No platelets, no immune response
When a virus attacks our organism, an inflammation appears on the affected area which triggers off the process of immune defence within our body. White...
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UCI scientists identify a new approach for treating skin cancer
Irvine, Calif., Aug. 1, 2016 — Using new and innovative immune-therapeutic approaches to silence “don’t eat me” signaling proteins recognized by specialized cells of the...
A diagnostic tool allows encephalitis in sheep and goats to be spotted
The biologist Idoia Glaria-Ezquer has developed a diagnostic tool specifically for detecting encephalitis caused by small-ruminant lentiviruses in sheep and goats; its epidemiological interest lies...
From Sci Fi to reality: Unlocking the secret to growing new limbs
BAR HARBOR, MAINE — Many lower organisms retain the miraculous ability to regenerate form and function of almost any tissue after injury. Humans share many...
Why you’re stiff in the morning: Your body suppresses inflammation when you sleep at night
New research published online in The FASEB Journal, describes a protein created by the body’s “biological clock” that actively represses inflammatory pathways within the affected...
Researchers from CSI Singapore discover new way to inhibit development of lung cancer
Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), in collaboration with Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI),...
Replicating the connection between muscles and nerves
MIT engineers have developed a microfluidic device that replicates the neuromuscular junction — the vital connection where nerve meets muscle. The device, about the size...
Kay Tye receives Freedman Prize for Exceptional Basic Research
On Tuesday, the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation announced the winners of its annual Klerman and Freedman Prizes. Kay M. Tye, the Whitehead Career Development...
Discovery of male-harming DNA mutation reinforces ‘mother’s curse’ hypothesis
There is new evidence that the “mother’s curse” – the possibility that moms may transmit genes to their children that harm their sons but not...
Targeting genes by the thousands
Tim Wang came to MIT six years ago with a simple plan: He wanted to take a genetic approach to studying cancer. A PhD candidate...
Yale researchers shed light on evolutionary mystery: Origins of the female orgasm
Female orgasm seems to be a happy afterthought of our evolutionary past when it helped stimulate ovulation, a new study of mammals shows. The role...
Why working the night shift can pose a cancer risk
A handful of large studies of cancer risk factors have found that working the night shift, as nearly 15 percent of Americans do, boosts the...
Patch that delivers drug, gene, and light-based therapy to tumor sites shows promising results
Approximately one in 20 people will develop colorectal cancer in their lifetime, making it the third-most prevalent form of the disease in the U.S. In...
Imaging the brain at multiple size scales
MIT researchers have developed a new technique for imaging brain tissue at multiple scales, allowing them to peer at molecules within cells or take a...
Researchers identify genome-modifying enzyme linked to Rett Syndrome
People with Rett Syndrome, a rare and debilitating neurodevelopmental disorder, exhibit many autism-like traits. Now researchers at MIT have identified a protein that plays an...
