Outfitting T cell receptors to combat a widespread and sometimes deadly virus
Credit: Jennifer Maynard/Ellen Wagner/University of Texas Researchers have engineered "antibody-like" T cell receptors that can specifically stick to cells infected ...
Tag: Molecular Biology
Stopping inflammation from becoming chronic
Jena University pharmacists and international partners present highly sensitive test system for anti-inflammatory drugsCredit: Jan-Peter Kasper/University Jena Drugs such as ...
Revealing the role of the mysterious small proteins
CRG investigators develop a technique to identify and classify proteins with less than 100 amino acidsCredit: © CRG 2019. All ...
Treatment to a T? Taking a ‘BiTE’ out of lung cancer
Researchers at Osaka University reveal a correlation between the activity of T cells in lung cancer tumors and equivalent activity ...
$1 million award lets UVA open new portal to submicroscopic world
Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System A scientist at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has received a ...
Salk scientists uncover how high-fat diet drives colorectal cancer growth
Experimental drug candidate slows cancer progression in mouse modelCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(February 21, 2018) As cancer death rates drop ...
Dermal disruption: Amphibian skin bacteria is more diverse in cold, variable environments
Global survey of frog skin bacteria reveals microbiome rules of thumbCredit: Credit: Miguel Vences Amphibians are victims of lethal skin-disease ...
New mechanisms regulating neural stem cells
Credit: Source: Helmholtz Zentrum München The use of stem cells to repair organs is one of the foremost goals of ...
MTHFD2 mitochondrial metabolic enzyme maintains cancer stem-like cells
Credit: Kanazawa University An increase in the incidence and mortality rate of cancer has been noted worldwide, especially for lung ...
The Mark Foundation funds 14 new cancer innovation projects
$3.4 million in ASPIRE awards announced to support cancer research NEW YORK, NY -- The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research ...
Genetic blueprint for extraordinary wood-munching fungus
A relatively unknown fungus, accidentally found growing on an Acacia tree in the Northern Cape, has emerged as a voracious ...
Salt could be a key factor in allergic immune reactions
Atopic dermatitis: Elevated salt concentrations in affected skin Salt apparently affects allergic immune reactions. A team working with Prof. Christina ...
Bat influenza viruses could infect humans
Bats don't only carry the deadly Ebola virus, but are also a reservoir for a new type of influenza virus. ...
Researchers find genetic clues to high rates of asthma in those of African ancestry
CU Anschutz scientists discover areas of chromosomes associated with asthma, a complex disease with striking disparities across racial/ethnic groups AURORA, ...
Antibiotic resistances spread faster than so far thought
Credit: © Helmholtz Zentrum München By studying fish raised in aquaculture, researchers from the Helmholtz Zentrum München, the University of ...
Suicide system in tuberculosis bacteria might hold key to treatment
Credit: EMBL Hamburg Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top ten causes of death worldwide. In 2017, 10 million people ...
Brain discovery explains a great mystery of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
Credit: Dan Addison | University Communications One of the great mysteries of neuroscience may finally have an answer: Scientists at ...
3D protein structure reveals a new mechanism for future anti-cancer drugs
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina reveal a novel binding site for a class of anti-cancer drugs known ...
Surprise findings turn up the temperature on the study of vernalization
Credit: Sam Sapin Researchers have uncovered new evidence about the agriculturally important process of vernalization in a development that could ...
'Seeing' tails help sea snakes avoid predators
Credit: Chris Malam New research has revealed the fascinating adaptation of some Australian sea snakes that helps protect their vulnerable ...
