Cancer drug shortages leave Mexican kids fighting for life Five-year-old Dhana Rivas is fighting for her life on two fronts, fending off the acute lymphoblastic leukemia eating away at her frail body while her family simultaneously battles the shortage of cancer drugs plaguing Mexico. Go to Source
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Coronavirus survivor recounts fear, confusion Xiao Yao doesn’t know when or where he caught the new coronavirus. Go to Source
China virus cases drop as foreign fears rise Fears mounted Saturday over the rise of new cases and fatalities outside China from the new coronavirus outbreak, as the World Health Organization warned of a shrinking window to stem the spread of the deadly disease. Go to Source
Italy towns under lockdown as first European coronavirus death reported An Italian man became the first European to die after being infected with the coronavirus Friday, just hours after 10 towns in the country were locked down following a flurry of new cases. Go to Source
Lipid signaling from beta cells can potentiate an inflammatory macrophage polarization Do the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas unwittingly produce a signal that aids their own demise in Type 1 diabetes? Go to Source
Changing what heart cells eat could help them regenerate Switching what the powerhouses of heart cells consume for energy could help the heart regenerate when cells die, a new study led by UT Southwestern researchers suggests. The finding, published in the Feb. 20, 2020, Nature Metabolism, could open whole new avenues for treating a variety […]
10 Italian towns in lockdown over coronavirus fears Authorities in northern Italy on Friday ordered the closure of schools, bars and other public spaces in 10 towns following a flurry of new coronavirus cases. Go to Source
South Korea becomes newest front in shifting virus outbreak Cases of a new virus swelled Friday in South Korea, making the country the newest front in a widening global outbreak centered in China and now reverberating elsewhere. Go to Source
Scientists identify new human genes controlling HIV infection Viruses are parasites. The only way they can grow is by hijacking their hosts. When they infect a human host, viruses use human proteins to multiply and modify the human cells to sustain the infection. At the same time, the human host activates defense mechanisms to fight […]
Scientists solve long-debated puzzle of how the intestine heals itself Deep within the lining of the human intestine lies the source of the organ’s ability to renew itself and recover from damage: intestinal stem cells (ISCs), lodged in pockets of tissue called crypts, generate the cells that continuously repopulate the intestinal lining. Even the stem […]