A new study focused on the immune system’s Th17 cells suggests that the shape and function of their mitochondria (the powerhouse of cells) is important in autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, such as multiple sclerosis. T helper 17 (Th17) cells are a type of CD4+ T immune cell, which collectively help make antibodies, activate enemy-eating cells […]
New research will examine how women’s early experiences of employment shape long-term career paths and reinforce inequalities in the labour market. The project, led by University of Leeds academics and funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will explore early indications of work inequalities based on gender, and how disadvantages in employment develop over time. […]
Consumer sentiment was essentially unchanged in September, just 0.4 index points above August, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The one-year economic outlook continued lifting from the extremely low readings earlier in the summer, but these gains were largely offset by modest declines in the long-run outlook, said U-M economist Joanne Hsu, […]
Here’s a lesson from a young alumnus: If you want to get signed, go beyond what’s assigned. Steven Gundersen ’20 M.S. ’21 sought opportunities to learn, and those extra efforts catapulted him to his current position as a financial advisor associate at Morgan Stanley and a member of one of Forbes’ Best Wealth Advisor Teams […]
One reason that it’s so difficult to deliver large protein drugs orally is that these drugs can’t pass through the mucus barrier that lines the digestive tract. This means that insulin and most other “biologic drugs” — drugs consisting of proteins or nucleic acids — have to be injected or administered in a hospital. A […]
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre have discovered how a type of blood cancer, known as acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), can “switch off” a protein known as MHC class II, causing the leukaemia to become invisible to the immune system. The molecular switch allows cancer cells to evade […]
Aproposal has been made to quadruple the number of international students across Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) at the fourth All IITs International Relations Conclave conducted at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN). The proposals seeks to quadruple international students up to 5 per cent with targeted scholarships and creating international IIT centres in neighbouring countries “to bolster recruitment of international students […]
By using stem cells to grow miniature brain-like organs in the lab, scientists have opened a new avenue for studies of neurological development, disease and therapies that can’t be conducted in living people. But not all mini–brain organoids are created equal and getting them to precisely mimic the human brain tissues they’re modeling has been […]
