Scientists have known that sex determination in vertebrates happens in the germ cells, a body’s reproductive cells, and the somatic cells, the cells that are not reproductive cells. Yet they have not fully understood the…
New understanding of ‘superantigens’ could lead to improved…
MADISON — The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus has long been known to cause infections in humans, ranging from mild skin infections to pneumonia to more serious infections of the heart. In high-income countries, it’s the leading…
The bigger the temperature change, the larger the…
MUNICH – A professor emeritus at Tohoku University has unearthed evidence that points to a strong relationship between the magnitude of mass extinctions and global temperature changes in geologic times. The research was published today in the European…
Researchers identified tumor suppressor p53 paradoxically promotes liver cancer…
Osaka, Japan – Researchers observed that constant activation of p53 in liver cells of patients suffering from chronic liver disease (CLD) could actually promote the development of liver cancer. In a recent article published in Cancer…
Research shows neural cells migrated from joints are…
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints. One of the key features of this disease is remote inflammation, where inflammation spreads from one joint to another. Research has shown that…