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Cancer-killing T cells release chemicals to direct swarms towards tumors

When immune system T cells find and recognise a target, they release chemicals to attract more T cells which then swarm to help subdue the threat, shows a new study published today in eLife.

13 Oct 2020

Scientists combine a chemotherapeutic and photodynamic approach to fight cancer

In their quest to destroy cancer cells, researchers are turning to combinational therapies more and more. Scientists from Germany and China have now combined a chemotherapeutic and photodynamic approach.

13 Oct 2020

Bacterial toxin stimulates tissue regeneration

Normally they are among the many harmless organisms found in and on the human body: one in four people have millions of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria on their skin and on the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, without being aware of it.

13 Oct 2020

Statins may lower cancer risk through a pathway unrelated to cholesterol

Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may reduce cancer risk in humans through a pathway unrelated to cholesterol, says a study published today in eLife.

13 Oct 2020

NYU scientists develop a method using holographic imaging to detect viruses, antibodies

A team of New York University scientists has developed a method using holographic imaging to detect both viruses and antibodies. The breakthrough has the potential to aid in medical diagnoses and, specifically, those related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

13 Oct 2020

Novel findings on mole growth could pave way for skin cancer treatments

Moles stop growing when they reach a certain size due to normal interactions between cells, despite having cancer-associated gene mutations, says a new study published today in eLife.

13 Oct 2020

Study examines the pharmacogenomics of opioid addiction

In one of the first studies of its kind, a University of Cincinnati researcher is using a grant from the Ohio attorney general's office to research the pharmacogenomics of opioid addiction.

13 Oct 2020

Axol Bioscience introduces multi-electrode array screening services for human iPSC-derived cells

Axol Bioscience today announced the expansion of its services, with the introduction of array screening for human induced pluripotent stem cells.

From Axol Bioscience Ltd 13 Oct 2020

Researchers identify a mechanism to prevent hair loss

An international research group headed by Associate Professor Sara Wickström at the University of Helsinki has identified a mechanism that is likely to prevent hair loss.

13 Oct 2020

Female mosquitoes can detect a combination of four different substances in blood

Mosquitoes spread diseases like malaria, dengue, and yellow fever that kill at least a half a million people each year. Now researchers are learning what humans taste like to mosquitoes, down to the individual neurons that sense blood's distinctive, delectable flavor.

13 Oct 2020

Researchers to review the effect of recent bushfires on koalas

A University of Adelaide-led research project will study the clinical data of koalas injured in last summer's devastating bushfires to give them the best possible chance of survival and recovery in future bushfires.

13 Oct 2020

Enzyme SSH1 impairs the disposal of damaged tau and neurotoxic mitochondria

In a healthy brain, the multistep waste clearance process known as autophagy routinely removes and degrades damaged cell components - including malformed proteins like tau and toxic mitochondria.

12 Oct 2020

Two well-known neurochemicals found to be involved in sub-second perception, cognition

In first-of-their-kind observations in the human brain, an international team of researchers has revealed two well-known neurochemicals -; dopamine and serotonin -; are at work at sub-second speeds to shape how people perceive the world and take action based on their perception.

12 Oct 2020

Leaking components from broken muscle fibers activate 'satellite' muscle stem cells

While building a muscle damage model in a cultured system, a research collaboration between Kumamoto University and Nagasaki University in Japan has found that components leaking from broken muscle fibers activate "satellite" muscle stem cells.

12 Oct 2020

Understanding the production of memory B cells and immune responses

The current COVID-19 climate has made vaccines, antibodies, and immune responses topics of everyday conversation.

12 Oct 2020

Dynamic map reveals how cells fight microbes and preserve memory for future infections

Researchers have charted the activity of tens of thousands of genes in mouse immune cells over the course of an infection.

12 Oct 2020

Study elucidates the role of ERβ in growth of skeletal muscle in female mice

Researchers at Kumamoto University, Japan generated mice lacking the estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) gene, both fiber-specific and muscle stem cell-specific, which resulted in abnormalities in the growth and regeneration of skeletal muscle in female mice.

12 Oct 2020

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Cancer-killing T cells release chemicals to direct swarms towards tumors

Scientists combine a chemotherapeutic and photodynamic approach to fight cancer

Bacterial toxin stimulates tissue regeneration

Statins may lower cancer risk through a pathway unrelated to cholesterol

NYU scientists develop a method using holographic imaging to detect viruses, antibodies

Novel findings on mole growth could pave way for skin cancer treatments

Study examines the pharmacogenomics of opioid addiction

Axol Bioscience introduces multi-electrode array screening services for human iPSC-derived cells

Researchers identify a mechanism to prevent hair loss

Female mosquitoes can detect a combination of four different substances in blood

Researchers to review the effect of recent bushfires on koalas

Enzyme SSH1 impairs the disposal of damaged tau and neurotoxic mitochondria

Two well-known neurochemicals found to be involved in sub-second perception, cognition

Leaking components from broken muscle fibers activate 'satellite' muscle stem cells

Understanding the production of memory B cells and immune responses

Dynamic map reveals how cells fight microbes and preserve memory for future infections

Study elucidates the role of ERβ in growth of skeletal muscle in female mice

Powerful antimicrobial molecules engineered from toxic proteins in wasp venom

Computational biology algorithm could help optimize culture conditions required for cell therapy

Gene variations that regulate dopamine levels in the brain may influence mobility of elderly, frail adults

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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