UT Southwestern researchers report the first structural confirmation that endogenous—or self-made—molecules can set off innate immunity in mammals via a
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Medical marijuana does not reduce opioid deaths
Legalizing medical marijuana does not reduce the rate of fatal opioid overdoses, according to researchers at the Stanford University School
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Dengue research in the Philippines evolving over time
Communicable diseases including dengue continue to be major causes of morbidity and mortality in the Philippines. Now, researchers reporting in
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How inflammation causes gastric cancer
In 1982, researchers reported a link between chronic gastritis and stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori, triggering a flurry of research into
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Scientists crack genome of superfood seaweed, ito-mozuku
Along the tropical coastline of Okinawa, Japan, farmers raise rows of delectable seaweed and harvest thousands of tons of the
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Killer blows? Knockout study of pair of mouse MicroRNA provides cancer insight
A team at Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) has revealed the molecule to cancer development, showing that the absence of
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Sea invertebrate sheds light on evolution of human blood, immune systems
Botryllus schlosseri, a marine invertebrate that lives in underwater colonies resembling fuzzy pinheads clinging to rocks, has a blood-forming system
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3-D bioprinting of living structures with built-in chemical sensors
An international team of researchers led by Professor Michael Kühl at the Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen has just
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Machine learning technique to predict human cell organization: Artificial intelligence approach could be used in cancer biology, regenerative medicine
Scientists at the Allen Institute have used machine learning to train computers to see parts of the cell the human
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The big picture: Mouse memory cells are about experience, not place
When it comes to memory, it’s more than just “location, location, location.” New research suggests that the brain doesn’t store
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