Posted Today After decades of attempts by the scientific community, researchers at Harvard Medical School and Peking University have provided the first clear look at a protein implicated in a vast array of inflammatory conditions. The finding, published in Nature, lifts a blindfold that has hampered scientists’ ability to intervene when the immune system overreacts to...
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New findings can help Parkinson’s patients
Posted Today This news or article is intended for readers with certain scientific or professional knowledge in the field. For patients with Parkinson’s disease, early signs of a certain part of the brain being broken down has been shown to have a negative impact on the course of the disease. The results of a study which researchers from...
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“Unprecedented achievement” enables clinical trials of promising anti-cancer molecule
By Rich Haridy Over 30 years ago, a molecule with incredible anti-cancer properties was discovered in sea sponges. However, it was so structurally complex scientists have been unable to synthesize it in large enough quantities to be able to test it in humans. Now a team of scientists has finally made a landmark breakthrough, achieving total synthesis of the molecule in...
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Scientists map elusive toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer’s, providing new molecular clues for prevention
A team of researchers from McMaster University has mapped at atomic resolution a toxic protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease, allowing them to better understand what is happening deep within the brain during the earliest stages of the disease. The findings, published on the front cover of the current edition of the Royal Society of Chemistry flagship journal Chemical Science, provide new insights...
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Bride-to-be, 30, who was told she had terminal stomach cancer claims she is being kept alive by a revolutionary aerosol treatment which SPRAYS drugs onto her tumours
Amelia Page discovered she had aggressive stomach cancer in January Doctors gave the former teaching assistant, from Wales, months to live She is taking part in a trial of an aerosol spray released inside her stomach However, Ms Page is also having traditional chemotherapy at the same time The 30-year-old claims she is ‘not as riddled’ with the disease now By STEPHEN MATTHEWS HEALTH EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE A bride-to-be who as told she...
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Virtual reality takes a leap into taste
by Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown A fly hasn’t eaten for an entire day, and it’s starving. It finds a pile of edible gelatinous goo and begins eating, when a green light appears, and the food, which was far from delicious a moment ago, becomes irresistibly sweet. The fly, excited by the sudden improvement, eats...
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Study identifies critical regulator of tumor-specific T cell differentiation
by Tom Wilemon, Vanderbilt University Immune checkpoint therapy has revolutionized cancer therapy, leading to long-term remission for patients with advanced cancer. However, most cancer patients either do not respond or have only short-term responses to checkpoint therapy, which targets inhibitory receptors on T cells. A study published June 17 in Nature offers clues as to why blocking inhibitory receptors on tumor-infiltrating T cells may not always work....
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Could coffee be the secret to fighting obesity?
Scientists from the University of Nottingham have discovered that drinking a cup of coffee can stimulate ‘brown fat’, the body’s own fat-fighting defenses, which could be the key to tackling obesity and diabetes. The pioneering study, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, is one of the first to be carried out in humans to find components which could have a direct effect on ‘brown...
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People with fibromyalgia have different gut bacteria
By Catharine Paddock PhD Fact checked by Isabel Godfrey A study that compared women with and without fibromyalgia has, for the first time, linked gut bacteria to the long-lasting disease and its main symptoms. Researchers in Canada identified 19 species of gut bacteria that were present in higher or lower numbers in individuals with fibromyalgia. “We found,” says Amir Minerbi,...
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What Is Hepatitis and How Is It Contracted?
by Anna Kučírková There are numerous hepatitis viruses, including ones that are transmitted by water. Here’s how you can avoid getting infected with hepatitis. Fear and anxiety often follow a diagnosis of Hepatitis. It’s an infectious disease of the liver, which means it causes infection, often serious and sometimes fatal, in the livers of those who have it....