Brain Tumors Use Stealth Coating to Evade Body’s Immune System, New...
Brain tumors fly under the radar of the body's defense forces by coating their cells with extra amounts of a specific protein, new research...
Parasite in Cat Poop May Play a Role in Curing Cancer
Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is a single-celled parasite that is happiest in a cat’s intestines, but it can live in any warm blooded animal. Found...
Promising New Approach for Gum Disease Treatment Identified
Nearly 50 percent of all adults in the United States suffer from the gum disease, periodontitis. Of these 17 percent suffer from a more severe form of periodontitis that increases their...
Fasting Induces Stem Cell Regeneration, Restores Immune System
In the first evidence of a natural intervention triggering stem cell-based regeneration of an organ or system, a study in the June 5 issue...
How Gum Disease Bacteria Selectively Disarm Immune System
The human body is comprised of roughly 10 times more bacterial cells than human cells. In healthy people, these bacteria are typically harmless and...
How Bacteria on Skin can Influence Wound Healing
A new study suggests microbes living on our skin influence how quickly wounds heal. The findings could lead to new treatments for chronic wounds,...
Living Organ Regenerated for First Time: Thymus Rebuilt in Mice
A team of scientists at the University of Edinburgh has succeeded in regenerating a living organ for the first time. The team rebuilt the...
Gut Microbes Help Immune Cells Develop, Battle Infection Study Finds
The human relationship with microbial life is complicated. At almost any supermarket, you can pick up both antibacterial soap and probiotic yogurt during the...
Vitamin D Provides Relief From Chronic Hives, Study Shows
A study by researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center shows vitamin D as an add-on therapy could provide some relief for chronic...
New Compound Dramatically Reduces Joint Inflammation
An experimental compound synthesized and developed by scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has the capacity to significantly reduce...
Japanese Pickled Turnip Shown to Prevent Flu Infection in Animal Model
Scientists have discovered that bacteria found in a traditional Japanese pickle can prevent flu. Could this be the next superfood? The research, which assesses the...
A Galaxy Within Us: Programming Gut Microbiota with Food
Who would have thought that the human body contains over 10 times the amount of bacterial cells as human cells? These bacteria — now...
