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The Hidden Link Between Cell Membrane Damage and Cellular Senescence Revealed

Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) along with the researchers from University of Tokyo, Nagoya University, and Nagoya City University, found that disruption to the cell membrane accelerates cellular senescence or cell aging.

23 Feb 2024

Mechanism of Cancer Drug Targeting Tumor Suppressor Genes Unveiled

Researchers have revealed the mechanism of a drug shown to be effective in treating certain types of cancer, which targets a protein modification silencing the expression of multiple tumor suppressor genes.

22 Feb 2024

ENPICOM Partners With Erasmus University Medical Center in Groundbreaking Effort to Discover Nanobodies Against Cancer

ENPICOM, an innovative bioinformatics software solutions provider, has announced a collaboration with Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, a distinguished leader in cancer research.

22 Feb 2024

Safer and More Effective Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injuries

For patients with spinal cord injuries, a small gadget developed by researchers at MIT and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology may help to increase the efficacy and safety of cell therapy treatments.

8 Feb 2024

Imec's Microfluidics Chip Shows Promise in Cancer Immune Profiling

The first clinical validation of Imec's cell sort chip technology has been reported in Cells through a new collaboration between Imec and the KU Leuven Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy.

6 Feb 2024

Trapped Inside Tumors: How Dendritic Cells Lose Their Anti-Tumor Abilities

According to new research, certain immune cells in human bodies experience a reduction in their "killer instinct" after entering solid tumors.

5 Feb 2024

NLRC5 Gene Reactivation Boosts Tumor-Killing Immunity

Every human cell has class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules on its surface, which are immune complexes. The immune system needs MHC class I molecules to identify and eradicate cancer.

30 Jan 2024

Scientists Unleash the Power of Calcium to Target and Destroy Tumor Cells

Calcium ions are essential for cells, but can be toxic in higher concentrations. A team of researchers has now designed and prepared a combination drug that kills tumor cells by modulating the calcium influx into the cell.

30 Jan 2024

Bio-Techne’s Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD) Sets New Standard in Spatial Biology with Protease-Free RNAscope Multiomics

Bio-Techne Corporation today announced that Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD), a Bio-Techne spatial biology brand, has set a new standard with the development of a next-generation, protease-free RNAscope spatial multiomics workflow.

From Bio-Techne 30 Jan 2024

Genomic Insights Into the Evolution of Gigantism in Cetaceans

Certain gene regions in cetaceans (whales, porpoises, and dolphins) play a role in explaining the remarkable size differences among species, such as the Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), which can reach lengths of up to 30 m – almost 10 m longer than a bus – in contrast to the Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), which typically reaches a maximum length of 4 m.

23 Jan 2024

Cholangiocarcinoma: New Organ-On-Chip Aims at Accelerating Research and Personalized Medicine

It is only a few centimeters in size and can be held between two fingers, but in the micro-channels carved inside it, it’s hidden a three-dimensional and highly faithful model of a biliary tract cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, complete with its tumor microenvironment.

23 Jan 2024

CD4+ T Cells Revealed as Powerful Cancer Killers

Researchers have unveiled groundbreaking insights into CD4+ T cells, a kind of immune cell, demonstrating the potential for immunotherapies targeting melanoma, the most fatal kind of skin cancer.

22 Jan 2024

New Technology Enables Minimally-Invasive, High-Resolution Recording of Brain Activity

Sensors built with a new manufacturing approach are capable of recording activity deep within the brain from large populations of individual neurons–with a resolution of as few as one or two neurons–in humans as well as a range of animal models, according to a study published in the Jan. 17, 2024 issue of the journal Nature Communications.

18 Jan 2024

Genetic Analysis Unlocks Secrets of Previously Unknown Bacteria

Unknown germs are a common occurrence in hospitals. Researchers at the University of Basel have spent many years collecting and analyzing them.

12 Jan 2024

Big Data Analysis Reveals Hidden Patterns in Human Chromosomes

IRB Barcelona researchers find 13 unique genomic patterns in unexpected patterns in mutation risks across individuals.

11 Jan 2024

AI Program Reveals Cellular Neighborhoods in Cancer Microenvironments

A novel AI-powered program has been developed by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to assist in comprehending how various cells arrange themselves into certain tissues and communicate with one another.

9 Jan 2024

Novel Amino Acid Nanoparticles Offer Hope for Fighting Multi-Drug Resistant Cancers

Amino acids, such as tyrosine and tryptophan, are the fundamental building blocks that make up proteins.

9 Jan 2024

Swiss Scientists Unearth 35 New Bacteria Species in Hospital Samples

Unknown germs are a common occurrence in hospitals. Researchers at the University of Basel have spent many years collecting and analyzing them.

9 Jan 2024

Scientists Develop Tiny Human Cerebellums to Decipher Disease and Design Therapies

In a first for USC Stem Cell scientists, the laboratory of Giorgia Quadrato, an assistant professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, has pioneered a novel human brain organoid model that generates all the major cell types of the cerebellum, a hindbrain region predominantly made up of two cell types necessary for movement, cognition, and emotion: granule cells and Purkinje neurons.

5 Jan 2024

AI Tool Offers a Deep Dive Into Tissues, Boosting Cancer Detection and Treatment

A new artificial intelligence tool that interprets medical images with unprecedented clarity does so in a way that could allow time-strapped clinicians to dedicate their attention to critical aspects of disease diagnosis and image interpretation.

3 Jan 2024

Tumor News and Research

The Hidden Link Between Cell Membrane Damage and Cellular Senescence Revealed

Mechanism of Cancer Drug Targeting Tumor Suppressor Genes Unveiled

ENPICOM Partners With Erasmus University Medical Center in Groundbreaking Effort to Discover Nanobodies Against Cancer

Safer and More Effective Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injuries

Imec's Microfluidics Chip Shows Promise in Cancer Immune Profiling

Trapped Inside Tumors: How Dendritic Cells Lose Their Anti-Tumor Abilities

NLRC5 Gene Reactivation Boosts Tumor-Killing Immunity

Scientists Unleash the Power of Calcium to Target and Destroy Tumor Cells

Bio-Techne’s Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD) Sets New Standard in Spatial Biology with Protease-Free RNAscope Multiomics

Genomic Insights Into the Evolution of Gigantism in Cetaceans

Cholangiocarcinoma: New Organ-On-Chip Aims at Accelerating Research and Personalized Medicine

CD4+ T Cells Revealed as Powerful Cancer Killers

New Technology Enables Minimally-Invasive, High-Resolution Recording of Brain Activity

Genetic Analysis Unlocks Secrets of Previously Unknown Bacteria

Big Data Analysis Reveals Hidden Patterns in Human Chromosomes

AI Program Reveals Cellular Neighborhoods in Cancer Microenvironments

Novel Amino Acid Nanoparticles Offer Hope for Fighting Multi-Drug Resistant Cancers

Swiss Scientists Unearth 35 New Bacteria Species in Hospital Samples

Scientists Develop Tiny Human Cerebellums to Decipher Disease and Design Therapies

AI Tool Offers a Deep Dive Into Tissues, Boosting Cancer Detection and Treatment

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