Immunology
Immune cells consult with neighbors to make decisions
Many people consult their friends and neighbors before making a big decision. It turns out that cells also are consulting their neighbors in the human body.
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Medical research
Timed release of turmeric stops cancer cell growth
A Washington State University research team has developed a drug delivery system using curcumin, the main ingredient in the spice turmeric, that successfully inhibits bone cancer cells while promoting growth of healthy bone ...
Jun 20, 2019
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Medical research
A road map to stem cell development
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report they have created a method of mapping how the central nervous system develops by tracking the genes expressed in cells. The technique, demonstrated in mouse retinas for this study, ...
May 22, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New vaccine for malaria could be more effective
Researchers at the Institute for Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago have developed an innovative new system for delivering a malaria vaccine that shows promise in its effectiveness. By developing a vaccine ...
Feb 4, 2019
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Medical research
New light-based technology reveals how cells communicate in human disease
Scientists at the University of York have developed a new technique that uses light to understand how cells communicate in human disease.
Dec 11, 2018
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Neuroscience
What a locust's nose taught engineers about monkeys'Â ears
Is there an opposite for the smell of a rose? Is silence simply the absence of sound? The results of a recent study by a team of biomedical engineers in the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University ...
May 31, 2017
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Immunology
Cargo-carrying red blood cells alleviate autoimmune diseases in mice
Using red blood cells modified to carry disease-specific antigens, scientists in the laboratories of Hidde Ploegh (former Whitehead Member, currently Boston Children's Hospital) and Harvey Lodish (Whitehead Founding Member) ...
Mar 6, 2017
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Neuroscience
Brain imaging headband measures how our minds align when we communicate
Great ideas so often get lost in translation—from the math teacher who can't get through to his students, to a stand-up comedian who bombs during an open mic night.
Feb 27, 2017
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Neuroscience
Wireless, implantable sensors the size of a grain of sand could have wide use in body monitoring
University of California, Berkeley engineers have built the first dust-sized, wireless sensors that can be implanted in the body, bringing closer the day when a Fitbit-like device could monitor internal nerves, muscles or ...
Aug 3, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover how the immune system can create cancerous DNA mutations when fighting off infection
Chronic inflammation caused by disease or exposure to dangerous chemicals has long been linked to cancer, but exactly how this process takes place has remained unclear.
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