For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that the response of natural killer (NK) cells is detrimental to glioblastoma virotherapy, a novel way of treating malignant brain cancer by injecting a virus into the tumor. ...
Dec 4, 2012
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Mother Nature (aka evolution) has been particularly guarded when it comes to her secrets regarding human pregnancy, which has made it particularly difficult for medical researchers seeking answers to the complications of ...
Nov 11, 2015
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Dr. Gerd Mittelstädt from Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington's Ferrier Research Institute is contributing to the search for a COVID-19 vaccine by finding a rapid way to produce the proteins needed to assess ...
Sep 28, 2020
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Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center discovered that the deletion of a specific protein creates a hostile environment for tumor cells and significantly subdues breast cancer growth and spread.
Apr 12, 2023
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It is one of the ironies of sleep research that scientists stay up all night to do it.
Nov 5, 2012
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with a close family member living with multiple sclerosis Stephen J. Crocker, Ph.D., associate professor of neuroscience and immunology at UConn School of Medicine, takes his research personally.
Jul 30, 2024
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A new editorial paper has been published in Oncoscience, titled, "Be mindful of potential pitfalls when using the Cre-LoxP system in cancer research."
Dec 4, 2023
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Changing the shape of breast cancer cells could make the disease more sensitive to treatments - even driving the body's own inflammatory response against a tumour - a new study shows.
Mar 4, 2015
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For some people, extreme stressors like psychiatric disorders or childhood neglect and abuse can lead to a range of health problems later in life, including depression, anxiety and cardiovascular disease. A new study led ...
Nov 29, 2023
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A new study out this week in the journal Social Science and Medicine proposes that social, gendered variables may better explain observed sex disparities in adverse drug events than sex-based biology.
Nov 14, 2023
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