Researchers across the world have responded rapidly to COVID-19—a new disease that we don’t yet know how to treat. In
Day: May 29, 2020
How toxic protein spreads in Alzheimer’s disease
Toxic versions of the protein tau are believed to cause death of neurons of the brain in Alzheimer’s disease. A
Taking time to commune with nature increases feelings of connection to it, study shows
In designing a recent study, Notre Dame Professor of Psychology Darcia Narvaez wanted to test the possibility of promoting the
Study suggests wastewater at treatment plants can be used as a barometer for COVID-19 infection rates
A team of researchers at Yale University (with assistance from the Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station) has found early signs that
Greedy for glucose: Cancer cells rely on a primeval energy-producing pathway to proliferate and spread
To fuel their rapid proliferation, tumor cells rely on glycolysis, a primordial metabolic pathway that is easily exploited by cancers
Cells inside cells: the bacteria that live in cancer cells
Cancer cells are comfy havens for bacteria. That conclusion arises from a rigorous study of over 1,000 tumor samples of
Analysis of COVID-19 autopsies reveals many new details about this disease
Pathologists at The Mount Sinai Hospital, at the epicenter of the COVID-19 global pandemic, have prepared one of the largest,
Women 4 times more likely to develop lupus after stillbirth
Women who have gone through the trauma of having a stillbirth are four times more likely to develop lupus than
MRI pregnancy study gives new insights into the all-important placenta
Using the very latest wide-bore magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning equipment at the University of Nottingham experts found differences in
Using electrical stimulus to regulate genes
This is how it works. A device containing insulin-producing cells and an electronic control unit is implanted in the body