Mosquito season is around the corner, bringing with it a higher risk of catching potentially serious diseases transmitted by their
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Better equipped in the fight against lung cancer: Researchers at FAU discover new approach for treating lung cancer
Lung cancer is the third most common type of cancer in Germany and the disease affects both men and women.
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Shooting the Achilles heel of drug-resistant cancer: New treatment strategy exploits acquired vulnerability in drug-resistant melanoma
Cancer cells that develop resistance to drugs, pay a price for this, by simultaneously developing a new vulnerability. If this
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New insights into blood vessel growth: Scientists have discovered that single cells in the innermost layer of blood vessels proliferate after injury and in so doing make a significant contribution to the formation of new vessels
How new blood vessels form in mammals, for example during development or after injury, was so far not known exactly.
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Geometry is key to T-cell triggering: Engineers discover geometric underpinnings of T-cell stimulation through precise engineering of T-cell receptor geometry, building a 3-D nanofabricated biomimetic surface that simulates the key components of an antigen-presenting cell
T cells protect the body from foreign substances (known as antigens) and are an essential component of the body’s immune
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Who am I? How cells find their identity
The research group of Alex Schier, Director of the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has investigated more closely how a single
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Organoids reveal how a deadly brain cancer grows
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an incredibly deadly brain cancer and presents a serious black box challenge. It’s virtually impossible to
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Remote-control shoots laser at nano-gold to turn on cancer-killing immune cells
A remote command could one day send immune cells on a rampage against a malignant tumor. The ability to mobilize,
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Cells respond to surface curvature in clever ways
Last year, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania revealed surprising insights into how cells respond to surface curvature. Specifically, they
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An index measures similarity between cancer cells and pluripotent stem cells: The new methodology measures tumor aggressiveness and the risk of relapse, helping doctors plan treatment
The theory that cancer progression involves the acquisition by tumor cells of features similar to those of stem cells has
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