A paper published on 30th August in Age & Ageing, the scientific journal of The British Geriatrics Society, expands upon earlier research that moderate alcohol consumption is associated with lower levels of inflammation, and explores the potential for decreased risk for age-related conditions such as cardiovascular disease and frailty.
31 August, 2016
UK charity Pancreatic Cancer Action are once again inviting scientists to apply for one of their Early Diagnosis Challenge Award grants. The purpose of these grants is to encourage more research into improving early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer so that more patients are diagnosed in time for surgery, which is currently the only potential for a cure.
25 August, 2016
International Consortium will use primary human dorsal root ganglion (hDRG) neurons for identification and testing of novel pain therapeutics
23 August, 2016
• The Basic Immunology Prize is awarded to John Kappler, Philippa Marrack and Harald von Boehmer for demonstrating that the ability of the immune system to discriminate "self" from "non-self" is acquired in the thymus. • The Clinical Immunology Prize is awarded to Zelig Eshhar, Carl June and Steven Rosenberg for their work on the cellular immune therapy of cancer using CAR-T-cells.
19 August, 2016