by McMaster University McMaster University researchers Ali Ashkar and Ana Portillo. Credit: McMaster University Researchers at McMaster University have developed promising new cancer immunotherapy that uses cancer-killing cells genetically engineered outside the body to find and destroy malignant tumors. The modified “natural killer” cells can differentiate between cancer cells and healthy cells that are often intermingled in and around tumors, destroying only the targeted...
by Queensland Brain Institute Fig. 1: Distribution of free fatty acid (FFA) and phospholipid in the rat brain. a For each of the 32 animals used in this study, tissue was dissected from the basolateral amygdala (BLA), central amygdala (CeA), the prefrontal cortex of the forebrain (PFC), ventral hippocampus (VH), dorsal hippocampus (DH) and cerebellum...
For patients who have inflammatory bowel syndrome (IBS), the condition is literally a pain in the gut. Chronic — or long-term — abdominal pain is common, and there are currently no effective treatment options for this debilitating symptom. In a new study in ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science, researchers identify a new potential source of relief: a molecule...
An international team of scientists from Manchester, Montpellier, and Copenhagen has identified why some endurance athletes experience a heart rhythm disturbance called ‘heart block’. The University of Manchester-led study found that long-term exercise in retired racehorses – the best available model of the athlete’s heart – and in mice, triggered molecular changes in a part...
by Children’s Hospital Boston These images show brain areas positively affected by physical activity in red, and areas negatively affected by high BMI in blue. Areas where the effects of exercise and BMI overlap are shown in purple. Credit: Skylar Brooks, Boston Children’s Hospital We know exercise has many health benefits. A new study from Boston...
by La Jolla Institute for Immunology T cells from people who have recovered from COVID-19 or received the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are still able to recognize several concerning SARS-CoV-2 variants. Credit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found that T cells from people who have recovered from...
By James Ducker, MRes Jul 1, 2021, Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Previous studies have shown that cats and dogs can catch coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from their owners, but new research attempting to understand how and why this occurs shows sleeping with the owner puts pets at risk. Cat sleeping on owner’s bed. Image...
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO SAN ANTONIO (June 30, 2021) — In a U.S. and Swiss study, nearly all patients with cancer developed a good immune response to the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines three to four weeks after receiving their second dose, but the fact that a small group of the patients...
by National Institutes of Health Participants in an NIH-funded study put on a diet lower in vegetable oil and higher in fatty fish saw a reduction in their monthly migraine headache pain levels. Credit: UNC Healthcare Department of Nutrition and Food Services A diet higher in fatty fish helped frequent migraine sufferers reduce their monthly number...
by University of Bath Aligned myotubes (cylindrical cells found in muscle fiber) growing on grass. Credit: University of Bath An affordable lab system that uses grass blades to turn cells into cultured meat has been developed at the University of Bath. Researchers have successfully taken grass from the university’s campus and used it to create a...
