Increasing the levels of a chemical found in all human cells could boost a woman’s fertility and help select the…
Towards improved wound healing: Chemical synthesis of a trefoil factor peptide
The family of trefoil factor peptides brings hope to both research and industry to improve the treatment of chronic disorders.…
Interplay of impact, moral goals influences charitable giving to different causes
With the rise of globalization, geographic borders are becoming less relevant for making charitable donations, which means nonprofits and charities…
Flu in early life determines our susceptibility to future infections
Early infections of influenza A can help predict how the virus will affect people across different ages in the future…
Engineered killer immune cells target tumors and their immunosuppressive allies
Scientists have engineered natural killer immune cells that not only kill head and neck tumor cells in mice but also…
Brain structural elements in psychiatric disorders
While researchers have previously identified brain structural signatures associated with individual neurological diseases using techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging…
Circular RNA makes fruit flies live longer
The molecule influences the insulin signalling pathway and thus prolongs life.
Higher manganese levels in early pregnancy linked to lower preeclampsia risk
An analysis of data from more than 1,300 women followed prospectively through pregnancy found that women with lower levels of…
Poor sleep at night ‘spills over’ into children’s emotional lives
Poor sleep harms children’s mental health and emotional stability according to a new study.
A key gene modifies regulatory T cells to fine-tune the immune response
The human immune system is a finely-tuned machine, balancing when to release a cellular army to deal with pathogens, with…