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Orujo Olive Oil Reduces Obesity

Researchers have confirmed that Orujo olive oil produces a significant reduction in obesity and inflammatory complications in obese mice.

24 Apr 2020

Study shows how tumor cells respond to nutrient deficiency

Some solid tumors have a very high growth rate, which often leads to a lack of vascularization due to the impossibility to develop, at the same time, the blood vessels that accompany and nourish it.

22 Apr 2020

Study reveals the formation of tuft cells and their role in immunity

Chronic pancreatitis, or persistent inflammation of the pancreas, is a known risk factor that leads to the development of pancreatic cancer, which is the third-deadliest cancer in the United States.

20 Apr 2020

Autoimmunity Plays A Role In Parkinson's Disease

A new study co-led by scientists at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) adds increasing evidence that Parkinson's disease is partly an autoimmune disease.

20 Apr 2020

Study Reveals Bile Metabolite Of Gut Microbes Boosts Immune Cells

A study has discovered a novel means by which bacterial colonies in the small intestine support the generation of regulatory T cells.

20 Apr 2020

Specialized proteins could help combat severe cytokine storms in COVID-19 patients

One of the defining features of COVID-19 is the excessive immune response that can occur in severe cases. This burst of immune overreaction, also called a cytokine storm, damages the lungs and can be fatal.

17 Apr 2020

Experience Matters For Immune Cells

The discovery that immune T cells have a spectrum of responsiveness could shed light on how our immune system responds to infections and cancer.

17 Apr 2020

Single-cell cloning can lead to new therapies for COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death around the world. Now, two internationally acclaimed stem cell experts have discovered a large number of abnormal stem cells found in the lungs of COPD patients.

16 Apr 2020

Improving drug targets for asthma and rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers have found that immune T cells exhibit a range of responsiveness. This finding could offer insights into how the immune system of humans responds to infections and cancer, and what goes wrong in immune diseases.

16 Apr 2020

Drinking Green Tea May Help With Food Allergies

Research findings suggest gut microbes can affect allergic immune responses.

10 Apr 2020

Exposure to even low levels of air pollution can change gene expression

New data from a landmark study done by Monash University researchers in Australia raises significant concerns that even short-term exposure to low-level air pollution can affect gene expression, leaving us at risk of other diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.

9 Apr 2020

Protein Abundant In The Heart Plays Key Role In Blood Clotting

Heart protein cardiac myosin, which is released into the body when a person suffers a heart attack, can cause blood to thicken or clot.

3 Apr 2020

Researchers develop 3D cultured cells that mimic liver fibrosis

Headed by researchers from Japan-based Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), a group of scientists has effectively established three-dimensional (3D) cultured tissue that imitates liver fibrosis, which is a major trait of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

2 Apr 2020

A New Mechanism Triggering Cell Death And Inflammation: A Left Turn That Kills

Z-form nucleic acids are double-stranded DNA and RNA molecules with a left-handed double helix structure, as opposed to the right-handed double helix.

2 Apr 2020

Hidden Messages In Protein Blueprints

Scientists from DKFZ, HI-STEM have identified a new control mechanism that enables stem cells to adapt their activity in emergency situations.

2 Apr 2020

A Plant-Based Diet Helps To Prevent And Manage Asthma, According To New Review

A plant-based diet can help prevent and manage asthma, while dairy products and high-fat foods raise the risk, according to a new review.

2 Apr 2020

Patients with chronic myopathy can benefit from cell-aging drug and exercise

According to a researcher from Hokkaido University and collaborators from Japan-based Sapporo Medical University, exercise can boost strength in muscle-degenerating disorders only when aging occurs in a certain type of muscle cell.

1 Apr 2020

Do Pancreatic Cells Write Their Own Autoimmune Ending?

Researchers have discovered that pancreatic cells, producing lipids, can create their own autoimmune ending. This article looks at how this is possible.

25 Mar 2020

New method for mapping the structures of heparan sulfate sugars

Heparin, the blood-thinning drug, is used worldwide. However, to date, mapping of the fundamental sugar structures of heparin and the wider class of heparan sulfate sugars in cells has not been accomplished.

23 Mar 2020

Multi-tissue model shows how different tissues account for various inflammatory diseases

Biological engineers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a multi-tissue model that allows them to analyze the associations between the immune system and different organs, on a dedicated microfluidic platform embedded with human cells.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 19 Mar 2020