Bacteria get hangry, too
02 May, 2023US researchers have discovered that some bacteria cells get 'hangry', releasing harmful toxins into our bodies when deprived of certain nutrients.
Long-term steroid use could impair memory
24 April, 2023Even a relatively short course of prescribed steroids leads to impaired memory performance when carrying out a memory- and learning-related task, researchers have found.
Free radicals discovery could enhance leukaemia treatment
18 April, 2023Researchers have identified a strategy to silence the production of free radicals in leukaemia cells, in turn strengthening their response to current therapies.
Cellular identity discovery takes scientists by surprise
14 April, 2023The new discovery in stem cells — initially believed to be an error in the lab — has potential translational impacts in cancer biology and associated targeted treatments.
Men and women found to have different obesity drivers
12 April, 2023Researchers used a data-driven approach to predict sex-specific obesity status based on multimodal brain signatures.
Bacteria can help the immune system destroy tumours
11 April, 2023Introducing bacteria to a tumour's microenvironment creates a state of acute inflammation that triggers the immune system's primary responder cells to attack rather than protect a tumour.
Peanut allergy treatment shown to be long-lasting
06 April, 2023Researchers have demonstrated that a treatment called sublingual immunotherapy is effective and safe, offering durable desensitisation to peanuts in peanut-allergic children.
Intracellular sensor warns of damage to mitochondria
05 April, 2023Figuratively speaking, the molecule NLRP10 detects when the mitochondria in the cell start to smoke due to some malfunction.
Immune cells in gut linked to stress-induced depression
29 March, 2023Researchers have identified an intestinal immune cell that impacts the gut microbiome, which in turn may affect brain functions linked to stress-induced disorders such as depression.
Healthy gut bacteria can boost immunotherapy effectiveness
27 March, 2023Healthy bacteria can escape the intestine, travel to lymph nodes and cancerous tumours elsewhere in the body, and boost the effectiveness of certain immunotherapy drugs.
Immune cells' backup mechanism revealed
21 March, 2023Human immune cells are able to maintain an effective antiviral response even when pathogen-induced degradation of the enzyme TBK1 occurs.
mRNA vaccine created for deadly bacteria
14 March, 2023In what is believed to be a world first, researchers have developed an mRNA-based vaccine that is 100% effective against a type of bacteria that is lethal to humans.
Understanding the roots of autism
27 February, 2023In Fragile X syndrome, sensory signals from the outside world are integrated differently, causing them to be underrepresented by cortical pyramidal neurons in the brain.
Potential new function of the lymphatic system: producing blood
20 February, 2023Until now, it was believed that blood cells derived solely from stem cells found in bone marrow.
Commercial dishwashers may damage protective layer in gut
31 January, 2023Swiss researchers have found that a particular ingredient found in commercial rinse agents has a toxic effect on the gastrointestinal tract.
