Scientists discover how neutrophils travel to infection sites without damaging healthy tissue
UMass Chan Medical School scientist Beth McCormick, PhD, and her team collaborated with researchers at the University of…
Glioma microenvironment emerges as key target for future therapies
The prognosis for glioma patients remains extremely poor despite aggressive multimodal standard therapy: maximal safe resection, radiotherapy, and…
Cancer cells exploit liver fat to evade immune system destruction
Liver metastases are among the most common and deadly forms of cancer spread. Now, researchers at VIB and…
Researchers identify immune cell receptor that drives organ aging process
We may age at different rates, but none of us escapes aging. A study in mice and in…
Nasal viruses may drive allergic rhinitis, and ribavirin shows early promise as a targeted spray treatment
A new study suggests that clearing symptom-driving nasal viruses could calm allergic inflammation and open a fresh treatment…
Current-free wireless fields selectively alter immune and cancer cell migration
Traditional electrotaxis assays place electrodes directly into the cell culture medium, which inevitably drives current through the sample.…
A single sauna session boosts immune cells within minutes
New research reveals how a brief Finnish sauna session mobilizes immune defenses within minutes, offering fresh clues into…
Reprogrammed neutrophils promote tumor growth
Predicting tumor progression is one of the major challenges in oncology. Scientists at the University of Geneva (UNIGE)…
Nighttime heart attacks cause less damage due to neutrophil circadian rhythms
Heart attacks that occur at night are less severe than those that strike during the day. A new…
The heme-binding protein hemopexin promotes functional recovery and tissue protection after spinal cord injury via sex-specific regulation of inflammation and ferroptosis | Journal of Neuroinflammation
Sekhon LH, Fehlings MG. Epidemiology, demographics, and pathophysiology of acute spinal cord injury. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2001;26:S2–12.…
New light-based technology arranges cellular messengers with unprecedented precision
In stunning new time-lapse videos, biological nanoparticles scoot and flit across a starry field of glowing dots. Guided…
Deadly brain cancer erodes skull bone and alters immune marrow
Scientists at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine have shown for the…