Study reveals how pushing and pulling forces drive blood vessel formation
How do blood vessels form to reliably supply the body with oxygen and nutrients? A research team at…
Blocking autophagy in blood vessels reduces skin inflammation in mice
Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven, together with international collaborators, have discovered that blocking autophagy – the body’s…
AI reveals effective combination therapy for advanced rectal cancer
Artificial intelligence developed by researchers at UCL has revealed a promising combination of cancer treatments that could help…
St. Jude scientists uncover regulatory mechanism for crucial developmental pathway
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists uncovered a regulatory mechanism for signaling of Sonic Hedgehog (SHH), a pathway…
Study links inherited genetics to cancer susceptibility and progression
Scientists have found the first direct evidence of the powerful role our genetic makeup plays in influencing our…
Researchers uncover molecular switch controlling nutrient-driven cell growth
Cells carry their own growth switches. When enough nutrients-amino acids in particular-are available, cells flip this switch on…
Study discovers new therapeutic targets for severe preeclampsia
Unusual behavior in the cells of mothers and babies with preeclampsia may provide new therapeutic targets for the…
Emerging non-endocytic transmembrane delivery strategies for precision medicine
Conventional endocytosis-mediated delivery is limited by poor endosomal escape efficiency, making intracellular delivery of therapeutic biomacromolecules a long-standing…
Researchers link genome folding to gene activity and brain tissue organization in Alzheimer’s
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the University of…
Occult hepatitis B mutations drive liver cancer growth via Akt mTOR pathway
Occult hepatitis B virus (OBI) infection presents a significant global health challenge, notoriously flying under the radar of…
UVA researcher wins federal grant to develop tools for studying rare circulating cells
A University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science faculty researcher earned a major new federal grant…
Study reveals sex-based protein differences across lung cancer types
Biological sex factors into cancer in ways you might not expect. In lung cancer, a form called squamous…