by Brian Consiglio, University of Missouri MU researchers. Credit: University of Missouri Scientists have long sought to better understand the human body’s immune responses that occur during various diseases, including cancer and inflammatory diseases. In a recent study at the University of Missouri, Emma Teixeiro, an associate professor in the MU School of Medicine, and her...
KEAI COMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD. IMAGE: SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF THE PREPARATION AND RESPONSE MECHANISM OF NCDS CREDIT: WEI CHEN The ability to reliably and accurately detect levels of iodide ion and curcumin is crucial in the fields of food and life sciences. Iodide ion is an indispensable anion (negatively-charged ion) in living organisms and plays a...
NIBIB-funded researchers have transformed T cells into drug factories engineered to find cells carrying specific diseases in the body—and then produce therapeutic proteins localized to the diseased cells. Senior author Parijat Bhatnagar, Ph.D., director of cell-based medicine at the SRI International Center for Chemical Biology, Menlo Park, California, and his colleagues engineered the T-cell “biofactories”...
New research demonstrates benefits of foods, from eggs to coffee, for lowering risk of diabetes, cancer and other diseases Boston (June 10, 2018) – The foods we eat play a significant role in our health. Scientists are discovering how eggs, nuts, dairy products, vegetables and even coffee can help protect against health problems. Nutrition 2018...
