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Medical Xpress / Cancer can smuggle mitochondria in neighboring cells and put them to work
Cancer cells provide healthy neighboring cells with additional mitochondria to put them to work. This has been demonstrated by researchers at ETH Zurich in a new study. In this way, cancer is exploiting a mechanism that frequently ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists solve medical mystery behind rare multi-organ disease, opening door to new treatments
A team of scientists led by Duke-NUS Medical School has solved a mystery behind a rare and previously undiagnosed disease that affects multiple organs, shedding new light on its cause—and offering fresh hope for treatment.
Medical Xpress / Unlocking the immune system: Cellular 'toolkit' could reprogram cells for cancer therapy
An international team led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden has identified the molecular tools needed to reprogram ordinary cells into specialized immune cells. The discovery, published in Immunity, could pave the ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists create realistic brain-wide connection maps through digital modeling
EPFL researchers have developed a powerful method to generate brain-wide, biologically realistic wiring maps of the mouse brain. Their approach bridges experimental data with mathematical and computational modeling to simulate ...
Medical Xpress / Active ingredient from red foxglove helps with heart failure, clinical study confirms
Digitalis has been used to treat heart failure for more than 200 years. The drug digitoxin also belongs to this group of active ingredients known as cardiac glycosides.
Medical Xpress / Scientists develop off-the-shelf immunotherapy for metastatic kidney cancer
UCLA researchers have developed a new kind of immunotherapy that uses specially engineered immune cells equipped with built-in weapons to attack kidney cancer tumors and reprogram their protective environment—all without ...
Medical Xpress / The profound yet hidden effects of neglect on white matter structures in the brains of children
When we think of child abuse, physical violence or emotional cruelty often comes to mind first. However, the most common form of maltreatment is actually much quieter: neglect.
Medical Xpress / Metals and sulfate in air pollution mixture may contribute most to asthma hospitalizations
Metals, particularly nickel and vanadium, and sulfate particles are the components of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) that most strongly contribute to the association between long-term exposure to air pollution and ...
Medical Xpress / DNA variants that increase testosterone production in PCOS patients identified
Increased testosterone levels are a consistent hormonal abnormality in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). A study has identified specific DNA variants in the gene DENND1A, which increase testosterone production ...
Medical Xpress / Organoid-based platform enables precise evaluation of antibody and vaccine efficacy
A research team has successfully developed the world's first nasal organoid-based SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody evaluation platform.
Medical Xpress / Smart eye patch uses fluorescence to monitor eye health
A research team has used multi-emission metal organic framework hydrogel (Eu-Dy MOF gel) to construct a noninvasive wearable eye patch fluorescence sensor, combined with the color recognition function of a smartphone to analyze ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers determine how cells prevent RNA traffic jams under stress
A University of Michigan study offers fresh insights into how cells manage molecular crises.
