September 13, 2021
Regulatory T cells (Treg cells) are specialised white blood cells that function to down-regulate immune responses, playing an important role in preventing autoimmunity. However, in cancer they can suppress the immune system's attempts to get rid of a growing tumour, allowing cancer to progress and the disease to become more severe. In patients with colon cancer, the transcription factor TCF1 was found to be missing in the Treg cells within the tumour.
Gene identified that plays a key role in severity of colon cancer
September 12, 2021
When a plant turns a splash of sunlight into a new leaf, that process is more complicated than the latest SpaceX launch, the stock market or brain surgery.
U.S. Department Of Energy Funds Center To Build A Foundation For Quantum Chemistry
September 10, 2021
To regulate the immune response, regulative T cells are essential. Researchers are only just now starting to distinguish between the multiple kinds of TReg cells as well as comprehend their responsibilities and activities.
One Gene Influences The Intensity Of Colon Cancer, According To Scientists
September 9, 2021
Lee, who loves math and physics, would spend hours building the sets – following the instructions as well as his imagination.
August 28, 2021
Marx met Engels for the first time in a Paris café. Oswaldo Guayasamín died in Baltimore awaiting, of all things for an artist, an eye examination. “I wanted to be a writer,” said Sandra Cisneros, “but had no idea how to do that except to travel.”
August 27, 2021
Innovators at Purdue University, led by Dr. Suresh Mittal, Distinguished Professor of Virology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, and the Houston Methodist Research Institute have created a novel strategy for developing an effective vaccine for a widespread form of tuberculosis.
August 25, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech has now received full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for those 16 years and older. Aaron Lottes, a Purdue University expert on FDA regulatory processes, explains what this means going forward.
August 25, 2021
team of scientists at Perdue University and Houston Methodist Research Institute, both US, have produced a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine formulation that specifically combats mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), a widespread form of TB.
August 25, 2021
In an effort to nurture a regional innovation ecosystem and advance research from the lab to market, the National Science Foundation has established a Great Lakes Innovation Corps Hub. Purdue University plays a leadership role in the new $15 million hub.
Purdue University to play key role in $15M Great Lakes innovation hub
August 25, 2021
When the COVID-19 pandemic began and the technologies necessary to combat it came into focus, testing was immediately identified as being top on the list. Mohit Verma, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering (ABE), had been working for years on developing a diagnostic tool to detect Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) in cattle using nasal swabs. Verma and his colleagues identified nucleic acids specific to different pathogens that cause the disease and developed a paper-based testing device that was cheap to manufacture, accessible and accurate.
Purdue researcher develops fast, accurate and affordable COVID-19 paper-based test
