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Stiffness of protein fibers plays a key role in controlling cell movement, study shows

A new study, led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities engineering researchers, shows that the stiffness of protein fibers in tissues, like collagen, are a key component in controlling the movement of cells.

23 Jul 2021

Cell-analysis method could pave the way for new strategies to fight tuberculosis

A new method that analyzes how individual immune cells react to the bacteria that cause tuberculosis could pave the way for new vaccine strategies against this deadly disease, and provide insights into fighting other infectious diseases around the world.

23 Jul 2021

Largest study identifies causal genetic variants associated with type 1 diabetes risk

Scientists have completed the largest and most diverse genetic study of type 1 diabetes ever undertaken, identifying new drug targets to treat a condition that affects 1.3 million American adults.

23 Jul 2021

Study reveals SARS-CoV-2 variant is less sensitive to inhibition by antibodies

SARS-CoV-2 is still a major threat to humankind. The constant emergence of variants makes the threat made by the virus difficult to estimate. The SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.617 spread in India and gave rise to the Delta variant, B.1.617.2, which is now dominant in numerous countries.

23 Jul 2021

SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.617 can infect lung and intestinal cells more efficiently than the original virus

SARS-CoV-2 still poses major challenges to mankind. The frequent emergence of mutant forms makes the threat posed by the virus difficult to predict.

22 Jul 2021

New study uncovers how enterococcal cytolysins affect cells

Although Enterococcus faecalis is usually an innocuous member of the bacterial community in the human gut, it can also cause several infections, including liver disorders. The bacteria produce cytolysins, which are molecules that destroy cells. In a new study, researchers have uncovered how they do so.

22 Jul 2021

Scientists provide insights on immune evasion of metastatic cancer cells in lymph nodes

Lymph nodes are critical to the body's immune response against tumors but paradoxically, cancer cells that spread, or metastasize, to lymph nodes can often avoid being eliminated by immune cells.

20 Jul 2021

New multimodal diagnostic can detect cancer cells and pinpoint tumor location

Most of the tests that doctors use to diagnose cancer -- such as mammography, colonoscopy, and CT scans -- are based on imaging. More recently, researchers have also developed molecular diagnostics that can detect specific cancer-associated molecules that circulate in bodily fluids like blood or urine.

19 Jul 2021

Blood News and Research

Stiffness of protein fibers plays a key role in controlling cell movement, study shows

Cell-analysis method could pave the way for new strategies to fight tuberculosis

Largest study identifies causal genetic variants associated with type 1 diabetes risk

Study reveals SARS-CoV-2 variant is less sensitive to inhibition by antibodies

SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.617 can infect lung and intestinal cells more efficiently than the original virus

New study uncovers how enterococcal cytolysins affect cells

Scientists provide insights on immune evasion of metastatic cancer cells in lymph nodes

New multimodal diagnostic can detect cancer cells and pinpoint tumor location

Study reveals the basis of oxygenation fluctuations in brain

Cells damaged by chronic lung disease favor SARS-CoV-2 entry

New study identifies two genetic regions linked to cluster headache

Researchers identify gene responsible for vicine-convicine content in faba beans

New genetic technique shows the relationship between thyroid function and lipid profile

Emerging variants of COVID-19 could be treated with a new anticoagulant drug

Meat and meat-based substitutes vary widely in their nutritional content

Universal stem cells exhibit the potential for more cost-effective cell therapy

Lipidomics study reveals schizophrenic patients’ resistance to antipsychotic drugs

Study identifies the gene responsible for toxic vicine and convicine production in faba beans

Castration of male sheep delays aging of DNA, study shows

Raising your risk of cardiac death through the southern diet

Carrying out CRISPR/Cas9 in Space

Raising your risk of cardiac death through the Southern Diet

Determining class A drug use from a single fingerprint

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