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Bridging diet, microbes, and metabolism: Implications for metabolic disorders

Bridging diet, microbes, and metabolism: Implications for metabolic disorders

FEBRUARY 20, 2024byBoyce Thompson InstituteTransgenic animals expressing a green fluorescent protein attached to the fatty acid desaturase, FAT-7. Green color represents the induction of FAT-7 i

Bridging diet, microbes, and metabolism: Implications for metabolic disorders

FEBRUARY 20, 2024byBoyce Thompson InstituteTransgenic animals expressing a green fluorescent protein attached to the fatty acid desaturase, FAT-7. Green color represents the induction of FAT-7 i
'It's the greatest living experiment': Pitt Men's Study marks 40 years of AIDS research

'It's the greatest living experiment': Pitt Men's Study marks 40 years of AIDS research

by Anya Sostek, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a Pittsburgh hospital in the early 1980s, Charles Rinaldo saw a young, previously healthy gay man critically ill with a virus

'It's the greatest living experiment': Pitt Men's Study marks 40 years of AIDS research

by Anya Sostek, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a Pittsburgh hospital in the early 1980s, Charles Rinaldo saw a young, previously healthy gay man critically ill with a virus
FDA Approves Lymphir: A New Hope for CTCL Patients

FDA Approves Lymphir: A New Hope for CTCL Patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Lymphir (denileukin diftitox-cxdl), a novel immunotherapy for the treatment of relapsed or refractory cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) after at least one prior systemic therapy.

FDA Approves Lymphir: A New Hope for CTCL Patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Lymphir (denileukin diftitox-cxdl), a novel immunotherapy for the treatment of relapsed or refractory cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) after at least one prior systemic therapy.
Meningitis may have a much greater impact on child mortality than previously thought

Meningitis may have a much greater impact on child mortality than previously thought

byBarcelona Institute for Global HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMeningitis contributes to higher child mortality rates than estimated by the WHO, according to a new study by the CHAMPS n

Meningitis may have a much greater impact on child mortality than previously thought

byBarcelona Institute for Global HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMeningitis contributes to higher child mortality rates than estimated by the WHO, according to a new study by the CHAMPS n
Adding diversity to your research process: A new system

Adding diversity to your research process: A new system

by Hoag Levins,University of PennsylvaniaCredit: University of PennsylvaniaInsufficient diversity in clinical trials and other research cohorts is widely recognized as one of American health car

Adding diversity to your research process: A new system

by Hoag Levins,University of PennsylvaniaCredit: University of PennsylvaniaInsufficient diversity in clinical trials and other research cohorts is widely recognized as one of American health car
Transmission risk of multidrug-resistant bacteria appears highest in hospital sinks

Transmission risk of multidrug-resistant bacteria appears highest in hospital sinks

by Association for Professionals in Infection ControlCredit: CC0 Public DomainA newstudypublished today in theAmerican Journal of Infection Control (AJIC)reports the infection

Transmission risk of multidrug-resistant bacteria appears highest in hospital sinks

by Association for Professionals in Infection ControlCredit: CC0 Public DomainA newstudypublished today in theAmerican Journal of Infection Control (AJIC)reports the infection
Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

by Northwestern UniversityFluorescent images of human neurons (stained with red, green and blue) growing on coatings with fast-moving molecules (left) or conventional laminin (right) for 72 hours

Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

by Northwestern UniversityFluorescent images of human neurons (stained with red, green and blue) growing on coatings with fast-moving molecules (left) or conventional laminin (right) for 72 hours
Large-scale study explores link between smoking and DNA changes across six racial and ethnic groups

Large-scale study explores link between smoking and DNA changes across six racial and ethnic groups

by Zara Abrams,Keck School of Medicine of USCCredit: CC0 Public DomainSmoking changes the way genes are expressed, which later contributes to the development of lung cancer and other smoking-rel

Large-scale study explores link between smoking and DNA changes across six racial and ethnic groups

by Zara Abrams,Keck School of Medicine of USCCredit: CC0 Public DomainSmoking changes the way genes are expressed, which later contributes to the development of lung cancer and other smoking-rel
Better cancer trials could be around the corner

Better cancer trials could be around the corner

by Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCold Spring Harbor Laboratory Associate Professor and Cancer Center member Tobias Janowitz led aCOVID-19 clinical trial&nbsp

Better cancer trials could be around the corner

by Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCold Spring Harbor Laboratory Associate Professor and Cancer Center member Tobias Janowitz led aCOVID-19 clinical trial&nbsp
Disruption of mitochondrial unfolded protein response yields shortening of telomeres in mouse oocytes, somatic cells

Disruption of mitochondrial unfolded protein response yields shortening of telomeres in mouse oocytes, somatic cells

FEBRUARY 21, 2024by Impact Journals LLCRepresentative confocal images of TRF1 expression and TRF/H2AX co-localization in cumulus oophorus isolated from 6-month-old wild-type and Clpp−/−mice. Cre

Disruption of mitochondrial unfolded protein response yields shortening of telomeres in mouse oocytes, somatic cells

FEBRUARY 21, 2024by Impact Journals LLCRepresentative confocal images of TRF1 expression and TRF/H2AX co-localization in cumulus oophorus isolated from 6-month-old wild-type and Clpp−/−mice. Cre
Analysis of research grants pipeline illustrates systematic disadvantages

Analysis of research grants pipeline illustrates systematic disadvantages

FEBRUARY 21, 2024by Roger Anderson,Northwestern UniversityRate of K99 and R00 awards and conversion by year. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.88984.4Of the more than 3,000 extr

Analysis of research grants pipeline illustrates systematic disadvantages

FEBRUARY 21, 2024by Roger Anderson,Northwestern UniversityRate of K99 and R00 awards and conversion by year. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.88984.4Of the more than 3,000 extr
Scientists develop novel plug-and-play test to evaluate T cell immunotherapy effectiveness

Scientists develop novel plug-and-play test to evaluate T cell immunotherapy effectiveness

byDuke-NUS Medical SchoolT cells are removed from the patient's body, engineered to fight disease, then infused back into the patient's bloodstream. At the point of infusion, and at vari

Scientists develop novel plug-and-play test to evaluate T cell immunotherapy effectiveness

byDuke-NUS Medical SchoolT cells are removed from the patient's body, engineered to fight disease, then infused back into the patient's bloodstream. At the point of infusion, and at vari