Engineered immune cells help eliminate severe bacterial infections effectively
Severe bacterial infections remain a major global health challenge because antibiotics alone often fail when the host immune…
Immune signaling pathway protects newborn heart cells from injury
Researchers at the University Hospital of Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn have identified a previously unknown…
Sprint exercise sends a very different molecular signal through the body
Just minutes of all-out sprint work produced a striking surge in circulating proteins and metabolites, revealing how exercise…
Outfitting cells in “invisibility cloaks” could offer a novel approach to treating diabetes
Outfitting cells in “invisibility cloaks” may offer an easier, less damaging treatment pathway for people with diabetes undergoing…
Salk scientists use DNA origami to track molecular movements
Scientists often describe life as a series of chemical reactions. Pallav Kosuri, PhD, describes life as movement. Chemical…
New method enables more precise labeling of protein-protein interactions in cancer-specific cells
Using a photochemically driven labeling technique, a Cornell University-led research group has devised a strategy for capturing cancer-specific…
Preoperative combination therapy improves head and neck cancer outcomes
Bottom line: Patients with head and neck cancer who received chemotherapy in addition to immunotherapy before surgery had…
Common e-cigarette flavorant may disrupt normal embryo development
Vanillin, a common flavoring chemical in e-cigarettes, may disrupt the normal development of embryos in pregnant women who…
Natural gut molecule could strengthen chickens’ immune response against bacterial infections
A naturally occurring gut molecule that could strengthen chickens’ immune response against a wide range of bacterial infections,…
Study sheds new light on the physiological roles of protein quality control at the ribosome
Scientists at the Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC) and the CECAD Cluster of Excellence on Aging Research…
Mitochondrial rewiring may explain why orthoflaviviruses harm humans but persist in mosquitoes
From mitochondrial fragmentation to antioxidant defenses, researchers reveal how the same viruses can drive cellular damage in vertebrates…
AI-based methods help uncover hidden roots of tumor metastasis
A cancerous tumor is not a single enemy. It is made up of many different cell populations that…