Outside signaling shows a route to cancer cells
A new study shows how an anti -cancer drug triggers an “exterior” signal that absorbs a cancer cell. The work,… Read More »Outside signaling shows a route to cancer cells
Individual cells can be connected to plastic electrodes
Researchers at Linköping University have managed to create a close connection between individual cells and organic electronics. The study, published… Read More »Individual cells can be connected to plastic electrodes
Study reveals key immune cells driving cancer treatment success in acute myeloid leukemia
A research team from Columbia Engineering and the Irving Cancer Dynamics Institute made a fundamental discovery in the field of… Read More »Study reveals key immune cells driving cancer treatment success in acute myeloid leukemia
T cells are elevated to fight infections in the intestine
Your instinct is a battlefield. The cells that line the small intestine have to balance two seemingly contradictory functions: absorbing… Read More »T cells are elevated to fight infections in the intestine
An immune complex eliminates stem cells to protect them against cancer
A group of immune proteins called an inflammasome may help prevent blood stem cells from becoming malignant by removing certain… Read More »An immune complex eliminates stem cells to protect them against cancer
Curb excess cholesterol to stop the growth of bladder cancer cells
Like all cancers, bladder cancer develops when abnormal cells begin to multiply uncontrollably. But what if we could stop its… Read More »Curb excess cholesterol to stop the growth of bladder cancer cells
A Raft Battle: How Molecular Dynamics in CAR T Cells Explain Their Cancer-Killing Behavior
A study published in Scientific advances shares new insights into how two of the most common types of chimeric antigen… Read More »A Raft Battle: How Molecular Dynamics in CAR T Cells Explain Their Cancer-Killing Behavior
How our cells eliminate waste and ways to control it
Recycling takes place in our cells all the time: in a process called autophagy, cellular components that are no longer… Read More »How our cells eliminate waste and ways to control it
Approaches against metastatic breast cancer: mini-tumors from circulating cancer cells
Tumor cells circulating in the blood are the “germ cells” of breast cancer metastases. They are very rare and until… Read More »Approaches against metastatic breast cancer: mini-tumors from circulating cancer cells
Fundamental technology to turn cancer cells back into normal cells?
Despite the development of numerous cancer treatment technologies, the common goal of current cancer therapies is to eliminate cancer cells.… Read More »Fundamental technology to turn cancer cells back into normal cells?