Medical News
A molecular map of the brain's decision-making area
EurekAlert! - 24 Dec 2019 07:00
(Karolinska Institutet) Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have come one step closer toward understanding how the part of our brain that is central for decision-making and the development of addiction is organized on a...
Bacteria can 'outsmart' programmed cell death
EurekAlert! - 24 Dec 2019 07:00
(University of Cologne) To be able to multiply, bacteria that cause diarrhoea block mediators of programmed cell death, a new study in 'Nature Microbiology' shows.
Cellular culprit suspected of pushing dengue fever from bad to worse is cleared by transcripts
EurekAlert! - 24 Dec 2019 07:00
(La Jolla Institute for Immunology) No one knows what makes a mild dengue viral infection morph into a severe and sometimes deadly dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome. Experts previously believed the likely ca...
Mouse pups born from eggs derived from the granulosa cells that surround oocytes
EurekAlert! - 24 Dec 2019 07:00
(Cell Press) By introducing a chemical cocktail to granulosa cells, researchers in China induced the cells to transform into functional oocytes in mice. Once fertilized, these oocytes were then successfully able to produ...
Why isn't there a vaccine for staph?
EurekAlert! - 24 Dec 2019 07:00
(Washington University in St. Louis) A study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis may help explain why previous attempts to develop a staph vaccine have failed, while also suggesting a new approach ...