Diseases and disorders

Coronavirus / Covid-19 cases in China. (9.04.2020) Source: Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at JHU

Wuhan lockdown: drastic but live-saving An investigation of transmission control measures during the first 50 days of the COVID-19 epidemic in China

Annotated by Linfeng (Louis) Cai

Annotated on 10/18/2021

Originally published 03/31/2020

Cutting the brake lines: Unlocking cancer immunity? Enhancement of Antitumor Immunity by CTLA-4 Blockade

Annotated by Laura Azouz

Annotated on 04/30/2021

Originally published 03/22/1996

Shedding light on Parkinson's disease Optical Deconstruction of Parkinsonian Neural Circuitry

Annotated by Aaron D. Argall

Annotated on 09/25/2020

Originally published 04/17/2009

Binge-eating on the brain Rapid binge-like eating and body weight gain driven by zona incerta GABA neuron activation

Annotated by Amelia Douglass

Annotated on 10/21/2019

Originally published 05/26/2017

How cocaine addiction can change the brain Carrots and sticks fail to change behavior in cocaine addiction

Annotated by Shaimar Gonzalez Morales

Annotated on 12/13/2018

Originally published 06/17/2016

How explosions can tackle the brain Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in blast-exposed military veterans and a blast neurotrauma mouse model

Annotated by Andrew Fisher, Lee Goldstein, Shelby Lake

Annotated on 08/31/2017

Originally published 05/16/2012

The building blocks of Alzheimer's Reducing endogenous tau ameliorates amyloid ß-induced deficits in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model

Annotated by Hilary Gerstein

Annotated on 10/07/2016

Originally published 05/04/2007

One vaccine to rule them all Long-term measles-induced immunomodulation increases overall childhood infectious disease mortality

Annotated by Sara Reynolds

Annotated on 07/21/2016

Originally published 05/08/2015

Origin of immunity Fate mapping analysis reveals that adult microglia derive from primitive macrophages

Annotated by Tatiana Schnieder

Annotated on 07/18/2016

Originally published 11/05/2010

Inflammation: The first responders need help Neutrophils scan for activated platelets to initiate inflammation

Annotated by Archana Gopalakrishnan

Annotated on 06/23/2016

Originally published 12/05/2014

Arrested development: When cells make mistakes Requirement for p53 and p21 to sustain G2 arrest after DNA damage

Annotated by Adam Thomas

Annotated on 06/17/2016

Originally published 11/20/1998

You are what you eat...at least, your brain is The gut microbiota influences blood-brain barrier permeability in mice

Annotated by Kenton Hokanson, Maude Magali David

Annotated on 06/10/2016

Originally published 11/19/2014

Does bad luck cause cancer? Variation in cancer risk among tissues can be explained by the number of stem cell divisions

Annotated by Alyssa Chamberlain

Annotated on 04/29/2016

Originally published 01/02/2015

How heroin held the key to understanding Parkinson's disease Chronic Parkinsonism in humans due to a product of meperidine-analog synthesis

Annotated by E. Barany, B. Gentry, J. Henderson …

Annotated on 02/05/2016

Originally published 02/25/1983

Mimicking a bundle of waste: Influenza A virus strategic attack Influenza A virus uses the aggresome processing machinery for host cell entry

Annotated by Jole Fiorito

Annotated on 01/22/2016

Originally published 10/24/2014

Does smoking make a man less of a man? Smoking is associated with mosaic loss of chromosome Y

Annotated by Robin Williamson

Annotated on 12/11/2015

Originally published 01/02/2015

The bee, the mite, and the virus Global honey bee viral landscape altered by a parasitic mite

Annotated by Oya Cingöz

Annotated on 11/27/2015

Originally published 06/08/2012

Ebola outbreak traced to the funeral of traditional healer Genomic surveillance elucidates Ebola virus origin and transmission during the 2014 outbreak

Annotated by Hazel O'Connor

Annotated on 10/15/2015

Originally published 09/12/2014

Mosquitoes be gone Antibodies to PfSEA-1 block parasite egress from RBCs and protect against malaria infection

Annotated by John Huang

Annotated on 09/18/2015

Originally published 05/23/2014

One RING to fool them all: Shedding light on BRCA1 mutations BRCA1 tumor suppression depends on BRCT phosphoprotein binding, but not its E3 ligase activity

Annotated by Adam Thomas

Annotated on 02/06/2015

Originally published 10/28/2011

A new diagnostic strategy for prostate cancer Urine TMPRSS2:ERG fusion transcript stratifies prostate cancer risk in men with elevated serum PSA

Annotated by Johanna Sandlund

Annotated on 07/10/2013

Originally published 08/03/2011

A tiny fungus is causing big problems An emerging disease causes regional population collapse of a common north American Bat Species

Annotated by Melissa McCartney PhD

Annotated on 02/02/2012

Originally published 08/06/2010