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Basel, Switzerland – Some pathogens hide inside human cells to enhance their survival. Researchers at the University of Basel, have uncovered a unique tactic certain bacteria use to spread in the body without being detected by the immune system. In their study, they reveal the crucial role of a bacterial...
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Paris, France – Metachromatic leukodystrophy is a rare genetic disorder that affects between 1 and 9 people out of 100,000 and manifests itself mainly in childhood and adolescence—with 10 to 20% of cases observed in adulthood. The disease is hereditary but requires both parents to carry the mutated ARSA gene,...
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University researchers are developing and validating a patent-pending treatment for incurable glioblastoma brain tumors. Glioblastomas are almost always lethal with a median survival time of 14 months. Traditional methods used against other cancers, like chemotherapy and immunotherapy, are often ineffective on glioblastoma. Sandro Matosevic, associate...