T cell tweak enhances immune system memory

New findings may support the development of more effective vaccines and therapeutics against influenza, researchers report.

Brian Consiglio-U. Missouri • futurity
Sept. 28, 2023 ~4 min

Blocking stem cell signal restores bone healing in aging mice

Blocking a signaling pathway called Notch in skeletal stem cells in mice restored bone-healing ability lost during aging.

Greg Williams-NYU • futurity
Sept. 28, 2023 ~7 min


Algorithm reveals how cells in embryo get organized

A machine learning algorithm uses computational topology to study how cells in the embryo organize themselves into tissue-like architectures.

Juan Siliezar-Brown • futurity
Sept. 19, 2023 ~7 min

Sickle cell disease can be deadly, and the persistent health inequities facing Black Americans worsen the problem

Many people with sickle cell disease don’t receive adequate treatment to ease their pain and are subjected to racial discrimination and stigmatization.

Diana J. Wilkie, Professor of Nursing, University of Florida • conversation
Sept. 18, 2023 ~10 min

Anemia afflicts nearly 1 in 4 people worldwide, but there are practical strategies for reducing it

Among young children, adolescents and adult women, anemia strikes 1 in 3 globally. Most cases are driven by dietary iron deficiency, red blood cell disorders and untreated tropical diseases.

Theresa A McHugh, Researcher and Scientific Writer at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington • conversation
Sept. 8, 2023 ~8 min

Machines can't always take the heat − two engineers explain the physics behind how heat waves threaten everything from cars to computers

People aren’t the only ones harmed by heat waves. The hotter it gets, the harder it is for machines to keep their cool.

Matthew T. Hughes, Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) • conversation
Aug. 29, 2023 ~9 min

Study connects neural gene expression differences to functional distinctions

Researchers compared a pair of superficially similar motor neurons in fruit flies to examine how their differing use of the same genome produced distinctions in form and function.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Aug. 25, 2023 ~8 min

Eye atlas could guide targeted therapies in blindness prevention

Researchers’ atlas pinpoints where disease-causing genes are expressed, raising hope for inroads against glaucoma and macular degeneration.

Anne J. Manning • harvard
Aug. 25, 2023 ~5 min


Scientists develop test to identify people at risk of developing acute myeloid leukaemia and related cancers

The new platform, called ‘MN-predict’, will allow doctors and scientists to identify those at risk and to design new treatments to prevent them from developing

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 24, 2023 ~4 min

‘Molecular road’ to Alzheimer’s leads to new treatment strategy

Genetic detective work sheds light on SORL1 gene offering possible new treatments, especially for patients not responsive to existing therapies.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Aug. 22, 2023 ~5 min

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