Exercise during chemotherapy may help immune cells fight cancer – patients invited to join new trial
Exercising during chemotherapy and before surgery may help the body send more immune cells into cancerous tumours, according to a first-of-its-kind pilot study from the University of Surrey…
Scientists find unusual build-up of soot-like particles in lung cells of COPD patients. As a result, cells grow abnormally large and cause inflammation.
Cells taken from the lungs of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a larger accumulation of soot-like carbon deposits compared to cells taken from people who…
Wake perception during sleep is common and healthy
Sleep is essential for healthy functioning. Insomnia disorder is prevalent, affecting around 5 to 10% of the adult population. The primary issue is a subjective complaint of reduced…
An algorithm reveals how our brain is motivated
A small region of the brain, known as the ventral tegmental area (VTA), plays a key role in how we process rewards. It produces dopamine, a neuromodulator that…
Epilepsy: new approach for causal therapy discovered
Epilepsy is primarily treated symptomatically – that is, the majority of the available medications aim to suppress seizures without influencing the underlying causes of the disease.