Researchers develop new score to predict the risk of liver cancer
Researchers led by Xian-Yang Qin at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan have developed…
Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Strain Found Preserved in 5,000-Year-Old Cave Ice
Scientists have isolated a new strain of the Psychrobacter cryohalolentis species from 5,000-year-old ice from Scarisoara Ice Cave…
A yeast-derived genetic tool offers hope for mitochondrial disorders and cancer
Nucleotide synthesis-the production of the basic components of DNA and RNA-is essential for cell growth and division. In…
Chronic inflammation shapes cancer progression and immunotherapy response
Chronic inflammation is both a driver and suppressor of cancer depending on context. Key players-NF-κB, IL-6, STAT3, TAMs,…
Nasal COVID vaccine boost increases IgA responses linked to variant neutralisation
A novel nasal booster approach may help close the gap between systemic vaccination and infection-blocking mucosal immunity, offering…
Japanese Archipelago Was Once a Refuge for Cave Lions
Between 73,000 and 20,000 years ago (Late Pleistocene), the Japanese Archipelago was inhabited by cave lions (Panthera spelaea),…
Study reveals insights into how cells coordinate gene compensation response
Some genetic mutations that are expected to completely stop a gene from working surprisingly cause only mild or…
Rising lung cancer in never smokers demands urgent research focus
Lung cancer patients who have never smoked make up a significant and growing share of global lung cancer…
Top early-life factors driving childhood food allergy
A sweeping analysis of nearly three million children pinpoints which early-life factors most strongly predict food allergy risk,…
Transcription factor HOXD13 drives melanoma growth and immune evasion
A molecule that helps regulate gene activity has also been shown to drive skin cancer growth and tumors’…
‘Partial reprogramming’ of engram neurons restores memory performance in mice
Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s are often thought of as irreversible. But the brain is…
Microbial generalists form planet-wide networks across ecosystems
In a new study published in Cell, scientists in the Bork Group at EMBL Heidelberg reveal that microbes…