A new vaccine to protect against deadly cholera has been made by grinding up genetically modified grains of rice. The
Month: June 2021
Sleeper cells: Newly discovered stem cell resting phase could put brain tumors to sleep
Christopher Plaisier, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University,
Muscle’s smallest building blocks disappear after stroke
After suffering a stroke, patients often are unable to use the arm on their affected side. Sometimes, they end up
Delta variant driving COVID surge in South Africa
The highly contagious Delta variant is driving a surge in South African COVID-19 infections that is testing the capacity of
Loss of circadian regulation allows for increase in glucose production during lung cancer
New research from the University of California, Irvine reveals how the circadian regulation of glucose production in the liver is
Survival up for colon cancer patients in U.S. military health system
Patients with colon cancer who are in the U.S. military health system, with universal health care, have better survival than
Men’s skin cancer rates increase by 50% over decade
Over the last 10 years, melanoma skin cancer among men in the UK has increased by almost 50%. Though rates for women
Scientists trial new way to boost CAR T-cell therapy
Cancer Research UK is collaborating with Aleta Biotherapeutics (Aleta) to trial a new therapy that ‘reboots’ a treatment for some people with
Babies can see things that adults cannot
We can generally recognize an object, even if it is presented for a very brief time. However, if another object
Study confirms the low likelihood that SARS-CoV-2 on hospital surfaces is infectious
A new study by UC Davis researchers confirms the low likelihood that SARS-CoV-2 contamination on hospital surfaces is infectious. The
