A Ludwig Cancer Research study adds to growing evidence that immune cells known as macrophages inhabiting the body cavities that house our vital organs can aid tumor growth by distracting the immune system’s cancer-killing CD8+ T cells.
Study shows when people with cerebral palsy are most likely to break bones
Researchers at Michigan Medicine found a subset of middle-aged men with cerebral palsy are up to 5.6 times more likely to suffer fractures than men without the disorder.
New Intel Raptor Lake leak shows 24-core CPU coming in 2022
A new Intel Raptor Lake leak shows that the company is working on a 24-core flagship that could compete with the best from AMD.
Cancer experts answer questions about COVID-19 vaccines
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) today announced the publication of new guidance on COVID-19 vaccines for people with cancer, intended to clear up confusion for patients and caregivers. The new four-page patient guide is based on the latest expert review of evolving evidence.
May 2021 Consumer Price Index Shows Fastest Inflation Since 2008
The Consumer Price Index showed the strongest year-over-year reading since 2008, and a core index popped the most since 1992.
Cloud computing expands brain sciences
People often think about human behavior in terms of what is happening in the present—reading a newspaper, driving a car, or catching a football. But other dimensions of behavior extend over weeks, months, and years.
Screening uptake may contribute to higher risk of colon cancer for black people
Black people have a higher risk of colorectal cancer than white people, but this risk is likely not due to genetics. Data from a recent study by researchers from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine adds more data to the existing evidence.
Moral disgust leaves us with a ‘bad taste’
When we witness behaviors that violate shared moral norms, our brain inhibits the neurons that control our tongue movements—just as it does when something tastes bad. An international research group led by the Universities of Bologna and Messina came to this result in their study published in the journal of Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience …
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine protective against SARS-CoV-2 variants
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is protective against several SARS-CoV-2 variants that have emerged, according to new research presented in the journal mBio, an open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. While this is good news, the study also found that the only approved monoclonal antibody therapy for SARS-CoV-2 might be less effective against SARS-CoV-2 …
New study gives clue to the cause, and possible treatment of Parkinson’s disease
Researchers from the Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Japan may have unraveled a new approach that could revolutionize the treatment, prevention, and possibly reversal of the damage that could lead to Parkinson’s disease (PD). This novel finding utilizing cellular and zebrafish models, demonstrates how the leakage of mitochondrial dsDNA into the cytosol environment of the …