By Rich Haridy October 02, 2022 Coxsackievirus (above) is one type of the enterovirus genus associated with the development of type 1 diabetes Depositphotos A new systematic review has presented strong evidence the development of type 1 diabetes is linked to infection by enterovirus, a large group of common viruses. The findings build on a...
AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH (A*STAR), SINGAPORE IMAGE: A 3D REPRESENTATION OF THE HUMAN GUT MICROBIOME WHERE CPE AND DIVERSE BACTERIA RESIDE. (CREDIT: A*STAR’S GENOME INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE) CREDIT: CREDIT: A*STAR’S GENOME INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE Scientists from A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have discovered how Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE)—a multi-drug-resistant bacteria—hides among gut bacterial...
GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH IMAGE: HISTOPATHOLOGICAL IMAGE OF A HIGH GRADE PROSTATE CANCER. CREDIT: PROF JAMES KENCH New epigenetic biomarkers to predict more aggressive forms of prostate cancer have been discovered by scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. The biomarkers can be used in combination with traditional clinical tools to predict if...
SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IMAGE: STIFF JOINT OFTEN RESULTS FROM LOWERED JOINT FLEXIBILITY AND CAN PRESENT A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR ATHLETES. IN A NEW STUDY, RESEARCHERS FROM JAPAN INVESTIGATE THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE STIFFNESS AND PASSIVE ANKLE JOINT STIFFNESS IN HUMAN LIMBS, UNCOVERING IMPORTANT INSIGHTS THAT COULD HELP DEVELOP EFFECTIVE EXERCISES FOR MITIGATING...
by Susann Huster, Leipzig University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The ancient Egyptians, as described in the Ebers Papyrus, already knew that palpation—feeling for hardened lumps—can help diagnose breast cancer. Palpation is still an important element in early screening for breast cancer. On the other hand, measurements on individual cancer cells show that they are softer...
NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE IMAGE: MICROSCOPY IMAGE OF ACTINE. (ACTINE IS YELLOW, CELL CORE IS BLUE) CREDIT: PETER HAARH, NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE “I’m a professional pin-in-a-haystack seeker,” geneticist Thijn Brummelkampresponds when asked why he excels at tracking down proteins and genes that other people did not find, despite the fact that some have managed to remain...
