Dietary restriction boosts antitumour immunity by rewiring T cell metabolism
By elevating ketone-driven energy pathways inside CD8+ T cells, dietary restriction steers them away from exhaustion and toward…
Optogenetic tool helps decipher mechanisms of brain dysfunction in Huntington’s disease
Synaptic plasticity — the brain’s ability to modify the connections between neurons to support learning — is one…
Researchers unravel why mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 can cause heart damage
Stanford Medicine investigators have unearthed the biological process by which mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 can cause heart damage…
Nanoflower-treated stem cells deliver healthier mitochondria to stressed cells
By engineering nanomaterials that boost mitochondrial biogenesis, researchers show how stem cells can become powerful “mitochondrial biofactories,” offering…
Older chemical libraries yield new leads for next-generation COVID-19 antivirals
SARS‑CoV‑2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continues to mutate, with some newer strains becoming less responsive to current…
Timing of genetic mutation dictates childhood leukemia aggressiveness
A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has uncovered why children with…
Kiwifruit intake boosts vitamin C in skin and supports dermal structure
By directly measuring vitamin C inside human skin, researchers show that diet can boost skin vitamin C content…
New evidence shows hematopoietic cell transplantation offers durable relief for sickle cell disease
Patients who underwent hematopoietic cell transplantation for sickle cell disease saw high rates of survival without disease symptoms…
Novel antibody suppresses primary tumor growth and spread of triple-negative breast cancer
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant forms of breast cancer. It grows…
Study shines light on how P2X4 receptor can be inhibited
A study carried out by the University of Bonn and the University Hospital Bonn throws light on how…
Early pregnancy placenta models show significant effects from PFAS exposure
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of nearly 10,000 long-lasting chemical compounds that stay in the…
Bacterial enzyme linked to heart complications in pneumonia
Pneumonia is a disease that burdens the healthcare system with more that 1.2 million emergency room visits each…