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Food allergies: Mechanism underlying cross-reaction between cypress pollen and certain fruits revealed

Working in collaboration with teams from the Czech Republic and Japan, researchers from the Institut Pasteur, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), and Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM) have identified, for the first time, the likely origin of the cross-reactivity between cypress pollen, peaches and citrus fruits.

18 Aug 2017

Northwestern Medicine scientists develop novel method to track HIV infection

Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a novel method of tracking HIV infection, allowing the behavior of individual virions -- infectious particles -- to be connected to infectivity.

18 Aug 2017

Adequate sleep and caffeine could help reduce postoperative pain

Sleep is essential for good mental and physical health, and chronic insufficient sleep increases the risk for several chronic health problems.

18 Aug 2017

Study provides insight into development of red blood cells

Every cell in the body, whether skin or muscle or brain, starts out as a generic cell that acquires its unique characteristics after undergoing a process of specialization. Nowhere is this process more dramatic than it is in red blood cells.

18 Aug 2017

Eggshell-like mineral layer on avian flu viruses may be cause for human infections

Avian flu can be transmitted from birds to humans; transmission among humans, however, is limited. The reason may be an eggshell-like mineral layer that the virus acquires due to the high calcium concentration in the intestines of birds.

18 Aug 2017

Study shows role of cholesterol crystals during heart attack

A new Michigan State University study on 240 emergency room patients shows just how much of a role a person's cholesterol plays, when in a crystallized state, during a heart attack.

18 Aug 2017

Combination treatment effectively vaccinates mice against cancer

By combining an FDA-approved cancer immunotherapy with an emerging tumor-roasting nanotechnology, Duke University researchers improved the efficacy of both therapies in a proof-of-concept study using mice.

18 Aug 2017

Scientists show how self-learning algorithm decodes human brain signals

Filtering information for search engines, acting as an opponent during a board game or recognizing images: Artificial intelligence has far outpaced human intelligence in certain tasks.

18 Aug 2017

Altered secretion behavior of fatty liver can lead to damage of other organs

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is becoming more and more common. Approximately every third adult in the industrialized countries has a morbidly fatty liver.

18 Aug 2017

Researchers examine suitability of silk protein for production of cardiac tissue

Ever more people are suffering from cardiac insufficiency, despite significant advances in preventing and minimising damage to the heart.

18 Aug 2017

New research suggests cell immortalization as more complicated process than originally thought

A mutation that helps make cells immortal is critical to the development of a tumor, but new research at the University of California, Berkeley suggests that becoming immortal is a more complicated process than originally thought.

18 Aug 2017

Study elucidates how aerobic exercise protects the sick heart

Regular exercise is considered an important form of treatment for heart failure, a condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.

18 Aug 2017

Research identifies new gene fusions and mutations linked to GIST tumors

Researchers at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, with colleagues from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Fox Chase Cancer Center, have determined that a specific region of the small bowel, called the duodenal-jejunal flexure or DJF, shows a high frequency of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) with mutations of the NF1 gene

18 Aug 2017

Air pollution particles could make you more susceptible to infection, say scientists

AIR pollution could make you more vulnerable to infection, scientists at a Scots university have revealed.

18 Aug 2017

Researchers identify molecule that enables cell appendages to drive bodily fluid flow

Researchers at Nagoya University have identified a molecule that enables cell appendages called cilia to beat in a coordinated way to drive the flow of fluid around the brain; this prevents the accumulation of this fluid, which otherwise leads to swelling of the head as found in the condition hydrocephalus.

18 Aug 2017

Researchers uncover brain mechanism that makes high risk people resilient to bipolar disorder

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a brain mechanism in siblings of bipolar patients that makes them resilient to bipolar disorder.

18 Aug 2017

Scientists reveal differences between human and murine microglia used in degenerative disease research

The results of a new research showed that many of the genes that are expressed by microglia are different between humans and mice, which are frequently used as animal models in research on Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.

18 Aug 2017

Drug-like molecule appears to interfere with inflammatory response in variety of diseases

A drug-like molecule developed by Duke Health researchers appears to intercede in an inflammatory response that is at the center of a variety of diseases, including some cancers, rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease.

17 Aug 2017

New ultra lightweight device for neural recording in mice could transform brain disorder research

Research published this week in Scientific Reports describes a new ultra lightweight system for recording neural activity in the brains of mice.

17 Aug 2017

Researchers get closer to creating new blood test that can identify breast cancer brain metastasis

Houston Methodist cancer researchers are now closer to creating a blood test that can identify breast cancer patients who are at increased risk for developing brain metastasis, and also monitor disease progression and response to therapy in real time.

17 Aug 2017

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Food allergies: Mechanism underlying cross-reaction between cypress pollen and certain fruits revealed

Northwestern Medicine scientists develop novel method to track HIV infection

Adequate sleep and caffeine could help reduce postoperative pain

Study provides insight into development of red blood cells

Eggshell-like mineral layer on avian flu viruses may be cause for human infections

Study shows role of cholesterol crystals during heart attack

Combination treatment effectively vaccinates mice against cancer

Scientists show how self-learning algorithm decodes human brain signals

Altered secretion behavior of fatty liver can lead to damage of other organs

Researchers examine suitability of silk protein for production of cardiac tissue

New research suggests cell immortalization as more complicated process than originally thought

Study elucidates how aerobic exercise protects the sick heart

Research identifies new gene fusions and mutations linked to GIST tumors

Air pollution particles could make you more susceptible to infection, say scientists

Researchers identify molecule that enables cell appendages to drive bodily fluid flow

Researchers uncover brain mechanism that makes high risk people resilient to bipolar disorder

Scientists reveal differences between human and murine microglia used in degenerative disease research

Drug-like molecule appears to interfere with inflammatory response in variety of diseases

New ultra lightweight device for neural recording in mice could transform brain disorder research

Researchers get closer to creating new blood test that can identify breast cancer brain metastasis

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