Cancers ‘change spots’ to avoid immunotherapy
Bowel cancers can avoid being recognised by immunotherapy by switching off key molecule on surface of cells Growing mini tumours ...
Tag: Molecular Biology
Genetic variant linked to cucumber fruit length
The discovery of a fruit length modulator has implications for cucumber breedingCredit: Yiqun Weng The cucumber is among the top ...
Researchers develop effective method to diagnose pancreatic cancer
Thus, the prospects for early pancreatic cancer detection are of enormous importance. Innovation Fund Denmark has just granted 13.1 million ...
Fishy diagnostics for food allergy testing
James Cook University scientists in Australia have found material commonly used for fish allergy testing is unreliable - potentially putting ...
LSU Health New Orleans research finds new Rx target for childhood cancer
New Orleans, LA - Research led by Michael Lan, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans ...
CD30: From witness to culprit
The study, which was supported by the German Cancer Aid, suggests that vaccination against EBV might reduce the risk of ...
Bacteria surrounding coral reefs change in synchrony, even across great distance
Credit: Jennifer Smith In coral reef ecosystems, amid stony corals, fronds of algae and schools of fish, microorganisms are essential ...
‘Molecular scissors’ for plastic waste
Enzyme MHETase decodedCredit: Martin Künsting/HZB Plastics are excellent materials: extremely versatile and almost eternally durable. But this is also exactly ...
Molecules that curb errant proteins of AL amyloidosis point to new type of therapy
Scripps Research team finds promising molecules for stabilizing abnormal proteins that cause disease LA JOLLA, CA - Scientists at Scripps ...
In mice, eliminating damaged mitochondria alleviates chronic inflammatory disease
Treatment with a choline kinase inhibitor prompts immune cells to clear away damaged mitochondria, thus reducing NLRP3 inflammasome activation and ...
Crucial ‘electrical switch’ in brain revealed in study published by Science
Native structure of AMPA receptor in rodent model may lead to discovering mechanism behind conditions such as Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: OHSU ...
Near-atomic map of parathyroid hormone complex points toward new therapies for osteoporosis
Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Research Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 11, 2019) -- An international team of scientists has ...
Getting closer: Finding out why the immune system attacks itself
B cells gone bad could be the culprit in rheumatoid arthritisCredit: University of Houston Biomolecular researcher Navin Varadarajan has published ...
Multiple Denisovan-related ancestries in Papuans
DNA sequences from Indonesia and New Guinea reveal new branches of the Denisovan family treeCredit: © Isabella Apriyana The findings ...
Rutgers scientists discover new role for sensory signals in the brain
Findings could help lead to new treatments for Parkinson's disease, psychiatric disordersCredit: Alex Yonk Learning how to tie a shoe ...
Protein complex may help prevent neurodegenerative diseases
A protein complex within the cell has been found to play a key role in preventing the toxicity of proteins ...
Biosynthesis of widespread pigments from bacteria revealed
Researchers from Goethe University and TU Munich decode biosynthesis of aryl polyene pigmentsCredit: Maximilian Schmalhofer Aryl polyene are yellow pigments ...
Loss of a DNA repair system creates a unique vulnerability in many cancer types
Cancer cells that cannot repair a certain form of DNA mutation become strongly dependent on single enzyme to survive, creating ...
When do male and female differences appear in the development of beetle horns
Credit: NIBB The male Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus, living on Japan's main island has big horns, which are used ...
Novel strategy hits ‘reset button’ for disease-causing genetic duplications
WORCESTER -- Scientists at UMass Medical School have developed a strategy for editing and repairing a particular type of genetic ...