Pneumococcal disease may signal undiagnosed blood cancer
Severe pneumococcal disease requiring hospitalization, most commonly pneumonia, can be a sign of previously undiagnosed blood cancer and…
New mathematical model tracks how tumor environment impacts cancer therapies
Researchers from Mass General Brigham and the University of Cyprus have developed a sophisticated mathematical model to better…
AtlasPlex™ brings custom 5-plex IHC on FFPE tissue into a single day
Atlas Antibodies has launched AtlasPlex™, a new ready-to-use multiplex immunohistochemistry kit. It lets researchers build their own 3-…
New study explains how TMEM63B protein regulates cell membranes
An autoinhibitory domain in the C-terminal tail of the TMEM63B, a mechanosensitive lipid scramblase, helps maintain its inactive…
Harvard scientists design evolutionary traps to stop viral mutations
When a virus mutates, the world usually finds out the hard way. Variants of influenza and SARS‑CoV‑2 can…
Ivonescimab shows significant survival benefit for patients with PD-L1-positive NSCLC
Ivonescimab significantly prolonged overall survival compared with pembrolizumab as first-line treatment for patients with PD-L1-positive advanced non-small cell…
New nanobody antivenom offers broad protection against Indian cobras
Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and disabilities each year. India alone…
Study uncovers cellular mechanisms behind long-lasting antibody responses
A team led by investigators from the University of Osaka uncovers cellular mechanisms that favor long-lived antibody responses,…
Microscopic peptide droplets reduce colorectal tumor growth in mice
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed microscopic peptide droplets that deliver large amounts of…
New vaccine strategy targets overlooked regions of malaria parasite
Malaria kills more than half a million people a year, most of them young children in Africa. Two…
Novel drug puts cancer cells under extreme metabolic stress
Cancer cells have a voracious appetite for sugar-using it to fuel their rapid growth. This is why many…
Children remain more vulnerable to influenza despite protective antibody levels
Twice-weekly household testing across three influenza seasons shows why conventional antibody measures tell only part of the story…