HIV & AIDS
Study reveals how HIV enters cell nucleus
Loyola University Chicago scientists have solved a mystery that has long baffled HIV researchers: How does HIV manage to enter the nucleus of immune system cells?
Jun 21, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Keeping aggressive cancer cells in check by blocking a protein responsible for repairs
Every cell has two mechanisms for repairing DNA single- or double-strand breaks, which can be induced by such factors as environmental toxins, chemotherapy, or ionizing radiation. The first one consists of the DNA repair ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Vaccination
Investigating needle-free ultrasound vaccine delivery
An estimated quarter of adults and two-thirds of children have strong fears around needles, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet, public health depends on people being willing to receive vaccines, ...
Dec 3, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists kill cancer cells by 'shutting the door' to the nucleus
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown that blocking the construction of nuclear pores complexes—large channels that control the flow of materials in and out of the cell nucleus—shrank ...
Sep 28, 2020
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Neuroscience
New tool for watching and controlling neural activity
A new molecular probe from Stanford University could help reveal how our brains think and remember. This tool, called Fast Light and Calcium-Regulated Expression or FLiCRE (pronounced "flicker"), can be sent inside any cell ...
Dec 11, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
New treatment to reverse drug resistance in some cancers
University of Queensland researchers have discovered how to reverse drug resistance in skin and mouth squamous cell carcinomas.
Jun 28, 2018
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Medical research
Novel technique reveals surprising way to suppress tumor cells
By analyzing key enzymes in a new way, an international team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine has discovered how a well-known signaling molecule can either stimulate or suppress tumor growth depending on where ...
Oct 6, 2022
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Neuroscience
Light-based deep brain stimulation relieves symptoms of Parkinson's disease
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have used deep brain stimulation based on light to treat motor dysfunction in an animal model of Parkinson's disease. Succeeding where earlier attempts have failed, the method promises ...
Apr 27, 2020
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Medical research
'Immortality protein' within the mitochondria offers protection in myocardial infarction
Researchers Prof. Judith Haendeler from the Medical Faculty and the molecular biologist Prof. Joachim Altschmied from the Department of Biology, together with their teams, have shown for the first time in the cardiovascular ...
Oct 27, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Protein spheres protect the genome of cancer cells
MYC genes and their proteins play a central role in the emergence and development of almost all cancers. They drive the uncontrolled growth and altered metabolism of tumor cells. And they help tumors hide from the immune ...
Nov 23, 2022
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