It is widely accepted that higher levels of body fat increase the risk of developing breast cancer, as well as other cancers. Based on his ongoing research, Bing Li, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Microbiology ...
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Last week American biotech company Moderna commenced the first clinical trial of a vaccine for COVID-19.
Mar 24, 2020
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Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have created a computer program for scientists at no charge that lets users readily quantify the structural and functional changes in the blood flow networks feeding tumors.
Mar 5, 2020
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A global community of over 150 scientists studying the primate brain has released a blueprint for developing more complete "wiring diagrams" of how the brain works that may ultimately improve understanding of many brain disorders.
Feb 19, 2020
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Electrospun synthetic cell scaffolds are not only more consistent than animal cells for cancer research, they hold the potential to replace animal testing.
Feb 11, 2020
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Developing a therapy to combat cancer remains one of the most difficult challenges in medical research. Cancer cells use the host's own immune system to grow and spread, ultimately becoming deadly. Immune cells like macrophages, ...
Jan 30, 2020
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Promoting the signaling pathway of reelin, an essential extracellular protein for the neuronal migration and synaptic plasticity, could be an effective therapeutic strategy to counterbalance the main cognitive, biochemical ...
Jan 23, 2020
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A new approach to studying the effects of two common chemicals used in cosmetics and sunscreens found they can cause DNA damage in breast cells at surprisingly low concentrations, while the same dose did not harm cells without ...
Jan 15, 2020
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Regulatory T cells (Tregs) prevent excessive immune reactions in healthy people. In the development of autoimmune type 1 diabetes, this protection is not sufficiently effective. Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and ...
Dec 19, 2019
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The gut has long been suspected to play a role in autoimmune disease. A research team has now identified evidence of a potential mechanism.
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