Medications
How Botox enters brain cells, a discovery that could save lives
Researchers from The University of Queensland have determined how Botox—a drug made from a deadly biological substance—enters brain cells.
May 26, 2023
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News tagged with vesicles
Inflammatory disorders
Vesicles produced by intestinal bacteria may cause a malignant cycle in patients with cirrhosis
Researchers from Niigata University and Kyoto Prefectural University have revealed that small vesicles, around 100 nm in size, released by intestinal bacteria induce immune activation and progression of liver cirrhosis, as ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Neuroscience
'Window into the brain': A simple blood test to diagnose ALS is both robust and repeatable
ALS is a rare paralytic neurological disease that can impact people in the prime of life. Delays in receiving a definitive diagnosis can be devastating for patients who typically survive only 2–5 years post-diagnosis.
Apr 13, 2023
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Immunology
T cells: Vesicles strengthen immune response
As a major component of the immune system, T cells play a critical role in fighting off viral infections. A team led by Prof. Thomas Brocker and Jan Kranich from LMU's Biomedical Center has demonstrated in a mouse model that ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Extracellular vesicles could be a marker for lung disease severity in premature infants
New research finds extracellular vesicles are present in the lungs of premature babies and may be involved in lung development and as a predictor of lung disease. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Medical research
Senescence and extracellular vesicles: Novel partners in vascular amyloidosis
A new editorial paper titled "Senescence and extracellular vesicles: novel partners in vascular amyloidosis" has been published in Aging.
Mar 29, 2023
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Cardiology
Estrogen receptor in the heart found to regulate obesity in postmenopausal women
Estrogen is known to play an important role in the protection of women's hearts, but once women are postmenopausal and estrogen levels drop, they are at an increased risk of a number of diseases and conditions, including ...
Mar 10, 2023
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Medical research
Researchers link supplement to reduced biomarkers of Alzheimer's in the brain
For the first time, a researcher at the University of Delaware College of Health Sciences in collaboration with a team at the National Institute on Aging, a division of the National Institutes of Health, has determined that ...
Feb 23, 2023
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Diabetes
Identification of a previously unknown function of adipose tissue in insulin secretion
Scientists at the University of Augsburg and Helmholtz Munich have made an important breakthrough in better understanding early processes in the development of type 2 diabetes by identifying a previously unknown transmission ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Can the body's own 'killer torpedoes' derived from NK cells fight cancer?
In our body, we have both an innate immune system and an immune system that is developed throughout life. Part of the innate immune system consists of so-called NK cells. This is a type of immune cell that specializes in ...
Jan 20, 2023
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