Injuries can also Injure Your Metabolism
Researchers uncover a previously underappreciated role of white adipose tissue in causing trauma induced hyperglycemia and insulin resistance. Continue reading Injuries can also Injure Your Metabolism
From Benchtop to Breakthrough: Mini-Colon Models Pave the Way for Cancer Research
Researchers develop a miniature colon model to study tumor initiation, aiding in identifying genetic targets for anti-tumor drugs and reducing reliance on animal testing in cancer research. Continue reading From Benchtop to Breakthrough: Mini-Colon Models Pave the Way for Cancer Research
Buzzing Bee-haviors: Cooperativity in Insects
Researchers continue to dissect the complex cooperative behaviors that allow bees to have successful colonies. Continue reading Buzzing Bee-haviors: Cooperativity in Insects
Try, try, and try again: prehistoric plant fossils help carve out the evolution of complex vein networks in flowering plants
Paleontologists taking a closer look at an old fossil uncover new information about how leaves evolved. Continue reading Try, try, and try again: prehistoric plant fossils help carve out the evolution of complex vein networks in flowering plants
Researchers create interspecies brain chimeras from mice and rats
In a first, two groups of researchers have created a chimeric mouse brain with rat cells, providing a new way to understand brain evolution. Continue reading Researchers create interspecies brain chimeras from mice and rats
This habitable zone exoplanet may have liquid water
Astronomers around the world do a double-take on the most promising potentially habitable planet. Continue reading This habitable zone exoplanet may have liquid water
A Potential Drug to Treat Acute Respiratory Distress Caused by Severe Influenza A Virus
Researchers have discovered a compound that could reduce lung injury caused by severe influenza A virus infection. Continue reading A Potential Drug to Treat Acute Respiratory Distress Caused by Severe Influenza A Virus
Anti-Aging Antibodies Rejuvenate the Immune System to Help Fight Pathogens
Depleting an aberrant cell population in the bone marrow could boost the immune system’s response to pathogens such as COVID and influenza. Continue reading Anti-Aging Antibodies Rejuvenate the Immune System to Help Fight Pathogens
Putting the Pedal to the Metal: Improving CAR-T Cell Therapy
Researchers have identified a key protein that is involved in the long-term success of immunotherapy for patients with blood cancers. Continue reading Putting the Pedal to the Metal: Improving CAR-T Cell Therapy
Move over Cheerios – gut microbes lower cholesterol just fine
Newly-found gut bacteria linked to reduced levels of the harmful cholesterol that contributes to cardiovascular disease. Continue reading Move over Cheerios – gut microbes lower cholesterol just fine