3), whereas in other cases the evidence may be nonspecific (e.g., inflammatory cells). Bacterial vaginosis can be detected by the presence of clue cells (Fig. 4). In general, the Pap smear is ...

A vaginal pH exceeding a value of 4.5; The presence of so-called clue cells – vaginal epithelial cells with such a heavy coating of bacteria that the peripheral borders are obscured – on ...

the inner and outer hair cells, in the organ of Corti was appreciated nearly a 100 years ago but the function of the two has only become clear in the last 20 years. The first clue that they might play ...

F RUIT FLIES are smart. For a start—the clue is in the name—they can fly. They can also flirt; fight; form complex, long-term ...

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have developed a clearer picture of how crucial machinery in the human cell's recycling ...

The brain cells survived when the team were able to ... "For the first time we get a clue to how and why neurons die in Alzheimer's disease. There's been a lot of speculation for 30-40 years ...

As many as 50 million Americans have an autoimmune disease, where the person’s immune system attacks their tissues. In close ...

Skin Cancer cells work together to spread further and faster, according to a new study published in Cell Reports. The discovery could lead to new drugs to tackle melanoma, the most deadly form of skin ...

Women are far more likely than men to get autoimmune diseases, when an out-of-whack immune system attacks their own bodies — and new research may finally explain why. It’s all about how the ...

“Our results suggest maybe it is the cleavage to liberate this C-terminal piece that is sending a signal back to the cell body to die,” said Goldstein. “It certainly is an interesting clue and makes ...

Lesia shares her story as a breast cancer survivor: from being diagnosed in her early thirties to thriving cancer-free for ...

could reverse most of the toxicity in the animal model of AMeD and in human cells with alterations on the DNA repair systems, offering an unexpected clue for a potential therapeutic intervention ...