Tiny filters help detect cancerous blood cells
A computer model is used to guide the design of tiny pillars in a microfluidic device used to detect malignant ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
A new pathway to ‘reprogram’ killer cells
Credit: Institute of Pathology, University of Bern The so-called natural killer (NK) cells are cells of the innate immune system ...
Milestone reached in new leukemia drug
Credit: Vakoc lab/CSHL, 2019 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory scientists, with chemists and cancer biologists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), have ...
Laying out directions for future of reliable blood clotting molecule models
Emerging methods for simulating the net-forming molecule behind clots, von Willebrand Factor, point to several promising avenues for future thrombus ...
Researchers develop a database to aid in identifying key genes for bacterial infections
BacFITBase helps identify therapeutic targets for the production of new antibioticsCredit: UAB Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms capable ...
Scientists use catalysts to destroy cancerous cells from within
Credit: UGR Divulga Using "Trojan horses" to combat cancer from within the tumour cells themselves without damaging healthy tissues is ...
New analytical screening tools for the detection of cardiovascular disease
Presented in a study by Mariana Nogueira and Mathieu De Craene, within the framework of the CardioFunxion project, led by ...
Complex organ models grown in the lab
Credit: Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology In 2006, Japanese researchers came up with a new way of creating pluripotent ...
Be aware of potential complications following tongue-tie surgery in babies
Credit: University of Otago Complications following a procedure to treat tongue-tie in babies are occurring that can result in admission ...
MU researchers describe catatonia in Down syndrome
First longitudinal study highlights positive responses to established catatonia therapiesCredit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - Down syndrome, due to ...
‘Face blindness’ may involve a failed brain network, and could shed light on autism
Study of 44 people with prosopagnosia after stroke details brain areas involved in face processing; new work will investigate face ...
Anal cancer rates and mortality have risen dramatically among Americans
Credit: UTHealth Rates of new anal cancer diagnoses and deaths related to human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted ...
Scientists develop a new method to detect light in the brain
Researchers from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, University of Salento, and Harvard Medical School have developed a new light-based method to ...
Ayahuasca compound changes brainwaves to vivid ‘waking-dream’ state
Credit: Imperial College London, Chris Timmermann Scientists have peered inside the brain to show how taking DMT affects human consciousness ...
Cannabis found not to be a substitute for opioids
No evidence to suggest cannabis helps patients stop using opioidsCredit: McMaster University (2018) HAMILTON, ON (Nov. 19, 2019) - There ...
UMass Amherst food scientist receives Nils Foss award in Denmark
Distinguished professor globally respected for groundbreaking researchCredit: FOSS University of Massachusetts Amherst Distinguished Professor David Julian McClements was honored Monday ...
Researchers create swarms of tiny robots to attack and remove blood clots
Work could offer a drug-free way to treat pulmonary embolismCredit: University of Houston Pulmonary embolism causes between 200,000 and 300, ...
‘Dual login’ mechanism found to resist fungal infection in cells
Indiana University-led research has revealed how two specific immune receptors coordinate to trigger a powerful response against fungal invadersCredit: Image ...
Fertilization discovery could lead to new male contraceptive, help infertile couples
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications An unexpected discovery about fertilization from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals ...
Army project may lead to new class of high-performance materials
Credit: Courtesy Northwestern University RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Synthetic biologists working on a U.S. Army project have developed a ...
