Spectacular images of a molecule that shuttles omega-3 fatty acids into the brain may open a doorway for delivering neurological
Month: June 2021
Natural killers: Using the body’s cells to target breast cancer
It sounds like a plot from a Quentin Tarantino movie—something sets off natural killers and sends them on a killing
Over-the-counter fungicide can disrupt fetal and maternal hormones
The active ingredient in medicines commonly used to treat yeast infections has the potential to disrupt steroid hormone levels, according
Online therapy aids the isolated, immunosuppressed in pandemic
People with a rare autoimmune disease, who likely experience more serious isolation during a global pandemic, saw their anxiety and
Distinctive inflammatory signature found in a genetic form of ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that strikes nearly 5,000 people in
Scientists are deciphering the details of immune cell activation
Chemokine receptors, located at the surface of many immune cells, play an important role in cell function. Chemokines are small
How do we know where things are?
Our eyes move three times per second. Every time we move our eyes, the world in front of us flies
Study: Intermittent fasting ‘no magic bullet for weight loss’
New research published this week challenges a popular belief that intermittent fasting diets such as alternate day fasting or the
Mathematics to improve macular degeneration treatment
Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have created a mathematical model and simulated numerically the progression of
Inflammatory process alteration accompanies opioid use disorder
Prevalence rates of opioid use disorder (OUD) have increased dramatically, accompanied by a surge of overdose deaths—nearly 50,000 in the
