Arboviruses – viruses transmitted by insects such as mosquitoes – pose a considerable threat to both human and animal health. Despite that, not enough is known about the complex interactions between the virus and the host, particularly in the...
UC Berkeley biochemist Jennifer Doudna, molecular biologist Robert Tijan and a team of researchers have expanded the role of the newly discovered CRISPR protein C2c2 that targets RNA instead of DNA.
C2c2 has been described as an RNA-guided RNA-cutting enzyme;...
UC Riverside-led study shows a baby makes copies of maternal immune cells it acquires through mother’s milk
Scientists have long understood that mother’s milk provides immune protection against some infectious agents through the transfer of antibodies, a process referred to...
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A Michigan State University urologist has discovered that riding a roller coaster helps patients pass kidney stones with nearly a 70 percent success rate.
David Wartinger, a professor emeritus in the Department of Osteopathic Surgical Specialties, led both...
A mouse study found that ferumoxytol prompts immune cells called tumor-associated macrophages to destroy tumor cells.Credit: Amy Thomas
Iron nanoparticles can activate the immune system to attack cancer cells, according to a study led by researchers at the Stanford University...
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Increasing stomach fat -- especially the "hidden fat" in your abdomen -- is associated with newly identified and worsening heart disease risk factors, according to a study...
A new analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of Health has provided the strongest evidence to date that nausea and vomiting during pregnancy is associated with a lower risk of miscarriage in pregnant women. The study, appearing in...
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A team led by Francesco Maisano, co-director of the University Heart Center at the University Hospital Zurich (UHZ) and professor for Heart Surgery at the University of Zurich, made up of heart surgeons and cardiologists used new catheter...
Having a happy spouse may be related to better health, at least among middle-aged and older adults, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association.
In a nationally representative study of 1,981 middle-age heterosexual couples, researchers found...
Hearing loss is a marginalizing and disabling condition, resulting in various adverse social and health outcomes. Babies born to women with hearing loss were significantly more likely to be premature and have low birth weight, according to a new...
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A microfluidic chip invented by engineers from NUS and start-up Clearbridge mFluidics is a world’s first in using microfluidic flow to isolate selected tumour cells for single cell analysis — giving accurate assessment of the...
