There are epigenetic changes in women consuming tea, but not in men, shows new research.
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Epigenetic changes are chemical modifications that turn our genes off or on. In a new study from Uppsala University, researchers...
How Vmem signal strengthens innate immune response: Normal tadpoles have polarized cells, with specific native amounts and distributions of melanocytes (pigment cells) and primitive myeloid cells (part of the innate immune system). Following chemical or genetic treatments that depolarize...
This is a GIF depicting how a subgroup of neurons in the zona incerta influence binge-eating behavior in mice.
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Researchers have identified a subgroup of neurons in the mouse brain that, upon activation, immediately prompt binge-like...
Dr. Anwesha Sanyal holds up two vials with HIV-infected cells that she is preparing for Pitt Public Health's TZA test. The yellow indicates more stimulated HIV infected cells.
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The...
Medical resident Jarod Roland, MD, tries out a device that detects electrical activity in his brain and causes his hand to open and close in response to brain signals. A new study shows that this device can help chronic...
TSRI Research Associate Nathan D. Grubaugh works with TSRI Graduate Student Karthik Gangavarapu to map the spread of Zika virus.
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With mosquito season looming in the Northern Hemisphere, doctors and researchers are poised to take on...
The paper calls for GPs to consider a diagnosis of cancer in patients with unexpected thrombocytosis, to increase early diagnosis which can save lives.
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Having a high blood platelet count is a strong predictor of cancer...
Setting up. The standard inverted microscope is upgraded to a high quality live imaging station.
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SA recent study from Uppsala University shows how smartphones can be used to make movies of living cells, without the need for expensive...
This image shows reprogrammed hematopoietic stem cells (green) that are arising from mouse cells. These stem cells are developing close to a group of cells, called the vascular niche cells (gray), which provides them with the nurturing factors necessary...
These findings could lead to the first broadly effective ebolavirus therapies and vaccines, say researchers. (Stock image)
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After analyzing the blood of a survivor of the 2013-16 Ebola outbreak, a team of scientists from academia, industry...
Gene therapy for bone regeneration.
Credit: M. Bez et al., Science Translational Medicine (2017)
Researchers have developed a much needed alternative to bone grafts that could help alleviate the long-term hospitalization, disability, and considerable costs to the health system associated with...
