Metastatic cells occur in many forms of cancer. They originate in primary tumors and then break away and migrate. They travel through the tissues surrounding them, through blood vessels or lymphatic … [+3799 chars]
A British woman living with an unusual condition that makes her gag when she eats most foods has shared he one meal she can stomach.A British woman who hasn’t eaten fruit or vegetables in 22 years ha… [+3229 chars]
An international team of researchers claim to have slowed the signs of aging in mice by resetting their cells to younger states, using a genetic treatment. To the scientists, The Guardian reports, i… [+3798 chars]
28 years ago, I received a life-altering diagnosis. HIV. As a married heterosexual monogamous woman, contracting HIV was inconceivable! What followed was 10 years of questioning and grieving, under a… [+5663 chars]
Scientists from the University of Victoria and the University of Alberta, Canada, have recently unveiled the structure of programmed -1 ribosomal frameshifting pseudoknot of severe acute respiratory … [+5079 chars]
A collaborative study led by the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) has discovered a new immune checkpoint that may be exploited for cancer therapy. The study shows that by inhibiting the … [+4491 chars]
Key messages: <ul><li>The TAG-CO-VAC is reviewing available data to optimize vaccine mediated protection against prevalent circulating variants. The TAG-CO-VAC strongly supports urgent and broad acc… [+9267 chars]
A Victorian man in his 60s has died from the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), the first recorded death of the rare virus in the state. <ul><li>The man died on February 28 in northern Victoria</li>… [+2751 chars]
A new target in the brain which underpins the eliciting of anxiety and fear behaviors such as "freezing" has been identified by neuroscientists. The University of Bristol researchers say the discover… [+3522 chars]
A specific panel of gut microbes may identify pancreatic cancer, irrespective of how far the disease has progressed, suggests research published online in the journal Gut. The findings offer hope of… [+5741 chars]
