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Study shows that the Basophil Activation Test is best biomarker for predicting allergic reactions

Study shows that the Basophil Activation Test is best biomarker for predicting allergic reactions

byKing's College LondonReceiver operator characteristic curve for the best biomarkers of (A) severity and (B) threshold of allergic reactions to baked egg during challenges. Credit:All

Study shows that the Basophil Activation Test is best biomarker for predicting allergic reactions

byKing's College LondonReceiver operator characteristic curve for the best biomarkers of (A) severity and (B) threshold of allergic reactions to baked egg during challenges. Credit:All
Improving the world's most potent cancer drug

Improving the world's most potent cancer drug

by University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleElizabeth Barker. Credit: Shawn Poynter, University of TennesseeFourteen mice scurried around in laboratory cages, eating, sniffing, and running peacefully.

Improving the world's most potent cancer drug

by University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleElizabeth Barker. Credit: Shawn Poynter, University of TennesseeFourteen mice scurried around in laboratory cages, eating, sniffing, and running peacefully.
Research offers new insights into how breakdown of omega-6 fatty acids influences metabolism

Research offers new insights into how breakdown of omega-6 fatty acids influences metabolism

by Eva Maria Wellnitz, Universitätsmedizin MannheimGeneration and validation of aldh9a1b−/- zebrafish line using CRISPR/Cas9 technology (A) Neighbor-joining phylogenetic bootstrap tree of amino acid s

Research offers new insights into how breakdown of omega-6 fatty acids influences metabolism

by Eva Maria Wellnitz, Universitätsmedizin MannheimGeneration and validation of aldh9a1b−/- zebrafish line using CRISPR/Cas9 technology (A) Neighbor-joining phylogenetic bootstrap tree of amino acid s
New study sheds light on the rate, nature and transmission of mitochondrial DNA mutations in humans

New study sheds light on the rate, nature and transmission of mitochondrial DNA mutations in humans

by deCODE geneticsStructure of the human mitochondrial genome. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A new study from deCODE genetics uses pedigrees and sequence data from 64,806 Icelanders to shed light on t

New study sheds light on the rate, nature and transmission of mitochondrial DNA mutations in humans

by deCODE geneticsStructure of the human mitochondrial genome. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A new study from deCODE genetics uses pedigrees and sequence data from 64,806 Icelanders to shed light on t
Advanced viral diagnostics tool closer to widespread use

Advanced viral diagnostics tool closer to widespread use

byColumbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost of today's clinical diagnostic tools are designed to detect the presence of a specific and k

Advanced viral diagnostics tool closer to widespread use

byColumbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost of today's clinical diagnostic tools are designed to detect the presence of a specific and k
Has Human Lifespan Reached Its "Ceiling"?

Has Human Lifespan Reached Its "Ceiling"?

Olshansky says, "While more people may live to 100 or beyond this century, these cases will remain outliers and won't significantly raise the average lifespan."

Has Human Lifespan Reached Its "Ceiling"?

Olshansky says, "While more people may live to 100 or beyond this century, these cases will remain outliers and won't significantly raise the average lifespan."
Scientists develop marmoset eggs and embryos from xenotransplanted ovary tissues

Scientists develop marmoset eggs and embryos from xenotransplanted ovary tissues

by Niigata UniversityImage of marmoset ovary section and flow diagram of the study. (a) HE-stained adult marmoset ovary section for transplantation. Oocytes surrounded by cumulus cells within the foll

Scientists develop marmoset eggs and embryos from xenotransplanted ovary tissues

by Niigata UniversityImage of marmoset ovary section and flow diagram of the study. (a) HE-stained adult marmoset ovary section for transplantation. Oocytes surrounded by cumulus cells within the foll
Experts help bring first-of-its-kind drug for metabolic liver disease to the clinic

Experts help bring first-of-its-kind drug for metabolic liver disease to the clinic

by University of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLiver disease specialists at the University of Chicago Medicine will soon begin prescribing a first-of-its-kind drug for t

Experts help bring first-of-its-kind drug for metabolic liver disease to the clinic

by University of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLiver disease specialists at the University of Chicago Medicine will soon begin prescribing a first-of-its-kind drug for t
Dual-targeting CAR NK cells can prevent cell dysfunction and tumor escape

Dual-targeting CAR NK cells can prevent cell dysfunction and tumor escape

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterKaty Rezvani, M.D., Ph.D., working in her laboratory. Credit: MD Anderson Cancer CenterResearchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer

Dual-targeting CAR NK cells can prevent cell dysfunction and tumor escape

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterKaty Rezvani, M.D., Ph.D., working in her laboratory. Credit: MD Anderson Cancer CenterResearchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer
Gene editing offers hope for people with hereditary disorder

Gene editing offers hope for people with hereditary disorder

byUniversity of AucklandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA group of patients with a hereditary disorder have had their lives transformed by a single treatment of a breakthrough gene-editing ther

Gene editing offers hope for people with hereditary disorder

byUniversity of AucklandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA group of patients with a hereditary disorder have had their lives transformed by a single treatment of a breakthrough gene-editing ther
Scientists discover surprise anticancer properties of common lab molecule

Scientists discover surprise anticancer properties of common lab molecule

by UNC HealthIncorporation of thymidine analogs into the human genome and removal of EdU by nucleotide excision repair. (A) Chemical structure of thymidine analogs used in this study. (B) Slot blot as

Scientists discover surprise anticancer properties of common lab molecule

by UNC HealthIncorporation of thymidine analogs into the human genome and removal of EdU by nucleotide excision repair. (A) Chemical structure of thymidine analogs used in this study. (B) Slot blot as