Category: Medical Research
Scripps Scientists Discover How Sea Microbe Makes Cancer-Fighting “Warhead”
Researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California (UC) San Diego have shown how a molecule made by a sea bacterium turns into a potent …Solid Tumor Destruction: A Possible Breakthrough with Car T Cell Immunotherapy
Cancers remain a major cause of significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. While a great deal of challenges is from delays in a presentation at a health facility, a major …
Cells Interact with Each Other Using Tiny Bubbles Referred to as Extracellular Vesicles
Cellular communication has always been a fascinating area of discourse among the scientific community for centuries. Scientists find it utterly puzzling that cells within an organism can critically interact …Pain Relief: Men and Women Do Not Experience Pain in the Same Way Study Shows
The cellular mechanisms involved in pain perception are different in men and women. And it’s not just psychological! This nuance is often overlooked when treating pain in female patients. …Mass Spectrometric Skin Analysis Serves as a Great Aid in the Visualization of the Molecular Structure of the Skin
The skin the largest organ in the human body serves so many functions. It prevents dehydration, reduces harmful effects of UV radiation, serves as a protective barrier, and is …Neurolisteriosis: How Listeria Crosses the Blood–Brain Barrier Finally Explained
Listeriosis is a rare but serious disease. If it reaches the central nervous system, it can be fatal. But how does it cross the blood-brain barrier that isolates the …
Scientists Discover a Better Anti-inflammatory Drug that can Hinder Immune Reaction to Implants
For people who are down with such illnesses as cancer, inflammatory disease, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s disease, that would need implantation of electronic devices into their bodies for a long …
The Amoeba Dictyostelium Discoideum Used to Synthesize a Precursor to THC
It is not a new finding in our world that microorganisms can help in the production of useful substances including drugs. The penicillin mold, Chrysogenum, is a typical example. …