Study identifies ‘cells of origin’ of breast cancer in high-risk women
Precancerous breast tissue from a BRCA2 mutation carrier. Credit: Dr Bianca Capaldo, WEHI Women who inherit and carry a defective ...
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Research shows killer T cells can promote tissue regeneration
Wound healing and target killing are two effector mechanisms of CD8 T cells. (A) Combined proliferation and killing assay in ...
Energy-starved breast cancer cells consume their environment for fuel, study finds
Breast cancer cells (blue) eating the extracellular matrix (yellow). The bright white dots inside cells are components of the extracellular ...
Special RNA has been shown to suppress the formation of breast cancer cells
Credit: Cell Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113644 Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. The development of breast cancer ...
Aging cells could promote the spread of ovarian cancer, scientists say
The senescent mesothelial matrix attracts ovarian cancer cells, promoting their adhesion and spread. Credit: Ramray Bhat, created on biorender Ovarian ...
Bulky additives could extend the life of cheaper solar cells
Perovskite solar cells like this one, made by Xiwen Gong's group, could make solar energy cheaper and more environmentally friendly, ...
In long COVID patients, immune cells don’t follow the rules
CD4 specific to SARS-CoV-2+ T lymphocytes from individuals with CL preferentially express homing receptors associated with migration to inflamed tissues. ...
Study shows genetically engineered pluripotent stem cells can escape immunological rejection after transplantation
Generation of an hESC line deficient in HLA-I/II and MICA/B (A) Representation of the Cas9 editing strategy. Wild-type H1 hESCs ...
A cream to “restore quantum light” to cells, really?
The LVMH group is in turmoil, the fault of an investigation by YouTuber G Milgram, who was interested in a ...
Research finds mice without immune cells show no symptoms of SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 MA10 causes less severe illness in tcrα−/− mice compared to wild type (WT). (A) WT and tcrα−/− mice were ...
