The human brain has about as many neurons as glial cells. These are divided into four major groups: the microglia,
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In severe cases of COVID-19, Emory researchers have been observing an exuberant activation of immune cells, resembling acute flares of
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HAMILTON, Bermuda, Sept. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (Nasdaq: KNSA) (“Kiniksa”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, acquiring, developing and commercializing
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Our mouths may be home to a newly discovered set of multi-tasking taste cells that—unlike most known taste cells, which
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Obesity increases the release of tumor-promoting molecules from fat tissue and is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer,
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Burkholderia pseudomallei is a bacterium in the soil that causes melioidosis, a tropical disease with high morbidity and mortality. Recently,
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In laboratory experiments, a metabolic inhibitor was able to kill a variety of human cancer cells of the skin, breast,
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The protein kinase MELK is thought to affect cell cycle regulation, proliferation and mitosis. Overexpression of MELK impacts survival and
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When chemotherapy was first invented, its premise seemed relatively simple: to curb the growth of tumors by stopping their cells
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A unique type of immune cell has been discovered in human breast tissue, and breast cancer patients with more of
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