Under the influence of the drug fluconazole, the fungus Candida albicans can change its mode of reproduction and thus become…
When sequencing fails to pinpoint a rare disease
Genomics fails to diagnose up to half of patients who are tested. Using a new neutrophil proteome database, researchers made…
Psychology: Robot saved, people take the hit
To what extent are people prepared to show consideration for robots? A new study suggests that, under certain circumstances, some…
Shorter course of radiation therapy effective in treating men with prostate cancer: study
A long-term study finds that those with low- or intermediate-risk disease can safely cut treatment to four to five days.
Adenoid and tonsil trouble for teens
In a new study, researchers challenge the established medical consensus that adenoids and tonsils shrink significantly during the teenage years.
MDMA users more empathetic than other drug users, study suggests
Long-term MDMA users have higher levels of empathy than cannabis and other drugs users, new research suggests. The findings contradict…
Complementary medicine use remains hidden from conventional medicine providers
Research reveals that 1 in 3 complementary medicine (CM) users do not disclose their CM use to their medical providers,…
How a fungus can cripple the immune system
Scientists have now discovered how the fungus knocks out the immune defenses, enabling a potentially fatal fungal infection to develop.
Vitamin D and immune cells stimulate bone marrow disease
The bone marrow disease myelofibrosis is stimulated by excessive signaling from vitamin D and immune cells known as macrophages, reveals…
Researchers develop human cell-based model to study small cell lung cancer
Researchers have used human embryonic stem cells to create a new model system that allows them to study the initiation…