New findings in mSphere suggest that the genetic makeup of the host organism can influence the transfer of plasmids. By…
Brain tumors remodel neuronal synapses to promote growth
Scientists discovered that glioma, a lethal form of brain cancer, alters the activity of neighboring neurons, accelerating a vicious cycle…
Never too late to quit: Protective cells could cut risk of lung cancer for ex-smokers
Protective cells in the lungs of ex-smokers could explain why quitting smoking reduces the risk of developing lung cancer. Scientists…
New injection technique may boost spinal cord injury repair efforts
Researchers describe a new method for delivering neural precursor cells to spinal cord injuries in rats, reducing the risk of…
A new treatment strategy against MERS
First identified in 2012, the MERS-coronavirus is capable of causing severe pneumonia. There are no effective treatments for MERS. Researchers…
One quarter of bacterial pathogens can spread antibiotic resistance directly to peers
Biomedical engineers have demonstrated that at least 25 percent of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacteria found in clinical settings are capable of…
Cheap nanoparticles stimulate immune response to cancer in the lab
Researchers have developed nanoparticles that, in the lab, can activate immune responses to cancer cells. If they are shown to…
Motivational aspects of mindfulness: Quality differs by situation
What makes people more or less mindful from one situation to the next? Researchers have found that mindfulness is not…
After a bone injury, shape-shifting cells rush to the rescue
Conventional thinking is that bone regeneration is left to a small number of mighty cells called skeletal stem cells, which…
Common form of heart failure could be treated with already approved anticancer drug
Thanks to new research, a drug capable of reversing a common form of heart failure known as heart failure with…