Category: 6. Health

In northern Italy, at least eight species of bat (Chiroptera) use the areas around pig farms. Although this interaction may yield benefits for both species, the lack of physical barriers and gaps in biosecurity at pig farms could…

Recurrent high-grade astrocytomas (including glioblastoma and IDH-mutant grade 3 and 4 astrocytomas) remain one of the toughest challenges in brain cancer treatment. Even after surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy with temozolomide, the options…

To further the quantitative understanding of cellular decision making, Dr. Gregory Reeves and his team in the chemical engineering department have worked to interpret how a transcription factor dictates the alteration of gene…

Chronic pain is one of the most common health conditions worldwide. Back pain is the most frequently reported type, followed closely by head and face pain linked to the jaw joint, in the form of temporomandibular joint (TMJ)…

Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population, yet we still only partly understand the nutrients it contains. More than 85% of the rice we eat is composed of starch, though it also contains some protein (around 10%), small…

When the immune system detects a harmful or foreign agent it triggers an inflammatory response small proteins called chemokines direct immune cells to the site of the injury or infection, resulting in the invader being…