Freeze-dried vaccine may help eradicate polio
Researchers have developed a polio vaccine that doesn't require refrigeration, meaning it could someday be used all over the world...
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slincR gene could shed light on chemical exposure effects in humans
The discovery of a new gene in zebrafish could lead to a better understanding of how exposure to chemicals leads to disease in humans...
Transporting proteins into cells to mitochondria
J-proteins such as Xdj1, as helpers of the heat shock protein 70 chaperones, and were found to be involved in the transport of proteins to the mitochondria...
Halting the spread of brain cancer
Mouse models used to show how convection enhanced delivery caused glioma cells to invade the rest of the brain could help to prevent this spread in future...
Breast cancer recruits cells from bone marrow to boost growth
A study has shown that breast cancer uses stromal cells originally formed in bone marrow to boost their growth and metastasis of the cancer...
MRI scans shows promise in predicting dementia
Brain changes evident in scans before memory, cognitive decline...
Study reveals 35 genes linked to chronic kidney disease
A study conducted by researchers at The University of Manchester and Manchester Children's Hospital has revealed 35 genes linked to chronic kidney disease...
Insights into molecular processes using isolated systems
Using 2D isolated systems, scientists have developed a method of looking at microscopic molecular interactions, which may be beneficial in drug discovery...
Nanopore detection of single flu viruses to control influenza outbreaks
Osaka University researchers have developed a method using single-particle nanopore sensors and AI to detect single influenza virions...
scRNA-seq technique improves efficiency and accuracy of single cell RNA sequencing
Single nucleotide variations could be the key to better identification of tumour subpopulations...
Stopping cancer cells in their tumour ‘highways’
Using controlled network microenvironments, tumour cells were prevented from travelling, which could prevent spread of the cancer throughout the body...
War On Cancer 2018: targeted therapies in oncology
War On Cancer 2018 discussed how cancer treatments have evolved over the last few decades, and looked at the future of cancer therapies...
New information on the pathological mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have indicated that the accumulation of pathological tau triggers a safety valve mechanism in the otherwise well-regulated cell membranes...
Pre-clinical testing with in vitro model may streamline vaccine development
A team of scientists have developed the first modelling system for testing age-specific human immune responses to vaccines -- outside the body...
Majority of HIV persistence during ART due to infected cell proliferation
Study confirms biological mechanism responsible for latent HIV reservoirs; suggests strategies for a functional HIV cure...
