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In their recent publication in Cell Reports, a team of scientists, led by Xiling Shen, Ph.D., chief scientific officer at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI), has demonstrated the pivotal role of an enzyme, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), in facilitating Read more
Normally, fat cells store energy. In brown fat cells, however, energy is dissipated as heat—brown fat thus serves as a biological heater. Most mammals therefore have this mechanism. In humans it keeps newborns warm; in human adults, brown fat activation Read more
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are among the latest tools being used by cancer researchers to aid in detection and treatment of the disease. One of the scientists working in this new frontier of cancer research is University of Colorado Read more
Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the world, with 2.2 million new cases and around 1.8 million deaths in 2020 alone. Although knowledge about the disease has improved considerably, and new therapeutic strategies can prolong the lives of Read more
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked a recent Listeria outbreak to ice cream made by Florida-based Big Olaf Creamery. One person has died in the outbreak involving 10 states, while 22 have been hospitalized. The agency Read more
The price of most biologics used to treat psoriasis is increasing rapidly, outpacing inflation, according to a research letter published online June 22 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Deep Patel, M.D., from Mount Sinai in New Read more
Scientists have shown how our brain’s response to watching emotional and social stimuli in a movie changes between infancy and adulthood, according to a report in eLife. The findings challenge the theory that perceptions of children are simply a noisier Read more