Tuberculosis bacteria stiffen cell membranes to evade immune destruction
Scientists have uncovered an elegant biophysical trick that tuberculosis-causing bacteria use to survive inside human cells, a discovery…
Grant supports research into how microglia may spread toxic tau in Alzheimer’s
A researcher with the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio has…
Precision mRNA vaccine strategy shows early promise for improving TNBC relapse risk
A pioneering personalized mRNA vaccine study reveals lasting immune responses in triple-negative breast cancer, offering early signals that…
How GLP-1 drugs affect the body beyond weight loss and glucose control
Widely used weight-loss and diabetes drugs show clear benefits, but emerging evidence clarifies their side effects, rare risks,…
Extreme endurance exercise pushes red blood cells toward accelerated aging
Extreme endurance running damages red blood cells in ways that may affect their ability to function properly, according…
Researchers find new way to halt leukemia stem cell growth
In a new study published in Nature Communications, a research team at the University of Oslo have examined…
Myopia may be driven by prolonged close-up focus in low-light environments
For years, rising rates of myopia – or nearsightedness – have been widely attributed to increased screen time,…
Nuclear speckles may be the unseen architects of viral infection spread
Recent research reveals that nuclear speckles play a key role in modifying viral messenger RNAs and in their…
Unraveling resistance at single-cell resolution
HER2-positive gastric cancer accounts for a substantial proportion of advanced cases and has long been treated with HER2-targeted…
Global study reveals disparities in early-onset gastric cancer
Gastric cancer remains the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Although its overall incidence has declined, early-onset…
Engineered Listeria boosts innate immunity against cancer
After nearly 40 years of research on how Listeria bacteria manipulate our cells and battle our immune system…
Modified peptides show promise against tuberculosis bacteria
Antibiotic treatments are losing effectiveness against a range of common bacterial pathogens, including E. coli, K. pneumoniae, Salmonella and Acinetobacter, according to a…