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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

Tech news: April 2024

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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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Vaccine effective in preventing typhoid fever

Results from the phase three clinical study, conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and led by in-country partners at the Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trus

Immunology
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Tech news: February 2024

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Semi-Micro balances

Haematology & Transfusion Science
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Under the microscope: eastern equine encephalitis virus

I’ve never heard of this virus. What is it?

Microbiology & Virology
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Breast cancer cells’ self-sacrifice is potential cause of relapse

While chemotherapy aims to eliminate all cancer cells, some of them may evade treatment and survive, resulting in recurrence of the cancer.

Molecular Pathology & Genomics
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