One of the more rigorous debates in immunology has centered on the origin of an enigmatic T cell population that possesses properties imparting memory and stem cell–like qualities, but facts about their genesis were so ...
A decrease in protein synthesis in the cells of the developing gut contributes to a rare genetic disorder, and an inexpensive nutritional supplement may help reverse that decrease, according to a new study by Yun-Fei Li of ...
Nov 1, 2022
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Researchers have demonstrated that a fatty acid called dihomogamma-linolenic acid, or DGLA, can kill human cancer cells.
Jul 10, 2020
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"Your cancer has metastasized. I'm sorry," is something no one wants to hear a doctor say.
Jun 26, 2017
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Glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Monsanto's popular weed killer Roundup, has been linked to liver disease in animal models. In a new study, the first of its kind, researchers at the University of California San Diego ...
May 14, 2019
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An international team from the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown (CCU), in Portugal, and the University College London (UCL) in the U.K. has uncovered a previously unknown effect of serotonin on learning. Their results ...
Jun 26, 2018
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A research team spanning four continents has detailed the anti-viral capabilities of OSU-03012, also known as AR-12, a drug currently used in clinical trials to treat certain cancer tumors. The present study confirms that ...
Jul 5, 2016
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A recent study by Kansas State University virologists demonstrates successful postinfection treatment for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Jul 2, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease are not the same. They affect different regions of the brain and have distinct genetic and environmental risk factors.
Jul 3, 2017
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There have been a lot of theories about what causes Alzheimer's disease. Many of them have given rise to experimental treatments of one form or another. None of them have worked much better than taking anything you might ...
