How tick saliva reprograms the skin’s immune defenses
A research team led by the Medical University of Vienna has gained new insights into how ticks influence…
AR3-based optogenetic strategy shows high efficacy in inducing apoptosis and antitumor effects
One of the hallmarks of cancer cells is their ability to evade apoptosis, or programmed cell death, through…
New technique overcomes technological barrier in 3D brain imaging
Scientists at the Swiss Light Source SLS have succeeded in mapping a piece of brain tissue in 3D…
Study provides new hope for future treatment of intestinal condition IBS
Researchers at örebro University in Sweden have made a significant advance in understanding the intestinal condition IBS. For…
Innate immunity and metabolic stress drive a unique form of cell death
In several disease conditions, including infections and cancers, innate immune activation and nutrient scarcity occur together. A study…
Generative AI aids discovery of ISM3830’s novel scaffold
Casitas B-lineage lymphoma-b (CBLB) is an E3 ubiquitin–protein ligase that functions as an intracellular checkpoint and master negative…
New technique helps understand how bacterial shapes contribute to disease
Scientists have long known that bacteria come in many shapes and sizes, but understanding what those differences mean…
Study reveals ATM kinase as the key driver of replicative senescence
After a finite number of divisions, cells simply give up. As each round of replication trims their telomeres-the…
Tiny metal particles can kill cancer cells while leaving healthy cells unharmed
An international research team led by RMIT University have created tiny particles, known as nanodots, made from a…
Rio Tinto to spend $50m on toxic waste plant at Tiwai Point smelter
“Our new facility at Tiwai Point means this processing will now take place in New Zealand, reducing the…
Epigenetic drift explains why the aging intestine becomes more vulnerable to cancer
Researchers from the Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena, Germany, the Molecular Biotechnology…
Study sheds light on how extracellular vesicles mediate intercellular communication
A new study describes a key molecular mechanism that explains how cells exchange information through extracellular vesicles (EVs),…