Metabolic pathways drive progression from pancreatic lesions to cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is the most common type of pancreatic cancer and has a low five-year survival rate.…
Brain pathway explains how stress drives alcohol-seeking behavior
Why do stressful moments so often push people toward habits like drinking? A new study from Texas A&M…
New AI system maps gene expression across the whole body
Understanding gene expression within the body has been a boon for 21st century biology and therapeutics, but most…
Stroke may trigger younger brain patterns in unaffected regions
In a new study published in The Lancet Digital Health, scientists at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and…
Algorithm-guided insulin dosing improves blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes
A University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology-developed algorithm – paired with a continuous glucose monitor – can…
New compound targets the neuronal epigenome to treat Alzheimer’s disease
A team from the University of Barcelona has designed and validated in animal models an innovative compound with…
SonoPIN technology boosts intracellular delivery of large cancer drugs
Engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a technique that uses microbubbles and ultrasound to help relatively large cancer…
Defining the limits of immunotherapy in early small-cell lung cancer
Immunotherapy given during and after chemoradiation did not improve survival for study participants with limited-stage, small-cell lung cancer…
Lifelong tracking of fish reveals early behavioral signals of aging
Scientists tracking the entire life of the African turquoise killifish have discovered that behavior alone can predict whether…
Photoreceptor cells can recover from early stages of cell death
Photoreceptors are specialized cells in the eye that convert light energy into neural signals. Several diseases that cause…
UCF researcher explores insulin signaling as new target for diabetic neuropathy
Neuropathy – chronic pain, numbness and tingling in the hands and feet – is a challenging fact of…
New method isolates true transcription factor targets in tuberculosis bacteria
Inside every cell, thousands of molecular signals collide, overlap, and compensate, obscuring the true drivers of gene expression.…