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Cancer and stress breakthrough

Stress hormones can trigger the formation of structures that make body tissues more susceptible to metastasis, research has found.

Immunology

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Under the microscope: bam15

This month: BAM15

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Bat swarming and immunity

Bats carry some of the deadliest zoonotic diseases that can infect both humans and animals, such as Ebola and COVID-19.

Molecular Pathology & Genomics
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Bat swarming and immunity

A research team has now revealed that some species of bats are protected against the viruses they carry because they commonly exchange immune genes during seasonal mating swarms.

Molecular Pathology & Genomics
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Fibroblast cells and pancreatic cancer growth

The US study provides clues as to why pancreatic cancer is more common and aggressive in older people.

Molecular Pathology & Genomics
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Reversible, non-hormonal male birth control

The researchers demonstrate that treating male mice with an existing class of drugs, HDAC (histone deacetylase) inhibitors, can interrupt the function of this protein complex and block fe
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Examining the medical mystery of child hepatitis outbreak

The outbreak affected only children under the age of 10.

Microbiology & Virology
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“TB vaccine shrinks mice cancer tumours”

The UC Davis Health study is the first to show the promising effects of the vaccine in treating liver cancer.

Immunology
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Faecal microbiota transplant for C. diff

“Using faecal microbiota transplant, we take a stool from a healthy donor and transfer it to the colon of the person with recurrent C.

Microbiology & Virology
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Tackling priority pathogen with phages

University of Liverpool research shows important new findings in the fight against the World Health Organization’s (WHO) priority pathogen.

Microbiology & Virology
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Under the microscope: The X chromosome

OK, I know what this is – the sex chromosome. 
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