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Loss of mitochondrial respiration alters mechanical properties of the cartilage

A group of researchers headed by Professor Dr Bent Brachvogel, Head of Experimental Neonatology at the Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, have identified regulatory mechanisms of tissue organization which were earlier unknown.

8 Oct 2021

Researchers devise simple and rapid method for detecting bovine amyloid

Amyloidosis, a multifaceted disease group results due to the misfolded “amyloid” protein deposits in different tissues.

8 Oct 2021

Experts create “living medicine” to combat biofilms on medical implants

Scientists have developed the first “living medicine” to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria thriving on medical implants’ surfaces.

8 Oct 2021

Low antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 predicts increased mortality

In a study of patients with COVID-19 being treated in intensive care units, people who mounted only a low antibody response against the SARS-CoV-2 virus faced a higher risk of dying.

7 Oct 2021

New gel enhances immunotherapy's effectiveness in glioblastoma

Pairing a newly developed gel with immunotherapy that was delivered to post-surgical mouse brains with glioblastoma, a highly malignant and deadly cancer, improved the immunotherapy's effectiveness, report researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues.

7 Oct 2021

Color-coded nutrition labels and warnings may encourage more healthful purchases

A new analysis has integrated findings from 134 studies of the impact of color-coded nutrition labels and warnings found on the front of some food packaging, indicating that these labels do indeed appear to encourage more healthful purchases.

7 Oct 2021

Research findings likely to help better define risk factors in cancer

Scientists took a further step in the exploration of genetic instability, as exhibited in cancer cells.

7 Oct 2021

Research provides insights into the evolution of limb development in vertebrates

Scientists were part of new research that provides understanding on the advancement of limb development in vertebrates.

7 Oct 2021

Novel mechanism sheds light on embryonic stem cell pluripotency

A group of scientists from Sweden recently pinpointed a cellular mechanism that is vital for the ability of these cells to remain as stem cells.

7 Oct 2021

Clinical efficacy of CAR-T cells depends on chemical modifications, says study

One in five cancers affects lymph nodes and blood cells resulting in lymphomas and leukemias, respectively.

7 Oct 2021

Chemists develop new technology for monitoring the health of algae crops

Trained dogs are well known to use their acute sense of smell to identify explosives, contraband and even certain types of disease. Being able to automate such detection skills could be useful in a range of settings, from airports to public buildings.

From UC San Diego 6 Oct 2021

New study reveals lung cell roles in guiding the immune system

Lung immunity is essential to combat all pulmonary diseases, including COVID-19, pneumonia, lung cancer, asthma and COPD.

6 Oct 2021

Scientists identify novel nairovirus associated with acute febrile illness in Japan

A previously unknown virus that can infect humans and cause disease has been identified by scientists in Japan.

5 Oct 2021

Genome Research' special issue covers advanced developments in single-cell genomics

Genome Research (https://genome.org) publishes a special issue highlighting novel advances and insights in Single-cell Genomics.

5 Oct 2021

Fully vaccinated people who had COVID-19 end up with larger number of memory B cells

A new study by University of Minnesota Medical School researchers is revealing that some people who received an mRNA vaccination for COVID-19 have greater immune responses compared to others.

5 Oct 2021

Study sheds light on blood and immune systems development in prenatal bone marrow

Researchers carried out the first extensive investigation of the formation of the blood and immune systems in the prenatal bone marrow.

4 Oct 2021

Researchers identify 14 genes responsible for obesity

Promising news in the effort to develop drugs to treat obesity: University of Virginia scientists have identified 14 genes that can cause and three that can prevent weight gain. The findings pave the way for treatments to combat a health problem that affects more than 40% of American adults.

4 Oct 2021

Powerful method offers new insights about the dynamics of gliomas

A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, the New York Genome Center, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has profiled in unprecedented detail thousands of individual cells sampled from patients' brain tumors.

4 Oct 2021

Study offers important insights into how circadian clocks function at the subcellular level

Almost every living thing on Earth-;from bacteria to plants to people-;have a circadian rhythm, the biological clock that controls both physiology and behavior of organisms over a 24-hour period.

1 Oct 2021

Researchers develop novel antibacterial nanomaterial to treat skin infections

Researchers at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS (IOCB Prague) and the Technical University of Liberec in collaboration with researchers from the Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, the Department of Burns Medicine of the Third Faculty of Medicine at Charles University (Czech Republic), and P. J. Šafárik University in Košice (Slovakia) have developed a novel antibacterial material combining nonwoven nanotextile and unique compounds with antibacterial properties.

1 Oct 2021

Medicine News and Research

Loss of mitochondrial respiration alters mechanical properties of the cartilage

Researchers devise simple and rapid method for detecting bovine amyloid

Experts create “living medicine” to combat biofilms on medical implants

Low antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 predicts increased mortality

New gel enhances immunotherapy's effectiveness in glioblastoma

Color-coded nutrition labels and warnings may encourage more healthful purchases

Research findings likely to help better define risk factors in cancer

Research provides insights into the evolution of limb development in vertebrates

Novel mechanism sheds light on embryonic stem cell pluripotency

Clinical efficacy of CAR-T cells depends on chemical modifications, says study

Chemists develop new technology for monitoring the health of algae crops

New study reveals lung cell roles in guiding the immune system

Scientists identify novel nairovirus associated with acute febrile illness in Japan

Genome Research' special issue covers advanced developments in single-cell genomics

Fully vaccinated people who had COVID-19 end up with larger number of memory B cells

Study sheds light on blood and immune systems development in prenatal bone marrow

Researchers identify 14 genes responsible for obesity

Powerful method offers new insights about the dynamics of gliomas

Study offers important insights into how circadian clocks function at the subcellular level

Researchers develop novel antibacterial nanomaterial to treat skin infections

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