Study explains why patients with cancer spread to the liver have worse outcomes
The liver siphons critical immune cells to render immunotherapy ineffective; radiation to the liver may block this processCredit: University of ...
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Neuroscientists seek Parkinson’s, addiction insights by tracking gene expression
Credit: Preston Ge/MIT Picower Institute Two MIT neuroscientists have received grants from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation ...
Immunology study finds protein critical to T cell metabolism and anti-tumor immune response
Preclinical data suggests elevating NIK levels may enhance adoptive T cell therapiesCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON -- Researchers at ...
Study of 50,000 people finds brown fat may protect against numerous chronic diseases
Credit: Courtesy of MSKCC radiologists Andreas G. Wibmer and Heiko Schöder. Brown fat is that magical tissue that you would ...
Brain cancer linked to tissue healing
Brain tumours might arise when tissue does not heal properly-- a finding that opens up new ideas about how cancer ...
Alpha-ray missile therapy: tumor cells attacked from intracellular region
Researchers at Osaka University have developed a technique of attacking cancer cells with lethal alpha rays from within by using ...
Risk of extinction cascades from freshwater mussels to a bitterling fish
Decline of unionid mussels heightens hybridisation of native and introduced bitterling fishCredit: Hiroki Hata (Ehime University) Bitterling fishes (Subfamily: Acheilognathinae) ...
RedHill announces positive top-line data from P2 COVID-19 study of opaganib
Phase 2 COVID-19 study of opaganib showed that orally-administered opaganib was safe and demonstrated consistent trends of greater improvement in ...
The puzzle of nonhost resistance: why do pathogens harm some plants but not others?
Credit: Ralph Panstruga & Matthew Moscou People have puzzled for years why pathogen Phytophthora infestens causes the devastating late blight ...
Groups of bacteria can work together to better protect crops and improve their growth
Credit: Noam Eckshtain-Levi, Susanna Leigh Harris, Reizo Quilat Roscios, and Elizabeth Anne Shank Certain bacteria, known as plant-growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), ...
High-speed atomic force microscopy takes on intrinsically disordered proteins
Credit: Kanazawa University Our understanding of biological proteins does not always correlate with how common or important they are. Half ...
Discovery of aging mechanism for hematopoietic stem cells
Limited rejuvenation of aged hematopoietic stem cells in young bone marrow nicheCredit: ©Atsushi IWAMA, The Institute of Medical Science, The ...
AI-designed serotonin sensor may help scientists study sleep and mental health
NIH BRAIN Initiative scientists used machine learning to redesign a bacterial 'Venus flytrap' protein that can monitor brain serotonin levels ...
New research highlights the importance of the thymus in successful pregnancies
Credit: Ragnar Söderberg Foundation How the immune system adapts to pregnancies has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, findings from an ...
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