Male hormones may promote infection by virus that causes Kaposi’s sarcoma
Credit: Wang X, et al. (2017) Male hormones may facilitate infection with a virus that can cause a type of cancer known as Kaposi's sarcoma....
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Smart molecules trigger white blood cells to become better cancer-eating machines
Credit: Wang et al. at UC San Diego A team of researchers has engineered smart protein molecules that can reprogram white blood cells to ignore...
Researchers look to protect ‘self-reactive’ immune cells so they can fight melanoma
CHAPEL HILL -- Researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center are using what they know about a rare, inherited autoimmune disease...
UTHealth’s Jim Zheng awarded $5.8 million CPRIT grant to mine cancer data for cures
Credit: UTHealth In keeping with the shift in cancer research from data generation to data analysis, bioinformatician W. Jim Zheng, Ph.D., of The University of...
UTA study says zinc can halt the growth of cancer cells
Zinc supplements can significantly inhibit the proliferation of esophageal cancer cells, according to a new study co-authored by a University of Texas at Arlington researcher....
Tracking the body’s mini-shuttles
The development of a new technique for labelling the body's own transporters - exosomes - could have long term benefits in the treatment of life-threatening...
Unlocking the secrets of disease progression
Credit: UNM Throughout her academic career, Lina Cui has always been interested in the chemistry of disease in the human body. Now, as a University...
TSRI researchers get a lead on how to detect degenerative neurological diseases sooner
Credit: TSRI Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) may have found a way to help doctors diagnose diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's earlier in...
Immune system cells protect against CMV-induced hearing loss in mice
Credit: Almishaal AA, et al. (2017) Immune system cells known as natural killer (NK) cells play an important protective role against hearing loss in mice...
Sharks longer in the tooth than we thought
A James Cook University researcher has found that sharks and rays live a lot longer than we thought - some twice as long as previously...
Uni works with Yorkshire Water on £300,000 project to reduce lead in water
(University of Huddersfield) One strand will focus on the 'particulate lead' that can be found in tap water as a result of corrosion in the...
FSU researchers receive $2.8 million to study fate of BP oil spill
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A team of research institutions led by Florida State University has been awarded a $2.8 million grant to expand our understanding of...
Hunt is over for one of the ‘top 50 most-wanted fungi’
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Sept. 27, 2017--In a step toward bridging the gap between fungal taxonomy and molecular ecology, scientists from...
New clues from brain structures of mantis shrimp
Credit: Roy L. Caldwell, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California Taking a close look at the neural systems of mantis shrimp, top...
Internists urge President Trump to ‘consider taking additional actions’ to provide relief
Internists Urge President Trump to 'Consider Taking Additional Actions' to Provide Relief in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Letter offers solutions to prevent situation...
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