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A new study finds that pancreatic cancer cells avoid starvation by signaling to nerves, which grow into dense tumors and secrete nutrients.

A study published today in The Journal of Nutrition showed that mothers’ vitamin D levels during pregnancy were associated with their children’s IQ.

A recent preprint study, published in bioRxiv, demonstrates robust T-cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 viral peptides six months after initial infection in all participants following asymptomatic, mild or moderate COVID-19.

The companies have reached an agreement whereby PerkinElmer will acquire Horizon for approximately $383 million with the deal expected to close in the first quarter of 2021.

One year after the publication of research on the Xiahe mandible, the first Denisovan fossil found outside of Denisova Cave, the same research team has now reported their findings of Denisovan DNA from sediments of the Baishiya Karst Cave (BKC) on the Tibetan Plateau where the Xiahe mandible was found.

In a recent study, a research group led by Christian Gruber at MedUni Vienna's Institute of Pharmacology isolated a peptide (small protein molecule) from beetroot. The peptide is able to inhibit a particular enzyme that is responsible for the breakdown of messenger molecules in the body.

So far, 50 Covid-19 patients between 30 and 40 have delivered a sperm sample. Students are next in line. The plan is that participants will return after 12 months for more testing. The project aims to see how the infection affects the development of the immune system and, follow-up studies will reveal how Covid-19 will affect the immune system of their future children.

Scientists at The Wistar Institute have designed and tested the first-of-its-kind synthetic DNA vaccine against Powassan virus (POWV), targeting portions of the virus envelope protein.

Scientists have examined factors that could be contributing to chronic inflammation in HIV sufferers associated with accelerated aging. They identified the inability to control HIV RNA production from existing HIV DNA as a potential key driver of inflammation, underscoring the need for treatments targeting the persistent inflammation in people living with HIV.

The study shows that SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins can cause this barrier to become "leaky", potentially disrupting the delicate neural networks within the brain.