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Distinctive characteristics in lung cancers could be key to personalized therapies

Melbourne researchers have discovered that the key to personalized therapies for some types of lung cancers may be to focus on their differences, not their similarities.

13 Sep 2019

B cells may play an important role in immunotherapy for melanoma

Researchers at EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute and the Medical University of Vienna have found evidence that B cells might play an important role in immunotherapy for melanoma.

13 Sep 2019

Discovery opens up new opportunities to understand the genetics of cancer

University of Delaware molecular biologist Mona Batish and collaborators at Harvard Medical School and University of California, Los Angeles, have identified a new circular ribonucleic acid (RNA) that increases tumor activity in soft tissue and connective tissue tumors.

13 Sep 2019

Scientists identify a potentially novel avenue to treat non-small cell lung cancers

Researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center have made a breakthrough discovery that solves a mystery long forgotten by science and have identified a potentially novel avenue in pre-clinical models to treat non-small cell lung cancers.

13 Sep 2019

Study provides new insights into how astrocytes help the brain process information

A collaboration between the laboratories of Vincent Bonin (NERF, empowered by VIB, imec and KU Leuven) and Matthew Holt (VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research) reveals that noradrenaline plays a key role in how astrocytes - star-shaped cells in the brain closely associated with neurons - track distinct information during behavior.

12 Sep 2019

Scientists use CAR-T cells to reverse cardiac fibrosis

Scientists have used CAR-T cell therapy to treat cardiac fibrosis, a key part of heart disease and cardiac arrest.

12 Sep 2019

Superbugs spread in the absence of antibiotics

Scientists have discovered a new mechanism by which antibiotic resistance spreads between superbug species, and say that stopping antibiotics is not enough.

12 Sep 2019

Cytek Biosciences’ Northern Lights platform approved for clinical use in China

Clinical flow cytometry laboratories based in China can now go beyond 24 colors – easily and affordably.

From Cytek Biosciences 12 Sep 2019

New technique for autonomous coordination of cell subpopulations

For years, scientists have explored ways to alter the cells of microorganisms in efforts to improve how a wide range of products are made - including medicines, fuels, and even beer.

12 Sep 2019

Accelerating Nanobody Production using Polyclonal Anti-VHH Antibodies

In this interview, Dr. Dave Fancy, CEO of Jackson ImmunoResearch explains how anti-VHH antibodies can be used to produce nanobodies and VHH libraries.

From Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories, Inc. 12 Sep 2019

Scientists identify molecule that plays key role in determining fate of cells under stress

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified a molecule that plays a pivotal role in determining the fate of cells under stress, much like a Roman emperor deciding the fate of gladiators in the coliseum.

12 Sep 2019

Cell adhesion protein promotes metastasis in breast cancer, study reveals

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center discovered that a cell adhesion protein, E-cadherin, allows breast cancer cells to survive as they travel through the body and form new tumors, a process termed metastasis.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 11 Sep 2019

YCC scientists uncover key to help treat many forms of cancer

Yale Cancer Center (YCC) scientists have uncovered the workings of a metabolic pathway or "gauge" that lets cancer cells detect when they have enough nutrients around them to grow.

11 Sep 2019

'Protein mapping' approach reveals why metastatic melanoma patients do not respond to immunotherapy

Tel Aviv University and Sheba Medical Center researchers say they have discovered why more than half of patients with metastatic melanoma do not respond to immunotherapy cancer treatments.

10 Sep 2019

Salk researchers develop method to reveal epigenetic features of brain cells

The brain's prefrontal cortex, which gives us our ability to solve problems and plan ahead, contains billions of cells. But understanding the large diversity of cell types in this critical region, each with unique genetic and molecular properties, has been challenging.

10 Sep 2019

Study sheds light on how 'flight-or-flight' response impairs long-term health

Research from the lab of Mark Alkema, PhD, professor of neurobiology, sheds light on how the "flight-or-flight" response impairs long-term organism health.

10 Sep 2019

Innovative method could improve understanding of many processes in the body at molecular level

Cells are the basic building blocks of life - and, as such, they have been the object of intense study since the invention of the optical microscope in the 17th century.

7 Sep 2019

Disease-causing bacteria compete with human hosts for key micronutrient, study shows

New research from a University of Florida microbiologist shows that disease-causing bacteria compete with their human hosts for a key micronutrient.

6 Sep 2019

Researchers discover a molecule that regulates tumor development in different types of cancers

Researchers from the Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, discover that a non-coding region of the genome originates a key molecule for the proliferation of tumors in breast cancer and some types of sarcoma.

5 Sep 2019

Researchers map uncharted area of genome using advanced imaging

Using advanced imaging techniques, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have mapped a previously uncharted region of the human genome that gives rise to a variety of disease, setting the stage to potentially test for the conditions in the future.

4 Sep 2019

Cell Biology

Distinctive characteristics in lung cancers could be key to personalized therapies

B cells may play an important role in immunotherapy for melanoma

Discovery opens up new opportunities to understand the genetics of cancer

Scientists identify a potentially novel avenue to treat non-small cell lung cancers

Study provides new insights into how astrocytes help the brain process information

Scientists use CAR-T cells to reverse cardiac fibrosis

Superbugs spread in the absence of antibiotics

Cytek Biosciences’ Northern Lights platform approved for clinical use in China

New technique for autonomous coordination of cell subpopulations

Accelerating Nanobody Production using Polyclonal Anti-VHH Antibodies

Scientists identify molecule that plays key role in determining fate of cells under stress

Cell adhesion protein promotes metastasis in breast cancer, study reveals

YCC scientists uncover key to help treat many forms of cancer

'Protein mapping' approach reveals why metastatic melanoma patients do not respond to immunotherapy

Salk researchers develop method to reveal epigenetic features of brain cells

Study sheds light on how 'flight-or-flight' response impairs long-term health

Innovative method could improve understanding of many processes in the body at molecular level

Disease-causing bacteria compete with human hosts for key micronutrient, study shows

Researchers discover a molecule that regulates tumor development in different types of cancers

Researchers map uncharted area of genome using advanced imaging

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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