A detailed 'atlas' of neuroblastoma tumors points to a new target for immunotherapy. Scientists from the Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncology in the Netherlands mapped this childhood tumor at the level of individual ...
Jan 4, 2024
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A recent study published in Cell Metabolism by researchers at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Bar-Ilan University and Vanderbilt University has developed a new paradigm for early stages of type 1 diabetes (T1D), ...
Dec 27, 2023
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Studying strange forms of RNA associated with the formation of aggregates in the brains of ALS patients could lead to new avenues for treatments.
Dec 18, 2023
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A group of scientists, including several at Harvard, have dived deeper into the mammalian brain than ever before by categorizing and mapping at the molecular level all of its thousands of different cell types.
Dec 14, 2023
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Aging is known to be a risk factor for the biological changes that create the dangerous buildup of plaque in arteries called atherosclerosis, and aging also induces a buildup of memory CD8 T cells, a type of immune cell, ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have identified a potential mechanism by which tobacco smoking drives a type of white blood cell known as monocytes to the lung where they can increase the risk of active ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Viruses have limited genetic material—and few proteins—so all the pieces must work extra hard. Zika is a great example; the virus only produces 10 proteins. Now, in a study published in the journal PLOS Pathogens, researchers ...
Dec 9, 2023
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The immune system can carry out many biological processes, from killing viruses to fighting cancer, thanks in large part to approximately 100 key cell-signaling proteins called cytokines, which instruct immune cells what ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) have discovered a new way a ribonucleic acid (RNA) impacts fear-related learning and memory.
Nov 30, 2023
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Insights that pave the way for novel therapeutic approaches to tackle cancer, fibrosis, and many age-related conditions have been uncovered by a team of scientists, including researchers from UCL.
Nov 29, 2023
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