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New CAR-T Immunotherapies Show Promise Against Cancer

Emerging CAR-T immunotherapies leverage modified versions of patient's T-cells to target and kill cancer cells. In a new study, published June 28 online in Cell Stem Cell…

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"Happiness hormone" controls fear memories

A team of neurobiologists, led by scientists at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna, has identified a novel neuronal circuit in the…

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New Mechanism Links A2A Receptor to Memory Loss in Aging

The researchers studied the brains of elderly patients and found for the first time that an adenosine receptor, called A2A (caffeine target in the brain) is…

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New theranostic strategy developed for precise tumor diagnosis and therapy

A novel, intelligent theranostic agent for precise tumor diagnosis and therapy has been developed that remains as small molecules while circulating in the…

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Fragment-Based Approaches for Discovering New Antibiotics

Authors Bas Lamoree and Roderick E. Hubbard of the University of York (UK) explain how FBLD works and illustrate its advantages over conventional…

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New Master Regulator Discovered for Bone Regeneration

Scientists from the University of Freiburg and the University of Basel identified a master regulator for bone regeneration. Prasad Shastri, Professor of…

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Gene Linked to Autism Impacts Brain Connections, Study Shows

New preclinical research shows a gene already linked to a subset of people with autism spectrum disorder is critical to healthy neuronal connections in the…

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Observing the cell's protein factories during self-assembly

Ribosomes are the 'protein factories' of the cell and are composed of two units: a larger 50S subunit, and a smaller 30S subunit. The larger 50S subunit in…

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Scientists unravel molecular mechanisms of Parkinson's disease

Detailed brain cell analysis has helped researchers uncover new mechanisms thought to underlie Parkinson's disease.

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Targeting Strategy Enhances Cancer Drug Delivery Systems

Many labs around the world are developing nanoparticle-based, drug delivery systems to selectively target tumors. They rely on a key-and-lock system in which…

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New Drug Clinical Trials Begin for Tuberculosis Treatment

The problem of antibiotic resistance has increased sharply over the last decades. Today, we face the challenge of having to manage a growing number of…

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Innovative Bubble Techniques Advancing Cancer Treatment

Embolization — the use of various techniques to cut off the blood vessels that feed tissue growth — has gained traction over the past few decades to treat…

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Estrogen’s Role in T Cell Response and Autoimmune Inflammation

The incidence of autoimmune diseases such as MS, RA, and SLE is higher in women than in men. The estrogen hormone secreted in women may contribute to the…

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Automated High-Throughput Flow Cytometry System Unveiled

Flow cytometry is a very powerful tool that has been used for decades and allows for multiparametric readouts at the single cell level within heterogeneous…

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New Insights into Heart Function Decline at High Altitude

Over the years, several theories have been proposed to explain the reduction in the amount of blood the heart can pump; this was even of interest to the…

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Study Reveals Deadly Heat Risks in Hot Cars Within One Hour

Researchers from Arizona State University and the University of California at San Diego School of Medicine have completed a study to compare how different…

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