by Werner Siefer, Paul Scherrer Institute A climate and vacuum chamber was custom-built for the experiments to condition the pre-filled syringes for neutron imaging. Credit: Paul Scherrer InstituteIn very rare cases, the needles of prefilled syringes may become blocked. This can have potentially detrimental consequences for patients if their medication does not enter the body or...
by Virginia Tech Scientists discuss their work to discover insights into the complexities of the brain and mind. Recently, the researchers, including (from left) Dan Bang of Aarhus University in Denmark, Ken Kishida of Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Michael Friedlander, executive director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute; Peter Dayan, managing director of the...
by Salk Institute Sperm, pictured inside each round cell, were not generated while mice took the HDAC inhibitor drug (top right), but after 60 days off the drug, spermatogenesis was recovered (bottom right). The left column shows sperm at the same time points in a mouse that did not receive the drug. Credit: Salk InstituteSurveys show...
by Jules Bernstein, University of California – Riverside This image illustrates the very beginning stages of an influenza (flu) infection in the respiratory tract. Credit: CDCScientists have long thought of the fluid-filled sac around our lungs merely as a cushion from external damage. Turns out, it also houses potent virus-eating cells that rush into the lungs...
by German Cancer Research Center Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University have investigated in mice how spreading tumor cells behave at the site of metastasis. Some tumor cells immediately start to form metastases. Others leave the blood vessel and may then enter a long period of dormancy. What...
by Buck Institute for Research on Aging The art depicts the recovery of the functional plasticity at synapses on neurons despite tau-induced toxicity in the brain. Credit: Larissa BrownWhile newly approved drugs for Alzheimer’s show some promise for slowing the memory-robbing disease, the current treatments fall far short of being effective at regaining memory. What...
By TESSA KOUMOUNDOUROS Scanning electron micrograph of human microbiome sample. (Science Photo Library/Canva)Peering into the jungle of microbes that live within us, researchers have stumbled across what seem to be an entire new class of virus-like objects. “It’s insane,” says University of North Carolina cell biologist Mark Peifer, who was not involved in the study,...
by Laurie Fickman, University of Houston Credit: Kindel Media from PexelsNew biomarkers with improved diagnostic performance for early detection of lupus nephritis have been discovered in the University of Houston lab of Chandra Mohan, a pioneer in lupus research. Early identification of renal involvement in lupus and prompt treatment are essential in reducing the pain, suffering...
By Paul McClure Researchers have pinpointed a genetic mutation that can lead to lupusDepositphotos In two separate studies, German researchers have identified the single-gene mutation that can lead to the incurable autoimmune disease lupus. The discovery opens the door to developing new therapeutic approaches and testing for the mutation, which would ensure early diagnosis of the...
by University of Texas at El Paso Renato Aguilera, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, is the principal investigator on a project that identified a novel pharmaceutical compound that successfully kills leukemia and lymphoma cancer cells, potentially paving the way for new forms of therapy....
