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U of M researchers identify key proteins influencing major immune strategies
New research from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, and the University of Minnesota Center for Immunology has identified…
Oral Bacteria Create a ‘Fingerprint’ in Your Mouth
The bacteria in the human mouth – particularly those nestled under the gums – are as powerful as a fingerprint…
How problems with an Alzheimer’s protein can jam up traffic in the brain
Materials move smoothly through the brain cells of a fruit fly larvae (left). But when scientists reduced the…
Cheap metals can be used to make products from petroleum
The ancient alchemists sought to transform base metals, like lead, into precious gold. Now a new process developed at the…
Food additive may prevent spread of deadly new avian flu
A common food additive can block a deadly new strain of avian influenza virus from infecting healthy cells, researchers at…
Growing up poor and stressed impacts brain function as an adult
Childhood poverty impacted how much the two regions of the prefrontal cortex (as shown in orange circles) were…
Overexpressed protein the culprit in certain thyroid cancers
A specific protein once thought to exist only in the brain may play a crucial role in a deadly form…
Promising new approach to treating drug-resistant infections
Dr. David Greenberg, assistant professor of internal medicine and microbiology, checks a sample for growth of Acinetobacter bacteria…