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USC scientists transform B cells into cancer and HIV destroyers

USC scientists have discovered a way to turn the body's B cells into tiny surveillance machines and antibody factories that can pump out specially designed antibodies to destroy cancer cells or HIV, two of medicine's most formidable foes.

22 Jul 2024

CD5 knockout using CRISPR boosts CAR T cell therapy efficacy

The effectiveness of CAR T cell therapy against a variety of cancers, including solid tumors, could be boosted greatly by using CRISPR-Cas9 technology to knock out the gene for CD5, a protein found on the surface of T cells, according to a preclinical study from investigators at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine and Abramson Cancer Center.

19 Jul 2024

Study examines brain activity and time perception over minutes and hours

Ever hear the old adage that time flies when you're having fun? A new study by a team of UNLV researchers suggests that there's a lot of truth to the trope.

19 Jul 2024

Blocking IL-11 protein extends lifespan and health in mice by 25%, study shows

Scientists at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Medical Science and Imperial College London have discovered that 'switching off' a protein called IL-11 can significantly increase the healthy lifespan of mice by almost 25%.

18 Jul 2024

Insights into megakaryopoiesis regulation by plasmacytoid dendritic cells

Platelets play an essential role in wound healing. Underproduction can cause devastating bleeding, while overproduction increases the deadly risk of thromboses.

18 Jul 2024

Discovery of over 1,000 undetected proteins in metabolite samples

Van Andel Institute scientists have identified more than 1,000 previously undetected proteins in common metabolite samples, which persist despite extraction methods designed to weed them out.

18 Jul 2024

Harnessing cell's natural delivery system for targeted drug delivery

Each cell in the body has its own unique delivery system that scientists are working on harnessing to move revolutionary biological drugs - molecules like proteins, RNA and combinations of the two - to specific diseased parts of the body.

17 Jul 2024

Researchers reveal unique characteristics of previously unexplored protein FAM110A

An international research collaboration, led by Prof. Dr. Robert Grosse (Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies and Institute of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Freiburg), Dr. Libor Macurek (Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague) and Dr. Zdenek Lansky (Institute of Biotechnology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague) has uncovered a new mechanism of the crosstalk between microtubules and actin cytoskeleton during cell division and revealed unique characteristics of the previously unexplored protein FAM110A.

16 Jul 2024

Immune protein C1q impacts neuronal protein synthesis in the aging brain, study reveals

A groundbreaking study conducted at the lab of Beth Stevens, PhD, at Boston Children's Hospital has revealed that an immune protein impacts neuronal protein synthesis in the aging brain.

15 Jul 2024

Triad of immune cells key to successful cancer immunotherapy, study finds

There's a frustrating fact about today's immunotherapies for cancer. While sometimes they work beautifully - completely eliminating or greatly reducing cancer in particular patients - other times they don't work at all. It's a mystery.

15 Jul 2024

TurCaMPb: A novel tool for monitoring mitochondrial calcium dynamics

Mitochondria are crucial for maintaining calcium balance in cells, but their calcium dynamics are challenging to study due to pH changes in the mitochondrial matrix, and the lack of cyan-colored GECIs hinders the monitoring of calcium signals across different organelles and cell types.

14 Jul 2024

Novel DNA aptamers of melanopsin developed to regulate circadian rhythm

DNA aptamers of melanopsin that regulate the clock hands of biological rhythms were developed by the Toyohashi University of Technology and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) group.

12 Jul 2024

Optical metabolic imaging reveals how Toxoplasma infection changes host cell metabolism

Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis, a lifelong chronic infection prevalent in about 30% of the human population.

12 Jul 2024

Immune cell inflammation may be responsible for some severe symptoms in lysosomal storage diseases

Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have found that inflammation in an immune cell may be responsible in part for some severe symptoms in a group of rare genetic conditions called lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs).

12 Jul 2024

Accelerate Your Research: Dispen3D Harnesses the Power of 3D Models

Dispen3D is setting new standards in single-cell biology, enabling researchers to conduct high-precision experiments that drive advancements in drug discovery, personalized medicine, and regenerative therapies.

From SEED Biosciences 12 Jul 2024

Cellular immunotherapy offers hope for solid tumors

Early findings from a small clinical trial provide evidence that a new cellular immunotherapy approach may be effective in treating metastatic solid tumors. In the trial, researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) genetically engineered normal white blood cells, known as lymphocytes, from each patient to produce receptors that recognize and attack their specific cancer cells.

12 Jul 2024

Researchers identify molecular processes crucial for the maturation of Group 2 innate lymphoid cells

Scientists have discovered a novel mechanism of ILC2 immune cell development which may be involved in exacerbating allergic diseases.

11 Jul 2024

Researchers identify shared molecular mechanism in cancer and pregnancy that suppresses immune system

Researchers elucidated the shared immune tolerance mechanisms in cancer and pregnancy, focusing on the role of an immune checkpoint protein as an onco-fetal immune tolerance checkpoint.

11 Jul 2024

Bacterial communication system aids survival against antibiotics

When confronted with an antibiotic, toxic substance, or other source of considerable stress, bacteria are able to activate a defense mechanism using cell-to-cell communication to 'warn' unaffected bacteria, which can then anticipate, shield themselves and spread the warning signal.

10 Jul 2024

Groundbreaking protein atlas reveals cellular insights for disease research

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed an atlas of proteins describing how they behave inside human cells.

10 Jul 2024

Cell Biology

USC scientists transform B cells into cancer and HIV destroyers

CD5 knockout using CRISPR boosts CAR T cell therapy efficacy

Study examines brain activity and time perception over minutes and hours

Blocking IL-11 protein extends lifespan and health in mice by 25%, study shows

Insights into megakaryopoiesis regulation by plasmacytoid dendritic cells

Discovery of over 1,000 undetected proteins in metabolite samples

Harnessing cell's natural delivery system for targeted drug delivery

Researchers reveal unique characteristics of previously unexplored protein FAM110A

Immune protein C1q impacts neuronal protein synthesis in the aging brain, study reveals

Triad of immune cells key to successful cancer immunotherapy, study finds

TurCaMPb: A novel tool for monitoring mitochondrial calcium dynamics

Novel DNA aptamers of melanopsin developed to regulate circadian rhythm

Optical metabolic imaging reveals how Toxoplasma infection changes host cell metabolism

Immune cell inflammation may be responsible for some severe symptoms in lysosomal storage diseases

Accelerate Your Research: Dispen3D Harnesses the Power of 3D Models

Cellular immunotherapy offers hope for solid tumors

Researchers identify molecular processes crucial for the maturation of Group 2 innate lymphoid cells

Researchers identify shared molecular mechanism in cancer and pregnancy that suppresses immune system

Bacterial communication system aids survival against antibiotics

Groundbreaking protein atlas reveals cellular insights for disease research

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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