Month: May 2021

IMAGE: NIH researchers discovered a new form of ALS that begins in childhood. The study linked the disease to a gene called SPLTC1. As part of the study, NIH senior scientist… view more  Credit: Courtesy of the NIH/NINDS. In a study of 11 medical-mystery patients, an international team of researchers led by scientists at the National Read More

IMAGE: Helix with Globes view more  Credit: The Lundquist Institute LOS ANGELES (May 31, 2021) — Today The Lundquist Institute announced that its investigators contributed data from several studies, including data on Hispanics, African-Americans and East Asians, to the international MAGIC collaboration, composed of more than 400 global academics, who conducted a genome-wide association meta-analysis led Read More

Pollution from manufacturing is now widespread, affecting all regions in the world, with serious ecological, economic, and political consequences. Heightened public concern and scrutiny have led to numerous governments considering policies that aim to lower pollution and improve environmental qualities. Inter-governmental agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals all Read More

IMAGE: A productive lettuce yield following the researchers’ new biodisinfestation method. view more  Credit: Image: Maite Gandariasbeitia et al The use of many chemical fumigants in agriculture have been demonstrated to be harmful to human health and the environment and therefore banned from use. Now, in an effort to reduce waste from the agricultural industry and Read More

IMAGE: IFN?-induced AML-cell cytotoxicity is enhanced with anti-CD38 antibody daratumumab. (A-C) AML cell lines (MV-411, n = 9 experiments and OCI-AML3, n = 7 experiments) and primary AML apheresis samples (n… view more  Credit: Correspondence to – Jonathan P. Butchar – [email protected] and Susheela Tridandapani – [email protected] Oncotarget published “Activation of plasmacytoid dendritic cells promotes AML-cell Read More

IMAGE: The Kaplan Meier curve for progression. view more  Credit: Correspondence to – Takashi Kawahara – [email protected] Oncotarget published “A higher De Ritis ratio (AST/ALT) is a risk factor for progression in high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer” which reported that a recent study revealed that a high De Ritis ratio was a risk factor in some Read More

IMAGE: Effects of PL on cell cycle-regulatory factors in WERI-Rb and Y79 cells. (A) The expression of CDC25C, CDK1, CCNA2, CCNB1, CDKN1A and CDKN1B was measured at mRNA levels using real… view more  Credit: Correspondence to – Nathalie Allaman-Pillet – [email protected] Oncotarget published “Piperlongumine promotes death of retinoblastoma cancer cells” which reported that while retinoblastoma initiation Read More