New insight into TRPM3 heat sensor reveals how the body detects temperature
The ability to sense heat protects the body from burns and injury. But how the body actually feels…
Disruption of glial circadian rhythms linked to Alzheimer’s disease progression
Alzheimer’s disease is notorious for scrambling patients’ daily rhythms. Restless nights with little sleep and increased napping during…
Common test to assess viability of IVF embryos may be flawed
A test deployed in many fertility clinics to assess the viability of embryos for use in IVF is…
Epigenetic editing enables safer and more effective T cell therapies
Arc Institute, Gladstone Institutes, and University of California, San Francisco, scientists have developed an epigenetic editing platform that…
A new way to monitor chemotherapy drug behavior inside cells
Scientists have made incredible progress in developing cancer therapies that help patients across cancer types. However, they face…
New insights into how the blood-brain barrier safeguards the brain
By decoding the blood-brain barrier’s intricate structure and function, researchers are paving the way for new therapies that…
Researchers develop a new approach for treating children with neuroblastoma
A research team from the University of Zurich and the University Children’s Hospital Zurich has developed a new…
New insights reveal persistent genome structure during cell division
Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the…
CRATERs identified as key sites for T cell-mediated tumor destruction
Like the surface of the moon, new research published today in Cell finds the existence of craters on…
Ingestible bioprinter offers minimally invasive tissue repair
Soft tissue injuries of the gastrointestinal tract, like ulcers or hemorrhages, can currently be treated only with some…
AI predicts cell responses to drugs and genetic changes
Controlling the state of a cell in a desired direction is one of the central challenges in life…
Cancer hijacks embryonic gene editors to fuel growth
Cancer cells are known to reawaken embryonic genes to grow. A new study reveals the disease also hijacks…