Cart is empty A metabolic by-product that is more prevalent during fasting may supercharge immune cells as they fight infection and disease, reports an early stage study by Van Andel Institute scientists and collaborators.
Unlocking a key to kidney cancer: Study advances understanding of tumor growth
Researchers from A*STAR’s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) and National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) have discovered how the loss of a gene, PBRM1, can lead to the development of kidney cancer. The work is published in the journal Nature Cell Biology.
Researchers tickle rats to identify part of the brain critical for laughter and playfulness
To study play behaviors in animals, scientists must be able to authentically simulate play-conducive environments in the laboratory.
Researchers identify a potential therapeutic target against cirrhosis and liver inflammation
The RNF41 protein could be a new therapeutic target in the fight against two chronic liver diseases: cirrhosis and liver inflammation. This is the conclusion of a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine led by researcher Pedro Melgar-Lesmes, from the Department of Biomedicine at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Barcelona.
Climb the stairs, lug the shopping, chase the kids: Incidental vigorous activity linked to lower cancer risks
Many people know exercise reduces the risk of cancers, including liver, lung, breast and kidney. But structured exercise is time-consuming, requires significant commitment and often financial outlay or travel to a gym. These practicalities can make it infeasible for most adults.
Australians are living and working longer—but not necessarily healthier, new study shows
Australians are living and working longer, but a longer working life doesn’t always come with equivalent gains in healthy life.
Measles: It’s not just London that’s at risk of an outbreak—it’s all of the UK
Since the start of 2023, measles has been reported in a third of countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) European region. And in the first five months of the year, there were 5,699 cases reported there—nearly seven times as many as in the whole of 2022.
ACC ‘AMNESTY’
WHAT has prompted the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to all of a sudden ask officers at the Ministry of Finance and National Planning implicated in the allowances scam to only pay back the money for their freedom?
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Researchers find timing, dosage of DNA-damaging drugs are key to whether a cancer cell dies or enters senescence
Despite the proliferation of novel therapies such as immunotherapy or targeted therapies, radiation and chemotherapy remain the frontline treatment for cancer patients. About half of all patients still receive radiation and 60%–80% receive chemotherapy.
Breaking the cycle of mental illness with early intervention
Severe mental illness such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia have a tremendous impact not only on the affected individual, but on their families. Children of parents with severe mental illness are also more likely to experience psychological and social adversity and academic problems, and they are at higher risk of developing severe mental illness themselves.