success story with their high abundance, dominating biodiversity, and almost worldwide distribution. Their evolutionary prowess...
Alzheimer’s may be a collection of diseases that should be…
Deciphering the mechanism that underlies the development of Alzheimer's disease in certain families but not in others, researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Faculty...
Rosalind Franklin University awarded NIH grant for research on neurological repair
Credit: Rosalind Franklin University A $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will help researchers at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and...
McGill announces Dr. Thomas Robinson 2016 winner of the Bloomberg Manulife Prize
Credit: McGill University McGill University, in association with Lawrence and Frances Bloomberg and Manulife, is pleased to announce that Dr. Thomas Robinson, a Stanford University...
Small-cell lung cancer patients face barriers to receiving…
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Despite decades of clinical research establishing chemotherapy with thoracic radiation as the standard-of-care for the initial management of non-metastatic small-cel..
Researchers uncover protein-based ‘cancer signature’
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum A research team at the University of Basel's Biozentrum has investigated the expression of ribosomal proteins in a wide range...
Studies suggest gaming your brain to treat depression
Credit: Scott Areman Researchers have found promising results for treating depression with a video game interface that targets underlying cognitive issues associated with depression rather...
Irish surgeon identifies emerging area of medical science
Credit: Picture: Alan Place A University of Limerick (Ireland) professor has identified an emerging area of science having reclassified part of the digestive system as...
NIH funds UC San Diego Amazonian Center of Excellence in Malaria…
Credit: UC San Diego Health The Amazonian Center of Excellence for Malaria Research, headed by Joseph Vinetz, MD, professor of medicine and tropical disease specialist...
Cells that make blood vessels can also make tumors and enable their…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 19, 2017) – While it's widely held that tumors can produce blood vessels to support their growth, scientists now...
