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Medical Xpress / Two parallel blood formation systems produce different immune and blood cells

It has only recently become known that two parallel systems of blood formation exist in the body, originating from different precursor cells. Researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have developed a method ...

1 hour ago in Medical research
Phys.org / Examining why some species developed consciousness while others remained non-conscious

What is the evolutionary advantage of our consciousness? And what can we learn about this from observing birds? Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum published two articles on this topic.

1 hour ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Virtual clinical trial suggests psychedelics may boost brain activity in coma patients

Researchers from the University of Liège and international collaborators developed a "virtual clinical trial" exploring a unique pharmacological treatment in patients who do not fully regain consciousness after a coma. The ...

1 hour ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Contrails are a major driver of aviation's climate impact, study shows

Aviation's climate impact extends beyond carbon dioxide emissions. A new international study, involving researchers from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg, reveals that contrails can represent ...

1 hour ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / New study identifies key mechanism driving HIV-associated immune suppression

Researchers from the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have discovered how a specific type of immune cell may contribute to the persistence of HIV infections. The finding offers ...

1 hour ago in HIV & AIDS
Phys.org / Oceanographers present conceptual framework to determine what happens to carbon as it sinks through the ocean

Florida State University oceanographers have discovered a significant connection between small-scale microbial processes and ecosystem-wide dynamics, offering new insights into the mechanisms driving marine carbon storage.

1 hour ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Sequencing method can analyze millions of T cells at a fraction of the cost

Studying T cells, the immune cells most responsible for responding to infections and cancers, just received a significant boost in the form of a new technique from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. While T-cell analysis ...

1 hour ago in Immunology
Phys.org / Scientists map 3D structure of ZAK protein involved in cellular stress response

In an effort to reveal the inner workings of a protein that serves as a cell's damage detection system, scientists at Johns Hopkins and the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU) have published what is believed to be ...

2 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Kimchi acts as a 'precision regulator' for the immune system, 12-week clinical trial suggests

Amid concerns about the simultaneous spread of multiple respiratory diseases, such as colds and influenza, with the change of seasons in current times, a clinical study has scientifically proven that kimchi, a traditional ...

2 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / Experimental liver cancer vaccine shows promise for young patients in early trial

An experimental cancer vaccine developed at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy has shown early promise in a Phase I clinical trial for a rare form of liver cancer ...

2 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Having a cannabis dispensary in the neighborhood linked to increased harm rates

A population-based natural experiment study examined the association between exposure to cannabis retail stores and cannabis-related harms. The study found that exposure to retail stores was associated with increased rates ...

1 hour ago in Health
Medical Xpress / Physician shortage in rural US has worsened since 2017, research reveals

The national shortage of primary care physicians has been a concern for years, and a new study in the Annals of Family Medicine underscores how urgent the problem is and where the biggest pain point lies: in rural parts of ...

1 hour ago in Medical economics