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CD4+ T Cells Revealed as Powerful Cancer Killers

Researchers have unveiled groundbreaking insights into CD4+ T cells, a kind of immune cell, demonstrating the potential for immunotherapies targeting melanoma, the most fatal kind of skin cancer.

22 Jan 2024

Mathematical Model Unravels Brain Connectivity

Across all species, the functioning of the brain relies on a complex network of connections that enables neurons to exchange information, governing both thought processes and physical activities.

18 Jan 2024

New Technology Unveils Secrets of Fragile Marine Creatures in Minutes

A University of Rhode Island professor of Ocean Engineering and Oceanography, along with a multidisciplinary research team from multiple institutions, successfully demonstrated new technologies that can obtain preserved tissue and high-resolution 3D images within minutes of encountering some of the most fragile animals in the deep ocean.

18 Jan 2024

Messenger RNA Therapy Could be Used to Correct Rare Liver Genetic Disease

By exploiting the technology used in Covid-19 vaccines, a team led by UCL, King's College London and Moderna scientists has created an effective therapy for a rare disease, in a study in mice, demonstrating the technology's potential therapeutic use in people.

16 Jan 2024

Live-Cell Imaging Reveals How STING Activates Innate Immunity

When pathogens attack the body, the innate immune system goes to work protecting against the invading disease.

12 Jan 2024

Unmasking the "Fingerprint" of a Single Protein with Light

Singular protein infrared vibrational spectrum is seen by use of sophisticated measurement methods based on near-field optical microscopy.

10 Jan 2024

Unraveling the Mysteries of COPII-Mediated Protein Transport

Similar to postal workers who deliver packages in inclement weather, such as snow, rain, or heat waves, a vital set of proteins found in mammals enables cells to operate normally, even in less-than-ideal circumstances.

4 Jan 2024

AI Tool Offers a Deep Dive Into Tissues, Boosting Cancer Detection and Treatment

A new artificial intelligence tool that interprets medical images with unprecedented clarity does so in a way that could allow time-strapped clinicians to dedicate their attention to critical aspects of disease diagnosis and image interpretation.

3 Jan 2024

The Foundation of Gene Expression in Brain Development

Researchers from Osaka University and Shenzhen Bay Laboratory have uncovered the actions of proteins connected to memory and learning in human brain cells in a study that was just published in Cell Reports.

29 Dec 2023

Intermittent Energy Restriction Diet Alters Brain-Gut-Microbiome Axis

Worldwide, more than one billion people are obese. Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and some cancers.

21 Dec 2023

Structural Insights Unmask Novel Adaptations and Functions of Human LINE-1 ORF2

Martin Taylor, MD, PhD, a physician investigator in the Department of Pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital and an instructor in Pathology at Harvard Medical School, is the lead corresponding author of a new study in Nature, Structural Analysis and Inhibition of Human LINE-1 ORF2 Protein Reveals Novel Adaptations and Functions.

20 Dec 2023

Light-Activated "Good Vibrations" can Destroy Cancer Cells

The Beach Boys' iconic hit single "Good Vibrations" takes on a whole new layer of meaning thanks to a recent discovery by Rice University scientists and collaborators, who have uncovered a way to destroy cancer cells by using the ability of some molecules to vibrate strongly when stimulated by light.

20 Dec 2023

Exploring Brain Communication Through Polysynaptic Pathways

In a comparative study of communication networks in the brains of humans, macaques, and mice, researchers from EPFL discovered that only human brains transmit information through multiple parallel pathways.

19 Dec 2023

New Ecosystem Mapping Workflow Tackles Unique Challenges of Antarctic Continent

A groundbreaking study conducted by QUT researchers has developed a pioneering ecosystem mapping workflow that combines drones, advanced imaging techniques, and machine learning to map and monitor vegetation in Antarctica's protected regions with unprecedented accuracy.

19 Dec 2023