Pinpointing how cancer cells turn aggressive
It’s often cancer’s spread, not the original tumor, that poses the disease’s most deadly risk. “And yet metastasis is one
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NK cells with bispecific antibody show activity against lymphoma cells
Cytokine-activated natural killer (NK) cells derived from donated umbilical cord blood, combined with an investigational bispecific antibody targeting CD16a and
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Reactivating aging stem cells in the brain
As people get older, their neural stem cells lose the ability to proliferate and produce new neurons, leading to a
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Normal, motile cells typically avoid collision, cancer cells behave differently
The fact that cells are motile and come into contact with each other is one of biology’s fundamental principles. During
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Identification of three genes that determine the stemness of gastric tissue stem cells
The human body consists of about 60 trillion cells that are renewed day by day to maintain homeostasis of body
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Scientists identify brain cells most vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease
A major mystery in Alzheimer’s disease research is why some brain cells succumb to the creeping pathology of the disease
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Advancing the study of T cells to improve immunotherapy
UT Southwestern scientists have developed a new method to study the molecular characteristics of T cells, critical immune cells that
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The bull’s eye: New modified stem cells can deliver drugs specifically to tumor cells
As humans evolve, cancer also evolves in parallel, making the race for finding efficient treatment methods for cancer patients challenging
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An unexpected role for the brain’s immune cells
An important part of the brain’s immune system, cells called microglia constantly extend and retract “branches” from their cell body
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A possible way to prevent Alzheimer’s disease: Editing a key gene in human nerve cells
A team of researchers at Laval University has found evidence that it might be possible to the chances of developing
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