Researchers from Bochum have detected an olfactory receptor in the human bladder that might prove useful for bladder cancer therapy
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New drugs could also be deployed against lung and pancreatic cancers
A new anti-cancer drug may be effective against a wider range of cancers than previously thought. Using a mouse model
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Researchers magnify the brain in motion with every heartbeat
Understanding how the brain moves — at rest and upon impact — has been crucial to understanding brain disorders, but
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Brain scientists identify ‘cross talk’ between neurons that control touch in mice: Findings may provide new insights into the connections between movement and touch
Scientists report they have uncovered a previously overlooked connection between neurons in two distinct areas of the mammalian brain. The
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Genes of different importance for brain cancer
Two genes play important roles for the formation of malignant cancer in the brain. One gene prevents the formation of
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Different diseases elicit distinct sets of exhausted T cells: Epigenomics survey of human immune cells has implications for fighting chronic infections, autoimmunity, and cancer
The battle between the human immune system and long-term, persisting infections and other chronic diseases such as cancer results in
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Operating on brain gliomas by detecting the ‘glow’: A new surgical imaging instrument
Research by Barrow Neurological Institute physicians and University of Washington scientists on novel imaging technology for malignant brain tumors was
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Breast cancer linked to the body’s internal clock
For years, doctors have associated the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations with an increased risk of breast cancer. But researchers
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Amplification of key cellular organizer may initiate cancer
Cells begin to accumulate centrosomes — organelles that play a vital role during cell division — before they transform into
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Implantable islet cells come with their own oxygen supply: Device could help insulin-producing cells live longer after transplant and improve treatment of type 1 diabetes
Since the 1960s, researchers have been interested in the possibility of treating type 1 diabetes by transplanting islet cells —
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