Scientists can’t make a living copy of your brain outside your body. That’s the stuff of science fiction. But in
Scientists recreate blood-brain barrier defect outside the body
A cautionary tale for researchers working on selective drug delivery
Many studies indicating that DNA nanostructures can enter cells more readily than simple DNA strands are flawed, according to researchers
Study in mice uncovers an unknown pathway for breast cancer tumors to recur: The finding suggests immune cells could be targeted using existing therapies
For many women who thought they had beaten breast cancer, the news that it has roared back years later comes
New immune pathway involved in resistance to parasite worms found in undercooked pork
Scientists from Lancaster University in the UK have discovered that immune responses originally found to prevent fungal infections are also
Study finds cells maintain a complete molecular ‘memory’ of their embryonic origins: Discovery may have major implications for regenerative medicine, cancer research
In research that casts cells as curators of their own history, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists have discovered that adult tissues
Different bacteria use same cell surface molecule to invade tissue and promote infection: Blocking bacteria-molecule interaction might prevent many deadly illnesses
A new study identifies a single molecule as a key entry point used by two types of dangerous bacteria to
New protein ‘switch’ could be key to controlling blood-poisoning and preventing death from sepsis
Scientists at the University of British Columbia have discovered a new protein “switch” that could stop the progression of blood-poisoning,
Antibody therapy training phagocytes to destroy tumors now tested on patients
Developed by researchers at the University of Turku in Finland, an immunotherapeutic antibody therapy re-educates macrophages to activate passivated cytotoxic
Salt could be a key factor in allergic immune reactions: Atopic dermatitis: Elevated salt concentrations in affected skin
Salt apparently affects allergic immune reactions. A team working with Prof. Christina Zielinski at the Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Skin cancer can spread in mice by hijacking the immune system
Scientists have uncovered molecules released by invasive skin cancer that reprogram healthy immune cells to help the cancer to spread.