Unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies could be reduced by 60 per cent thanks to new research from the University of
Month: March 2020
A flu shot won’t protect you from coronavirus
Flu shot won’t protect people against COVID-19, the disease caused by the new virus, but it could help healthcare workers
How a virus forms its symmetric shells
Viruses are small disease-causing parasites that can infect all types of life forms — have been well studied, but many
Gene therapy reverses heart failure in mouse model of Barth syndrome
Barth syndrome is a rare metabolic disease in boys caused by mutation of a gene called tafazzin or TAZ. It
Cancer cells spread using a copper-binding protein
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have shown that the Atox1 protein, found in breast cancer cells, participates in
Coronavirus symptoms usually take 5 days to appear
People infected by the novel coronavirus tend to develop symptoms about five days after exposure, and almost always within two
Community factors influence longevity
While lifestyle choices and genetics go a long way toward predicting longevity, a new study shows that certain community characteristics
Scientists create tool to detect genes associated with psychiatric, brain diseases
Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine and colleagues created a new computational tool called H-MAGMA to study the genetic
Mathematical model could lead to better treatment for diabetes
One promising new strategy to treat diabetes is to give patients insulin that circulates in their bloodstream, staying dormant until
‘Primitive’ stem cells shown to regenerate blood vessels in the eye
Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have successfully turned back the biological hands of time, coaxing adult human cells in
