Stem cell study identifies universal checkpoint controlling cell identity
A study published in Cell Research advances a central idea in stem cell biology by identifying a checkpoint…
Why early-onset cancers are rising and how researchers plan to stop them
Early-onset cancers are reshaping the cancer landscape, and this Cell Perspective lays out how researchers could uncover hidden…
Clusterin inhibition offers new hope for treating cervical gastric-type adenocarcinoma
Gastric-type adenocarcinoma (GAS) is one of the most aggressive non-human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cervical adenocarcinomas and remains especially difficult…
CIPHER-seq technology reveals how immune cells communicate during treatment
A new single-cell technology is giving scientists their clearest view yet of immune cell behavior-capturing not just genetic…
Gut microbiota regulates intestinal epithelial cell function and plasticity
A research team led by scientists from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil, has…
RNA barcoding maps neural connections with unprecedented resolution
By tagging neurons with molecular “barcodes,” researchers mapped connections among thousands of neurons in the mouse brain with…
CiQUS researchers develop flexible chemical strategy to create biomimetic synthetic cells
A team at the Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS) at the University of Santiago de…
Blocking nitric oxide suppresses tumor growth in aggressive pediatric neuroblastoma
The tumor begins before birth. Somewhere in the developing fetus, neural crest cells that should have matured into…
New 3D printing method delivers cancer drugs directly to tumors
University of Mississippi research offers hope that cancer drug therapies packaged in 3D-printed carriers could deliver medication directly to…
Scientists create large library of mitochondrial DNA mutant models
Some of your most important life partners are the mitochondria that power all your cells. You and these…
New blood biomarker improves cancer risk detection in people with Lynch Syndrome
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a new blood-based biomarker that can…
New strategy exploits specific genetic vulnerability in colorectal cancer patients
Researchers have identified a novel therapeutic approach for colorectal cancer by exploiting a specific genetic vulnerability found in…