Immunology
How an immune system regulator shifts the balance of immune cells
Researchers have provided new insight on the role of cyclic AMP (cAMP) in regulating the immune response.
Feb 4, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Two cancer-causing genes work together to promote metastasis
Cancer-promoting genes MYC and TWIST1 co-opt immune system cells to enable cancer cells to spread, but blocking a key step in this process can help prevent the disease from developing.
Jan 14, 2020
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Medical research
Cannabinoids improve symptoms in mice with endometriosis
Initial results from treating endometriosis in mice with cannabinoids suggest they can alleviate some symptoms of the disease, according to a new study in the open-access journal eLife.
Jan 14, 2020
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Neuroscience
Brain patterns can predict speech of words and syllables
Neurons in the brain's motor cortex previously thought of as active mainly during hand and arm movements also light up during speech in a way that is similar to patterns of brain activity linked to these movements, suggest ...
Dec 10, 2019
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Medical research
Muscle weakness after sepsis linked to mitochondrial dysfunction
Damage to energy-producing mitochondria may underlie prolonged muscle weakness following a sepsis-like condition in mice, according to a new study published today in eLife.
Dec 10, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
How a cellular shuttle helps HIV-1 spread in immune organs
New insight on how a type of cell facilitates the spread of HIV-1 has been published today in the open-access journal eLife.
Dec 3, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study reveals 'bug wars' that take place in cystic fibrosis
Scientists have revealed how common respiratory bugs that cause serious infections in people with cystic fibrosis interact together, according to a new study in eLife.
Nov 12, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Chronic adversity dampens dopamine production
People exposed to a lifetime of psychosocial adversity may have an impaired ability to produce the dopamine levels needed for coping with acutely stressful situations.
Nov 12, 2019
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Neuroscience
Scientists shed new light on neural processes behind learning and motor behaviours
Researchers have provided new insight into the neural processes behind movement and learning behaviours, according to a study published today in eLife.
Nov 12, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists identify immune cells linked to malaria-induced anaemia through autoantibody production
An autoimmune attack on uninfected red blood cells likely contributes to anaemia—a shortage of red blood cells—in people with malaria, according to a new study published in eLife.
Nov 12, 2019
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