Neuroblastomas are cancers that start in early nerve cells and commonly form in the tissue of the adrenal glands, near the kidneys. About 700 new cases of neuroblastoma are diagnosed each year in the United States and most cases...
100 day old female fruit fly.
Credit: Dr Nazif Alic, UCL
Adult fruit flies given a cancer drug live 12% longer than average, according to a UCL-led study researching healthy aging. The drug targets a specific cellular process that occurs in...
Wholemount immunostaining for a Keratin-15-GFP transgenic reporter (green) on mouse tail epidermis labels a population of stem cells that undergoes age-associated changes. Co-stained with keratin 15-protein (red) and DAPI (blue).
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Aging is a...
Yeast cells, outlined in blue, each contain one vacuole, outlined in red. The acidity of the vacuole is indicated by the green dye: lower acidity appears as brighter green.
Credit: Courtesy of Gottschling Lab, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
For the...
This study suggests that a combination of rapamycin and another drug to offset that increase in insulin resistance might provide the benefits of this medication without the unwanted side effect. "It could provide a way not only to increase...
Researchers have renewed hope to learn how to induce long-term HIV remission in infected babies.
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A nine-year-old South African child who was diagnosed with HIV infection at one month of age and received anti-HIV treatment during...
This is a cross-section of mouse skin tumor.
Credit: King's College London
Eczema caused by defects in the skin could reduce the risk of developing skin cancer, according to new research by King's College London. The immune response triggered by eczema...
Phthalates are a group of chemicals widely used in common consumer products, such as food packaging and wrappings as seen in this photograph. (Stock image)
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Chemicals found in everyday plastics materials are linked to cardiovascular disease,...
This is William D. Gaillard, M.D., division chief of Child Neurology and Epilepsy, Neurophysiology and Critical Care Neurology at Children's National Health System.
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The number of available anti-seizure medications has exploded in the past two decades,...
A low-risk medical treatment appears to have had a profound effect on the recovery of a toddler-age drowning victim who suffered serious neurological damage.
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Dr. Paul Harch, Clinical Professor and Director...
Boy in hospital following asthma exacerbation.
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Bedcovers that form a barrier to house dust mites appear to reduce asthma flare-ups in children, according to new research published online, ahead of print in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of...
