Despite the strong association between diabetes and dementia, how insulin deficiency affects brain function remains unclear. A recent study used…
Algorithm to predict PEDV outbreaks
Researchers have developed an algorithm that could give pig farms advance notice of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) outbreaks. The…
Zika vaccines should induce responses by CD4+ T cells
Immune cells called CD4+ T cells could be important mediators of protection against the Zika virus, according to a new…
Study may explain why once-promising cancer drugs failed
Nearly two decades ago, a class of once-promising cancer drugs called MMP inhibitors mysteriously failed in clinical trials. Now scientists…
Protein promotes small artery growth to damaged heart tissue in mice, study finds
A collaboration between basic and clinical scientists has revealed a protein that promotes the growth of small arteries leading into…
Slim people have a genetic advantage when it comes to maintaining their weight
In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers have looked at why some people manage to stay thin…
Sleep deprivation accelerates Alzheimer’s brain damage
A study in mice and people shows that sleep deprivation causes tau levels to rise and tau tangles to spread…
Multiple sclerosis: Perilous ruptures
The permanent neurological deficits of multiple sclerosis patients largely depend on the extent of degeneration of long nerve fibers. The…
New theory unlocks the secret behind protein-membrane interactions
Trillions of cells — all different shapes and sizes — form a human body’s structure. Surrounding each cell is a…
Computer program aids food safety experts with pathogen testing
Scientists have developed a computer program to simulate the most likely locations in a processing facility where the deadly food-borne…