Immune cells lose their ‘killer instinct’ in cancer tumors, but their functionality can be reawakened
Evidence of dysfunctional NK cells in human CRC was sought through bioinformatics analysis of publicly available datasets as well as ...
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Placenta cells may lower blood pressure
Angiotensin II-induced hypertension and aortic stiffening are reduced by administration of amniotic epithelial cells. (A) Immunostaining for HLA-G in angiotensin ...
Cholesterol precursor protects cells from ferroptosis, study finds
Space-filling model of the cholesterol molecule. Credit: RedAndr/Wikipedia In a groundbreaking study, a team led by Professor José Pedro Friedmann ...
Research team manages to regenerate functional bladder tissue using bone marrow cells
Credit: Nexus PNAS (2024). DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae038 Scientists from the Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie ...
Research team develops world’s most efficient quantum dot solar cells
Photovoltaic performance and surface characteristics of PQD layers by different ligand exchange methods. Credit: Natural energy (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41560-024-01450-9 A ...
Cold or COVID-19? Some T cells are ready to fight both
LJI research instructor Annie Elong Ngono (left) and LJI postdoctoral fellow Rúbens Alves, Ph.D., were co-first authors of the new ...
Study shows cells respond quickly to small, light-induced movements in the microenvironment
Microscopic image of the epithelial cells used in the study, the cytoskeleton (magenta) and nuclei (cyan) of the cell are ...
With modification, CAR T cells can attack senescent cells, leading to slower aging in mice
Senescent cells (blue) accumulate with age. CAR T cells can be programmed to seek out and destroy them. The image ...
Immune cells cause sex reversal in zebrafish, a discovery that could improve treatments for female infertility
Loss of Chek2 suppresses oocyte death and sex reversal in the absence of Bmp15. (A) Sex ratios of adults of ...
Study shows RNAs act outside cells to guide immune system
Images of RNA on the surface of neutrophils. The green color is the RNA, while the blue color is the ...
