Study points out that a synthetic molecule helps reduce visceral fat and improve sleep
- Details
- Category: Research
New research makes first broad-spectrum antiviral
- Details
- Category: Research
Ultrasound could deliver drugs with fewer side effects
- Details
- Category: Research
Nature could be an effective self-help tool for improving mental health
- Details
- Category: Research
A new pilot study from the University of Exeter, published in Behavioral Sciences, found that a self-guided, four-week nature-based programme called Roots and Shoots could help adults boost their mood, enhance mindfulness, and reconnect with the natural environment.
Vaccines trigger rapid lymph node responses
- Details
- Category: Research
Lymph nodes are a key part of the human immune system, whose primary function is to combat infections.
Moffitt study finds promising new combo therapy for drug-resistant melanoma
- Details
- Category: Research
Immunotherapy works by activating the body’s own immune system to attack cancer.
Mitochondrial antioxidant found to drive breast cancer metastasis
- Details
- Category: Research
The findings are among the first to link a specific mitochondrial metabolite to metastasis, with strong implications for the study of cancer at the cellular level.
Phase I/II clinical study of gene therapy for GM2 gangliosidosis, including Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases, shows encouraging results
- Details
- Category: Research
"Biochemically it worked," said study investigator Heather Gray-Edwards, DVM, PhD, assistant professor of genetic & cellular medicine at UMass Chan.
New discovery could lower heart attack and stroke risk for people with type 2 diabetes
- Details
- Category: Research
The study, led by Associate Professor Freda Passam from the Central Clinical School and Associate Professor Mark Larance from the School of Medical Sciences, was published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
ADAMTS2: A multifunctional protein with therapeutic potential
- Details
- Category: Research