Insight into immune mechanisms of inflammatory disease
Innate lymphoid cells are a recently discovered family of white blood cells that reside in…
Month: November 2022
A common dietary fiber promotes allergy-like immune responses in preclinical studies
A type of dietary fiber called inulin, commonly used in health supplements and known to…
Machine learning facilitates ‘turbulence tracking’ in fusion reactors
Researchers demonstrated the use of computer-vision models to monitor turbulent structures that appear in plasma…
STAT+: Weight-loss drug had dramatic effect in adolescents with obesity, study finds
A blockbuster weight-loss medicine led to dramatic effects for adolescents diagnosed with obesity, a result…
STAT+: Medicare punts on quality rules for new type of rural hospital
Hospitals that decide to convert to a new type of rural provider won’t have to…
STAT+: Physicians rally to avert Medicare payment cuts
The federal government is officially reducing Medicare payments to physicians next year by 4.5%, but…
This simple material could scrub carbon dioxide from power plant smokestacks
A simple material can separate carbon dioxide from other gases that fly out of the…
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Global analysis shows where fishing vessels turn off their identification devices
Data from the shipboard Automatic Identification System (AIS) can provide information about global fishing activity,…
STAT+: Novel solution to biotech’s market valuation woes: Just give the cash back
It’s tough times to be a public biotech, especially a small one. As the market…
Central functions of innate immune cells discovered
Inflammation and increased mucus production are typical symptoms of worm infections and allergies. This immune…
Developing therapies for treatment-resistant prostate cancer
In a recent trial, nine patients whose tumors were resistant to androgen-blocking therapy continued that…
Scientists develop new mathematical model of Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists have used a mathematical model to reveal how toxic proteins cluster together inside the…
Researchers studying new way to heal diabetic wounds by activating ‘hidden’ mechanism in the body
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are looking for ways to heal wounds by…
Scotland will have its biggest ever rise in medical training places next year
Next year will see the biggest ever rise in medical training places in Scotland, its…
Scotland’s social care reform plan raises questions
Ambitious plans to create a national care service in Scotland are facing mounting opposition, as…
Climate change could trigger the Congo peatlands to release billions of tons of carbon
New research reveals that the world’s largest tropical peatland turned from being a major store…
Cracking the enigma of how plant sperm is compacted
A research team have discovered a mechanism of flowering plant sperm compaction and gathered clues…
Extracellular viscosity linked to cancer spread
New research findings show how higher viscosity, or resistance to flow, of the extracellular fluid…
Vitamin C may hold the key to improve efficacy of dendritic cell-derived anticancer cell therapies
Researchers have recently shown that vitamin C improves the immunogenic properties of dendritic cells, in…
How network pruning can skew deep learning models
Computer science researchers have demonstrated that a widely used technique called neural network pruning can…
Photosynthesis: Auxiliary factor ensures efficient energy production
Biologists demonstrate how the auxiliary factor CGL160 contributes to the synthesis of crucial parts of…
Abortion: Four doctors in Italy receive suspended sentences for manslaughter after denying woman procedure
Four doctors in Italy, all of them “conscientious objectors,” have received suspended prison sentences after…
Why fish look down when they swim
New simulations show that fish look downward when they swim because the stable riverbed below…
How cells find the right partners
Researchers have discovered that the affinity between cells can control complex developmental processes. Read Original…
Nibbling synapses: Glial cells eating of synapses may enhance learning and memory
As our brains develop, cells within it ‘eat’ neuronal elements to clear out debris, pathogens…
Magnetic molecules on surfaces: Advances and challenges in molecular nanoscience
In the field of molecular magnetism, the design of devices with technological applications at the…
New 3D model shows how cadmium exposure may affect heart development
Researchers have developed a three-dimensional model that shows how exposure to cadmium might lead to…
The beta cell whisperer gene
Diabetes, which affects millions of people worldwide, develops when the body either generates insufficient amounts…
Ambrosia beetles breed and maintain their own food fungi
A recent experiment provides evidence of a bark beetle species’ agricultural capability. The fruit-tree pinhole…
Permanent daylight saving time would reduce deer-vehicle collisions, study shows
Researchers have found that adopting permanent Daylight Savings Time in the United States would reduce…
The guardian of the (epi-)genome
Toxicologists have found that the protein p53 continuously protects our cells from tumorigenesis by coordinating…
STAT+: Biotech company seeks to overcome hurdles to develop flu vaccine skin patch
In the future, getting a flu shot might be as easy as opening the mailbox…
The molecular action of antidepressants is irrelevant
For many years I have explained to patients that the molecular action of antidepressants is…
STAT+: A turnaround for Editas Medicine, a CRISPR laggard, hinges on updates on key treatments
Editas Medicine’s new leadership team on Wednesday reiterated a promise to deliver clinical updates on…
Control hub for skin inflammation discovered
Inflammatory reactions in the skin can reduce damage from UV radiation or infections, but can…
Cellular mechanisms explain differences in species biology and help us understand their evolution
Researchers have published a comprehensive study on the significance of species differences for the most…
Now we know how plants steer clear of salt
To avoid salt in soil, plants can change their root direction and grow away from…
CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10B
CVS Health and Walgreen Co. announced agreements in principle Wednesday to pay about $5 billion…
Clear window coating could cool buildings without using energy
As climate change intensifies summer heat, demand is growing for technologies to cool buildings. Now,…
500 million year-old fossils reveal answer to evolutionary riddle
An exceptionally well-preserved collection of fossils discovered in eastern Yunnan Province, China, has enabled scientists…
Water for drinking? Nope, water for batteries
A research team develops aqueous rechargeable batteries based on zinc anodes. Polymeric artificial interphase to…
DNA ‘Nanotransporters’ to treat cancer
Chemists specializing in nanotechnology draw inspiration from nature to create molecular transporters that optimize the…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA panel urges improved regulation of pulse oximeters; CVS Health agrees to $5 billion settlement over opioid lawsuits
Good morning from San Diego. I’m Jonathan Wosen, STAT’s West Coast biotech reporter, and I’m…
Revitalising mental healthcare after covid-19
At the start of the covid-19 pandemic, mental health services needed to maintain access to…
What can we learn from the Manjula Arora case?
The diversity of the medical profession has never been greater—42 per cent of doctors in…
Why does demand for medical imaging keep rising?
Demand for medical imaging is rising at a faster rate than most other aspects of…
Facial oedema and destructive lesion of the hard palate
This is a necrotic ulcerated lesion with irregular margins on the hard palate (fig 1)…
Oncologist who attended surgery on two patients while he had covid is suspended for three months
A consultant oncologist who ignored a hospital instruction and attended patients’ cancer surgery on two…
Caffeine Intake During Pregnancy May Affect Children’s Height: Study
Researchers found that the children who were born to women “with low measured caffeine and…
Americans Are Using Ketamine To Treat Depression With Lack Of Government Regulation
Famous in party circles, the drug is called “Special K,” and it is known to…