Improved analysis of kidney cancer
(Lund University) Researchers compare the gene expression in tumor cells from a kidney cancer patient with cells from healthy tissue to figure out in which...
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Sneak peek into the ESMO 2017 press program
LUGANO-MADRID, 11 August 2017 - ESMO 2017 is once again the place to be for breaking news on cancer research. ESMO 2017, the annual oncology...
USC Stem Cell scientists obtain ‘how to’ guide for producing hair follicles
Credit: Images by Mingxing Lei/Cheng-Ming Chuong Lab How does the skin develop follicles and eventually sprout hair? A USC-led study, published in the Proceedings of...
Scientists map sex chromosome evolution in pathogenic fungi
Credit: Kara Manke DURHAM, NC -- Biologically speaking, nearly every species on Earth has two opposite sexes, male and female. But with some fungi and...
Sweet! Sugar-coated probe yields better acid test
Credit: Haiying Liu/Michigan Tech The human body is engaged in a constant tightrope walk to maintain the right pH, because when our cells' acid-alkaline balance...
Plastic films incorporating N-halamines could sanitize food production facilities
Washington, DC - August 11, 2017 - Specially designed plastic films can prevent bacterial contamination in the food and biomedical industries, according to research published...
New type of blood cells work as indicators of autoimmunity
Credit: LuÃs Graça Lab The team from Instituto de Medicina Molecular Lisboa, led by Luis Graça, analyzed blood samples from Sjögren syndrome patients, an autoimmune...
Almonds may help boost cholesterol clean-up crew
Credit: Patrick Mansell Eating almonds on a regular basis may help boost levels of HDL cholesterol while simultaneously improving the way it removes cholesterol from...
NIH grant to biomedical scientist will advance research on inflammatory bowel disease
Credit: UC Riverside School of Medicine. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside has received a $1.83 million grant to...
Einstein researchers awarded 3 NIH grants totaling $12 million to fight virulent viruses
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine August 11, 2017--BRONX, NY--The NIH has awarded Einstein researchers three grants totaling more than $12 million to protect against...
Canary in a coal mine: Survey captures global picture of air pollution’s effects on birds
MADISON, Wis. -- Famously, the use of caged birds to alert miners to the invisible dangers of gases such as carbon monoxide gave rise to...
Scientists make critical insights into T-cell development
Mutations in the gene encoding the enzyme protein tyrosine phosphatase N2 (PTPN2) have been associated with the development of autoimmune disease including Type 1 diabetes,...
Global warming will leave different fingerprints on global subtropical anticyclones
Credit: He et al, 2017 Subtropical anticyclone is an essential component of the atmospheric circulation in the subtropics, and it is responsible for the formation...
Jackdaws flap their wings to save energy
Credit: Photographer Aron Hejdström For the first time, researchers have observed that birds that fly actively and flap their wings save energy. Biologists at Lund...
Testicular macrophages are guardians of fertility
Credit: © Noushine Mossadegh-Keller and Sébastien Mailfert / CIML The origin, development, and characteristics of two types of testicular macrophage have been described by a...
