Patient at UPMC Children’s Hospital tests positive for measles
PITTSBURGH — A case of measles has reached the Pittsburgh area. According to the Allegheny County Health Department,…
Cryo-EM provides real-time glimpse of cellular machinery reading DNA inside living organisms
All living things have a fleet of tiny copy machines that turn instructions from DNA into RNA, the…
Scientists create brain organoids with distinct cortical regional identity
The human brain is often described as one of the most complex structures in biology, and much of…
A single blood test could offer a glimpse of disease risk years in advance
A single blood draw may reveal which cell types are aging fastest, offering a new window into disease…
Penn State team lays groundwork to 3D print spheroids for regenerating bone tissue
An interdisciplinary team of engineers and chemists at Penn State has laid the groundwork to 3D print spheroids…
New study links chronic stress to immunotherapy resistance in tumors
Immunotherapy has transformed cancer treatment, yet many tumors remain stubbornly resistant to its effects. Among the most challenging are “cold tumors,” including…
Polydatin reduces ulcerative colitis by regulating intestinal immune cells
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease in which recurrent intestinal inflammation can be difficult to…
Sprint exercise sends a very different molecular signal through the body
Just minutes of all-out sprint work produced a striking surge in circulating proteins and metabolites, revealing how exercise…
Outfitting cells in “invisibility cloaks” could offer a novel approach to treating diabetes
Outfitting cells in “invisibility cloaks” may offer an easier, less damaging treatment pathway for people with diabetes undergoing…
Muscle cells play a vital role in repairing fractured bones
Bone healing is a complex process that depends on the coordinated activity of many different cell types. While…
Weizmann study reveals how DNA repair enzymes choose targets
When a wound does not heal properly, it leaves a scar. Similarly, mutations – which are permanent changes…
Three minutes of sprinting dramatically reshape molecular contents of the bloodstream
Three minutes of sprinting can do something that 90 minutes of moderate exercise apparently cannot: dramatically reshape the…