Like every other cell in the human body, cancer cells also produce their own share of proteins for survival. During this production process, cells often encounter a glitch called ribosomal frameshifting. This exceptionally ...
Chemotherapy can be life-saving for many patients, but not all tumors respond—and some that do, may eventually become resistant. Investigators at Houston Methodist have identified a possible explanation for this resistance, ...
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Chemotherapy used to target and kill bladder cancer cells may trigger an inflammatory response that ultimately may make the cancer more resistant to treatment, according to new research from scientists at Houston Methodist.
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Runaway cell death and inflammation triggered by severe trauma may be interrupted by a drug used to prevent alcohol abuse—and it may be particularly effective in females, according to research led by University of Pittsburgh ...
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A recent study has revealed how Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) intensifies ulcerative colitis (UC), a debilitating inflammatory bowel disease. Researchers discovered that EBV infection triggers macrophage pyroptosis—a form of inflammatory ...
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Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is a liver disease that progresses without symptoms and is associated with significant global public health concerns. It is prevalent in 30% of the population worldwide ...
Mar 11, 2025
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The formation of pores by a particular protein, gasdermin D, plays a key role in inflammatory reactions. During its activation, an inhibitory part is split off. More than 30 of the remaining protein fragments then combine ...
Sep 26, 2024
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Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine have used a cutting-edge model system to uncover the mechanism by which SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, induces new cases of diabetes, and worsens complications in people ...
Sep 16, 2024
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A study by the team of Prof. Kodi Ravichandran (VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research) and colleagues found that pyroptosis, a form of programmed cell death traditionally thought to be purely inflammatory, also plays ...
Sep 11, 2024
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Researchers Jenny Ting, Ph.D., the William Kenan Distinguished Professor of Genetics and professor microbiology and immunology at the UNC School of Medicine, and Kaixin Liang, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher in the Ting ...
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