Researchers say how quickly a person’s pupil dilates while taking cognitive tests Alzheimer’s disease (AD) begins to alter and damage the brain years — even decades — before symptoms appear,... Read more
Treatment with a choline kinase inhibitor prompts immune cells to clear away damaged mitochondria, thus reducing NLRP3 inflammasome activation and preventing inflammation Inflammation is a b... Read more
Researchers discover unexpected role of an immune system receptor; blocking it halts human cancer cell growth and improves survival in animal models For some cancers, initial treatment with... Read more
In rat models, the novel scaffolding mimicked natural anatomy and boosted stem cell-based treatment; the approach is scalable to humans and advances effort toward clinical trials For the fir... Read more
The spread of invasive cancer cells from a tumor’s original site to distant parts of the body is known as metastasis. It is the leading cause of death in people with cancer. In a paper publi... Read more
Study uncovers new potential therapeutic approach for a number of diseases linked to inflammation, including atherosclerosis, aortic stenosis and hepatic steatosis Researchers at University... Read more
Findings represent major and essential step toward future human clinical trials Led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, a diverse team of neuroscientists... Read more
Small, randomized clinical trial reported measurable, but transient, benefits after single dose of suramin, highlighting novel causative theory and need for more, larger and longer trials In... Read more
Discovery could broaden effectiveness of emerging therapies for cancer and other diseases that are based on boosting the natural immune system response Researchers at University of Californi... Read more
