Researchers from Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (HZI) are investigating the development of novel therapies to make the old immune system young again. By comparing the immune responses of both, young and old mice, to bacterial infection they found that the number of macrophages, one of the major cell populations involved in the elimination […]
American Psychological Practice Organization (APAPO): Fears that the H1N1 influenza could become more widespread and increasingly serious have many people tracking this flu closely. Schools and businesses have been planning for scenarios where large numbers of students and employees may become sick and unable to attend school or work. Fortunately, to date, most people in […]
The Scientist Research News Update for early December brings about fairly complex research articles with cancer, HIV/AIDS, immunology, and genetic themes. Plus, read up on research that details how scientists revisit an older theory that advocates a role for the immune system in cancer detection and elimination, genetic mutations identified in bacteria occur in a […]
The early November edition of the Science Daily Research New Update series features a good variety of newly published Health Psychology related studies. Read on to learn more about: a new link between pregnant womens’ folate levels and ADHD, fish oil may not only help fight cardiovascular disease, but also stroke and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers […]
The Scientist Research News Update series was created to give our readers a sample of ongoing genetics and hardcore science research and trends, and today’s 10-19-09 update certainly fills the bill. Read on to find out more about how late nights and irregular sleep might contribute to the onset of Alzheimer’s, researchers translate complex genetic […]
The New York Times reports that a new vaccine appears to reduce the risk of AIDS infection. This is a novel and important development because this represents the first time in 20 years of vaccine research that an AIDS vaccine shows promise. The vaccine, named RV-144, combines 2 previously unsuccessful genetically engineered vaccines. Thailand researchers […]
The September 23rd edition of The Scientist Research News Update brings about news and research from a wide range of topics. These include that Nature (Journal) will launch an open access journal, the NIH calls for risky research to push the envelope of knowledge, a highly regarded epilepsy paper is retracted to due researcher errors, […]
A brief but nonetheless interesting update for the 8-15-09 edition of The Scientist Research News Update. Check out the incredible report of how regenerative medicine induced a spinal cord to regrow sensory axons to their target destination, a new director for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), gender differences in HIV/AIDS progression, the Avian flu […]
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