A new paper by a team of Concordia researchers from the departments of Biology and Physics proposes a novel method of fighting cancer tumors that uses ultrasound-guided microbubbles – a technology already widely used in medical imaging and drug delivery. Writing in the journal Frontiers in Immunology, the researchers describe a process that uses ultrasound to modify the behavior of … Read more
A recent study by Emory University researchers provides new insights into why the mRNA vaccines developed to fight COVID-19 in 2021 are less effective in patients with autoimmune diseases. By providing insights into the cellular processes behind that lessened protection, the new study published in Nature Immunology, highlights that lupus patients may require tailored vaccination … Read more
Women who develop bacterial vaginosis (BV) often later acquire chlamydia, a common and potentially serious sexually transmitted bacterial infection. Now, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that BV actually consists of two subtypes-one of which significantly increases the … Read more
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a type of cancer that begins in the colon (large intestine) or rectum, which are parts of the digestive system. It typically starts as abnormal growths called polyps that form in the lining of the colon or rectum. Over time, some of these polyps can become cancerous if left untreated. CRC … Read more
In a recent study, researchers from Uppsala University show that the Semliki Forest virus enters the central nervous system by first entering the cerebrospinal fluid and then binding to a specific cell type before penetrating deeper into the brain. This finding could potentially be used to develop the Semliki Forest virus as an agent for … Read more
A group of immune proteins called the inflammasome can help prevent blood stem cells from becoming malignant by removing certain receptors from their surfaces and blocking cancer gene activity, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The study, published Jan. 2 in Nature Immunology, may lead to therapies that target the earliest … Read more
Beneficial gut microbes and the body work together to fine-tune fat metabolism and cholesterol levels, according to a new preclinical study by investigators from Weill Cornell Medicine and the Boyce Thompson Institute at Cornell University’s Ithaca campus. The human body has co-evolved with the beneficial microbes that live in the gut (termed the microbiota), resulting … Read more
Professor Yirmiya sheds light on how stress and inflammation intertwine to affect mental health, hinting at future therapies that target these underlying processes. Credit: SciTechDaily.com In a groundbreaking Genomic Press Interview, Professor Raz Yirmiya discusses his innovative research at the intersection of inflammation and depression. Revealing new connections between stress and brain inflammation, his work … Read more