Pregnancy and pre-eclampsia: Is aspirin the answer for everyone?
A new study has ignited the debate over whether every pregnant woman should take low-dose aspirin.
Feb 16, 2026
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Cell Component: Extracellular Vesicles
Medical news and research articles
More young adults are developing osteoarthritis—here's how we can spot those at risk before the damage is done
Research suggests young, active people are increasingly being diagnosed with osteoarthritis at much earlier ages than many expect. I have seen its effects firsthand among my own friends. One, a keen marathon runner, developed ...
Feb 14, 2026
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A 'window to the brain': Chip tracks glioblastoma treatment response using tumor vesicles in blood
Technology created at the University of Queensland could improve the odds of surviving brain cancer and change how we treat a range of neurological conditions. Dr. Richard Lobb and Dr. Zhen Zhang from UQ's Australian Institute ...
Feb 2, 2026
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Statins emerge as potential cancer immunotherapy boosters
Cancer immunotherapy has transformed modern oncology by harnessing the body's own immune system to combat malignant disease. Immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway have produced durable responses in ...
Jan 28, 2026
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New 'lab-on-a-disc' device paves the way for more automated liquid biopsies
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are tiny particles shed by cells that carry important molecular "clues" about the cell's identity and condition. EVs in blood vary widely and are mixed with many other particles, making them difficult ...
Jan 28, 2026
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Chronic kidney disease poisons patients' hearts, scientists discover
Scientists have discovered an answer to the longstanding mystery of why more than half of patients with chronic kidney disease ultimately die of cardiovascular problems: Their kidneys produce a substance that poisons the ...
Jan 20, 2026
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Reversing immune suppression in pancreatic cancer could lead to novel therapies
In a unique finding, researchers at Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center discovered that when pancreatic cancer cells send out tiny particles that are packed with certain microRNA molecules, nearby immune cells ...
Jan 16, 2026
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Melanoma cancer cells secrete extracellular vesicles to paralyze immune cells
A new international study led by Prof. Carmit Levy of the Department of Human Genetics and Biochemistry at the Gray Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University finds that melanoma cancer cells paralyze immune ...
Dec 29, 2025
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Engineered dendritic cells boost cancer immunotherapy
EPFL researchers have successfully engineered cells of the immune system to more effectively recognize cancer cells. The work, covered in two papers, turns the previously lab-based method into a full-blown immunotherapy strategy.
Dec 17, 2025
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How embryos and the uterus 'talk' during implantation
A new study shows that the embryo and the uterine lining conduct an active "conversation" from the very earliest stages of implantation. They engage in a back and forth of tiny packages called extracellular vesicles and lipid ...
Dec 17, 2025
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