Researchers have demonstrated a new device that can trap and analyze single cells for HPV-related cervical cancer screening. The device
Month: July 2019
Boosting the anti-inflammatory action of the immune system
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a molecular switch that causes immune cells called macrophages to
Integrated Analysis of TP53 Gene
The team, led by Dr. Larry Donehower, professor of molecular virology and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine, studied 10,225
A wireless and wearable device for comfortable, long-term health monitor
The soft and conformable monitor can broadcast electrocardiogram (ECG), heart rate, respiratory rate and motion activity data as much as
A compound in soybeans prevents cardiovascular side effects of marijuana use
The effects of tetrahydrocannabinol THC occur after it binds to one of two cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2) that are
Causes of neurodevelopmental disorders
Neurodevelopmental disorders arising from rare genetic mutations can cause atypical cognitive function, intellectual disability, and developmental delays, yet it is
Cigarette smoke makes MRSA bacterial strains more resistant to antibiotics
Previous studies had attributed smokers’ increased susceptibility to infection to the damaging effects of smoke on our immune system, but
The human genome related to the risk of re-experiencing traumatic memories
Researchers from the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Yale University School of Medicine, the VA San Diego Healthcare System, and the
High levels of estrogen in the womb increases the risk of autism
In 2015, a team of scientists at the University of Cambridge and the State Serum Institute in Denmark measured the
How bacteria beat immune systems
Organisms like humans and animals can develop resistance to harmful bacteria over time with antibiotics or vaccines. The new study led by