Scientists have made a major advance in the pursuit of a safe and effective treatment for type 1 diabetes, an…
The secret of lymph: How lymph nodes help cancer cells spread
For decades, physicians have known that many kinds of cancer cells often spread first to lymph nodes before traveling to…
Toddlers who use touchscreens show attention differences
New research from the TABLET project recruited 12-month-old infants who had different levels of touchscreen usage.
Disorders in movement
Medical researchers are tracking the onset of ataxias. The results provide valuable data for prevention studies. The data were collected…
Telemedicine may well outlast the pandemic, say mental health care staff
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about rapid innovation in mental health care, and the move to telemedicine is likely here…
COVID-19 patients who experience cytokine storms may make few memory B cells
The release of massive amounts of proteins called cytokines can lead to some of the most severe symptoms of COVID-19.…
Study of one million Danish children: Childhood adversity increases the risk of early death
Social adversity in early childhood appears to be a significant risk factor for death in early adulthood. Children who have…
Protein influences regeneration of vascular cells
Physicians have discovered how the communication between individual cells can be influenced with the help of a specific protein. These…
Blocking copper uptake in tumor cells may be clue to boosting immune system
Researchers have discovered that removing copper from the blood can destroy some of the deadliest cancers that are resistant to…
Digital contact tracing alone may not be miracle answer for COVID-19
In infectious disease outbreaks, digital contact tracing alone could reduce the number of cases, but not as much as manual…