Could the cure for melanoma—the most dangerous type of skin cancer—be a compound derived from a marine invertebrate that lives
Day: June 25, 2020
Genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics shed light on autoimmune thyroid disease
Scientists at deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, and their collaborators from the Icelandic healthcare system, University of Iceland and
Maternal obesity increases the chance of liver cancer in offspring for generations
Scientists recognize the connection between maternal obesity and liver cancer in the offspring of obese mothers, however, the mechanism is
Italy study shows mosquitoes cannot transmit coronavirus
A new scientific study by Italy’s national health institute ISS shows that mosquitoes are unable to transmit coronavirus to humans,
Long-term use of muscle relaxants has skyrocketed since 2005
Office visits for ongoing prescribing of skeletal muscle relaxant drugs tripled from 2005 to 2016, according to a new study
Scientists devise new ‘bar code’ method to identify critical cell types in the brain
While the brain is composed of two types of cells, glia tend to receive far less attention for their importance
Study identifies pathways between memory and decisions
New research from Cedars-Sinai has identified the pathways of neurons that help people retrieve information from memories and use that
Novel function of platelets in tumor blood vessels found
Scientists at Uppsala University have discovered a hitherto unknown function of blood platelets in cancer. In mouse models, these platelets
A metabolic enzyme drives lymphoma and is a potential drug target
Because of how aggressively they divide, cancer cells have an increased demand for building materials and energy. They meet these
Far-UVC light safely kills airborne coronaviruses
More than 99.9% of seasonal coronaviruses present in airborne droplets were killed when exposed to a particular wavelength of ultraviolet
