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Surviving on an Empty Battery

17.08.2023

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

A newly discovered immune strategy protects bacteria and more advanced species, from corals to bees

Human lung cancer cells harboring the L858R mutation in the EGFR gene. Cell nuclei are in blue. The red color marks a protein that is present in the cell cytoplasm when the EGFR is active and driving the uncontrolled cell divisions

A Select Group: Study May Bring Improved Therapy to Preselected Lung Cancer Patients

08.08.2023

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute researchers identify a biomarker that may one day enable a subgroup of lung cancer patients to benefit from relapse-free treatment

A section of a mouse brain under the microscope. The yellow color shows the complex structure of a mature oligodendrocyte, with numerous branches that reach out to the surrounding cells

Vive la Différence: Brain Cells of Males and Females Respond Differently to Chronic Stress

01.08.2023

Brain & Behavior, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A new study in mice could pave the way to personalized therapy for depression, anxiety and other stress-related disorders known to produce different...

Lung macrophages infected with the human cytomegalovirus. Cells harboring an active infection are in bright green

Prepared for War: How Cells Survive Viral Invasion

28.06.2023

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

High levels of defensive proteins offer protection against a hostile takeover by herpes viruses

Cell feast streamed live: TBMs (green) swallow dying B cells (red) inside the lymph node “training camps”

How B-Cell Eaters Clean Their Plates

11.06.2023

Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Mysterious macrophages, found to rapidly digest dying B cells, may hold clues to future treatments of autoimmune disorders

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Mystery Protein Points to New Immune "Smoke Detector"

21.05.2023

Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Discovering a new kind of sensing complex could help develop treatments for inflammatory diseases

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Why Do Cancer Patients Lose So Much Weight?

08.05.2023

Cancer, Nutrition, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Wasting syndrome – a deadly cancer side-effect – might be diagnosed and treated early on, according to a new study

Decades-Old Mystery of Red Blood Cell Production Finally Solved

Decades-Old Mystery of Red Blood Cell Production Finally Solved

27.04.2023

Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Identifying the cells producing the hormone EPO may lead to the development of new therapies for treating anemia resulting from kidney disease and...

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Treating a Heart Attack before It Happens

08.03.2023

Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A preventive procedure, performed on healthy mice, improved their recovery from later-occurring cardiac injury, reshaping our knowledge of...

Tissue sample of a particularly aggressive skin cancer reveals immune cells (yellow) that express on their surfaces a “brake pedal” receptor called FcgIIb (purple); cell nuclei are in blue

Immunotherapy Drugs Step on the Gas

05.03.2023

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Sometimes anticancer antibodies press on the gas and the brakes at the same time. New research might help them accelerate better

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