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JAK inhibitor ruxolitinib enhances immunotherapy in Hodgkin lymphoma patients

Checkpoint inhibitor therapies can be thought of as the molecular "brake release" for the immune system.

20 Jun 2024

Unveiling the role of SOS genes in E. coli survival during antibiotic treatment

When E. coli detects damage to its genetic material, it sends out an SOS signal that alters activity inside the cells.

20 Jun 2024

Doctors may soon be able to use AI for cancer detection

A new paper in Biology Methods & Protocols, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that it may soon be possible for doctors to use artificial intelligence (AI) to detect and diagnose cancer in patients, allowing for earlier treatment.

20 Jun 2024

High-fat diet triggers anxiety in male rats through gut-brain axis disruption

Researchers investigate the impact of a high-fat diet on gut microbiome diversity and its effects on anxiety-related symptoms.

20 Jun 2024

Proteins in blood may help to predict Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before the onset of motor symptoms

Researchers combined mass spectrometry-based proteomic phenotyping with machine learning to identify blood biomarkers in early Parkinson's disease.

20 Jun 2024

Young adults with periodontitis at higher risk for cryptogenic ischemic stroke

Periodontitis, a common condition, has been linked to a specific type of ischemic stroke.

20 Jun 2024

Yeast-fermented bread shows promise in preventing asthma symptoms

The effects of a functional bread fermented with yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) in asthma prevention.

20 Jun 2024

Stilla Technologies expands U.S. presence through strategic distribution relationship with Avantor and introduces advanced content offerings

Stilla, a pioneer in the field of genomics and digital PCR, is excited to announce its expansion in the United States via a strategic distribution relationship with Avantor, a global leader in life sciences and advanced technology solutions.

From Stilla Technologies 20 Jun 2024

Study reveals cognitive benefits of ketogenic diet in aged mice

The impact of cyclic ketogenic diet treatments in improving the age-related decline in brain function.

20 Jun 2024

New Approach to Treating Melanoma

An international research team, led by Professor Wenbo Bu of Fudan University and Distinguished Professor Dayong Jin of the University of Technology Sydney, have discovered an innovative method to effectively treat cancer by reactivating suppressed metabolic pathways in cancer cells.

20 Jun 2024

Non-chemotherapy treatment regimen achieves full remission in aggressive B-cell lymphoma

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a non-chemotherapy treatment regimen that is achieving full remissions for some people with aggressive B-cell lymphoma that has come back or is no longer responding to standard treatments.

19 Jun 2024

New cellular atlas revolutionizes understanding of spinal cord injury

Scientists at EPFL have achieved a significant research milestone in the field of spinal cord injuries - mapping out the cellular and molecular dynamics of paralysis in unprecedented detail with their open-source project 'Tabulae Paralytica'.

19 Jun 2024

Unveiling the role of auto-antibodies in COVID-19 severity

Even though COVID-19 manifests as a mild and short-lived disease in most people, some suffer extremely severe symptoms; in the worst cases, these patients die due to complications such as respiratory failure or thromboembolism.

19 Jun 2024

Iontronic technology shows promise in slowing malignant brain tumor growth

When low doses of cancer drugs are administered continuously near malignant brain tumors using so-called iontronic technology, cancer cell growth drastically decreases.

19 Jun 2024

Study shows the critical role of time cells in complex behavioral learning

A sense of time is fundamental to how we understand, recall, and interact with the world.

19 Jun 2024

Unlocking the role of B cells in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder treatment

Autoimmune diseases cannot currently be cured, only treated, and this is also true for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, which affects the central nervous system.

19 Jun 2024

Causal variant-targeted ribonucleic acid treatment for congenital melanocytic nevi

A genetic treatment targeting the causal NRAS c.181C>A mutation in congenital melanocytic naevus.

19 Jun 2024

New research uncovers how some individuals avoid COVID-19 infection

Scientists have discovered novel immune responses that help explain how some individuals avoid getting COVID-19.

19 Jun 2024

Researchers propose a 'protein aggregation clock' to measure aging and health

Could measuring protein clumps in our cells be a new way to find out our risk of getting age-related diseases? Professor Dorothee Dormann and Professor Edward Lemke of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), who are also adjunct directors at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz, propose the concept of a "protein aggregation clock" to measure ageing and health in a new perspective article published in Nature Cell Biology.

19 Jun 2024

New bone marrow atlas offers detailed view of cell function and organization

While research has uncovered many details about how blood cells function within bone marrow, the work of other cells existing in that space remained a relative mystery.

18 Jun 2024