Credit: Atsushi Enomoto Nagoya University researchers and colleagues have revealed that colorectal cancer tissues contain at least two types of fibroblasts (a type of cells found in connective tissue), namely, cancer-promoting fibroblasts and cancer-restraining fibroblasts, and that the balance between them is largely involved in the progression of colorectal cancer. Their findings, recently published in […]

Credit: Shiladitya Banerjee New research led by Carnegie Mellon University Assistant Professor of Physics Shiladitya Banerjee demonstrates how certain types of bacteria can adapt to long-term exposure to antibiotics by changing their shape. The work was published this month in the journal Nature Physics. Adaptation is a fundamental biological process driving organisms to change their […]

Pritzker says IRP is “the type of strategic investment” to move Illinois forward Credit: Michael Schmidt NORTH CHICAGO, ILL. — The $50 million Innovation and Research Park (IRP) on the campus of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFU) marked its first anniversary with a virtual opening ceremony on Jan. 28, featuring dignitaries and […]

Despite best efforts to distribute free meals, study notes was a 58 percent drop in number of meals provided to children in need Credit: University of Maryland School of Medicine School closures during COVID-19 have decreased access to school meals, which is likely to increase the risk for food insecurity among children in Maryland, according […]

UC Riverside mouse study shows where in the brain sensory input is transformed to movement Credit: Zagha lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. — When we step on the car brake upon seeing a red traffic light ahead, a sequence of events unfolds in the brain at lightning speed. The image of the traffic light is […]

‘Organs-on-a-chip’ system sheds light on how bacteria in the human digestive tract may influence neurological diseases Credit: Martin Trapecar, MIT CAMBRIDGE, MA — In many ways, our brain and our digestive tract are deeply connected. Feeling nervous may lead to physical pain in the stomach, while hunger signals from the gut make us feel irritable. […]

Credit: Diana Kenney WOODS HOLE, Mass. — The most powerful substance in the human brain for neuronal communication is glutamate. It is by far the most abundant, and it’s implicated in all kinds of operations. Among the most amazing is the slow restructuring of neural networks due to learning and memory acquisition, a process called […]

Salk researchers make unexpected discoveries about how a particular microbe influences animal behavior Credit: fusebulb/Shutterstock.com LA JOLLA–(January 29, 2021) As scientists learn more about the microorganisms that colonize the body–collectively called the microbiota–one area of intense interest is the effect that these microbes can have on the brain. A new study led by Salk Institute […]