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Extracellular Vesicles Boost T Cells

LMU scientists show in mouse model that extracellular vesicles boost T cells.

17 Apr 2023

Researchers Show How a Virus can Induce Cleavage of Human Chromosome 11 to Cause Cancer

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is easily spread through bodily fluids, primarily saliva, such as kissing, shared drinks or using the same eating utensils.

17 Apr 2023

Study Presents Crucial Themes in the Biology of Pancreatic Cancer

Scientists from the University of California, Irvine, the University of Michigan and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have made a significant contribution to the field of pancreatic cancer research.

17 Apr 2023

Immune System's B Cells Use Tugging Forces to Pull Antigens Off Other Cells' Surfaces

Most cells evolve slowly, accumulating incremental changes that better suit their environments. Immune cells, because they must adapt rapidly to counter new threats, evolve much more quickly.

17 Apr 2023

Researchers Generate Largest Atlas of Post-Zygotic Genome Mutations in Human Tissue Researchers Have ...

Researchers have created the largest atlas of post-zygotic genome mutations in healthy human tissue ever assembled -; a scientific advancement that could unlock new avenues for diagnosing and treating genetic disease.

17 Apr 2023

Next-Generation Sequencing Provides New Insights into Mutations of Mitochondrial DNA

A high-throughput single-cell single-mitochondrial genome sequencing technology known as iMiGseq has provided new insights into mutations of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and offers a platform for assessing mtDNA editing strategies and genetic diagnosis of embryos prior to their implantation.

17 Apr 2023

New Mechanism Controlling Cellular Proliferation in Response to Serum Revealed

Researchers of the Genome Dynamics Project team at Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science revealed new mechanism controlling cellular proliferation in response to serum, which triggers growth of resting cells.

13 Apr 2023

Microbial Drought Resistance Could Result in Soil Carbon Losses

Soil stores more carbon than plants and the atmosphere combined, and soil microbes are largely responsible for putting it there.

13 Apr 2023

A Nanoplasmonics Approach to Observe Real-Time Production of Cell Secretions

Researchers at the University of Geneva have developed a novel optical imaging approach that provides a four-dimensional view of cell secretions in real-time, including their spatial and temporal dynamics.

13 Apr 2023

Organoid Platform Could Help Reduce the Time for Developing New Conjugate Vaccines

Developing and testing new treatments or vaccines for humans almost always requires animal trials, but these experiments can sometimes take years to complete and can raise ethical concerns about the animals' treatment.

13 Apr 2023

New Technique Identifies a Gene that Drives Clonal Expansion of Abnormal Cells

An international coalition of biomedical researchers co-led by Alexander Bick, MD, PhD, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has determined a new way to measure the growth rate of precancerous clones of blood stem cells that one day could help doctors lower their patients' risk of blood cancer.

12 Apr 2023

Glycine-Based Tripeptide Treats Severe Form of Fatty Liver Disease in Non-Human Primates

A recently developed amino acid compound successfully treats nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in non-human primates -; bringing scientists one step closer to the first human treatment for the condition that is rapidly increasing around the world, a study suggests.

11 Apr 2023

New Insights on How Developmental Processes Unfold Across the Human Brain

Brain development does not occur uniformly across the brain, but follows a newly identified developmental sequence, according to a new Penn Medicine study.

11 Apr 2023

Autophagy Protein Governs Endometrial Remodeling and Establishment of Pregnancy in Animal Models

Throughout a woman's reproductive life, the endometrium, the mucous membrane lining the uterus, goes through cyclical remodeling. It thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for embryo implantation, and it is shed during menstruation when there is no fertilization.

11 Apr 2023

Scientists Illuminate the Mechanism that Raises and Lowers PSMA Expression in Prostate Cancer

Like the better-known prostate-specific antigen (PSA), prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a biomarker that can tell physicians much about a patient's metastatic prostate cancer.

11 Apr 2023

A New, Cost-Effective Therapy to Treat a Wide Range of Cancers

A potential immunotherapy method for treating metastatic melanoma is adoptive cell therapy (ACT). The method, which utilizes the use of immune cells extracted from the patient’s own tumors, could offer cancer patients new options for treatment by eschewing radiation therapies and harsh chemotherapy drugs.

11 Apr 2023

Immunotherapy Response in Advanced Melanoma: Effect of Previous Treatments

According to a study conducted by UCLA, patients with advanced melanoma responded differently to PD-1 checkpoint blockade immunotherapy depending on a variety of variables, including whether or not they had previously received CTLA-4 blockade, another type of immunotherapy.

11 Apr 2023

Integrated-Gut-Liver-on-a-Chip can Improve Understanding of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

A new chip that holds different cell types in tiny, interconnected chambers could allow scientists to better understand the physiological and disease interactions between organs.

10 Apr 2023

New Epigenetic Vulnerability Of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Revealed

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive blood cancer that causes uncontrolled accumulation of white blood cells. Because of the poor outcomes of this disease, researchers across the globe have been on the hunt for new ways to treat AML, while preserving normal blood development.

10 Apr 2023

Retinal Microvasculature may be a Potential Biological Indicator for Predicting Acute Mountain Sickness

This study is led by Dr.Ningli Wang and Dr.Yuan Xie (Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University), they provide evidence that retinal microvasculature is a potential biomarker for cerebral microvasculature changes and acute mountain sickness(AMS) development during risk assessment of individuals at high altitudes.

10 Apr 2023

Cell Biology

Extracellular Vesicles Boost T Cells

Researchers Show How a Virus can Induce Cleavage of Human Chromosome 11 to Cause Cancer

Study Presents Crucial Themes in the Biology of Pancreatic Cancer

Immune System's B Cells Use Tugging Forces to Pull Antigens Off Other Cells' Surfaces

Researchers Generate Largest Atlas of Post-Zygotic Genome Mutations in Human Tissue Researchers Have ...

Next-Generation Sequencing Provides New Insights into Mutations of Mitochondrial DNA

New Mechanism Controlling Cellular Proliferation in Response to Serum Revealed

Microbial Drought Resistance Could Result in Soil Carbon Losses

A Nanoplasmonics Approach to Observe Real-Time Production of Cell Secretions

Organoid Platform Could Help Reduce the Time for Developing New Conjugate Vaccines

New Technique Identifies a Gene that Drives Clonal Expansion of Abnormal Cells

Glycine-Based Tripeptide Treats Severe Form of Fatty Liver Disease in Non-Human Primates

New Insights on How Developmental Processes Unfold Across the Human Brain

Autophagy Protein Governs Endometrial Remodeling and Establishment of Pregnancy in Animal Models

Scientists Illuminate the Mechanism that Raises and Lowers PSMA Expression in Prostate Cancer

A New, Cost-Effective Therapy to Treat a Wide Range of Cancers

Immunotherapy Response in Advanced Melanoma: Effect of Previous Treatments

Integrated-Gut-Liver-on-a-Chip can Improve Understanding of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

New Epigenetic Vulnerability Of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Revealed

Retinal Microvasculature may be a Potential Biological Indicator for Predicting Acute Mountain Sickness

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