Researchers have created tiny metal-based particles that push cancer cells over the edge while leaving healthy cells mostly unharmed. The particles work by increasing internal stress in cancer cells until they trigger their own shutdown process. In lab tests, they killed cancer cells far more eff... Read more
Science Daily - Dec 24
As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are looking to bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, as an alternative. Read more
Medical News - Dec 19
The diagrams included the locations of locks and the number of guards assigned to each wing, according to Ynet. Detailed diagrams showing various Israeli... Read more
Yahoo! News - Dec 16
The production of cultured meat depends on the isolation, expansion, and differentiation of animal stem cells into edible tissues. Muscle stem cells, or satellite cells, are central to this process due to their ability to regenerate and form muscle fibers. Read more
Medical News - Dec 13
Every winter, as the air sharpens and scarves return to shoulders, an old visitor also makes a reappearance: the flu. It announces itself with fever, aching limbs, and the familiar drip of a runny nose. But behind these symptoms lies a microscopic drama.Continue ReadingCategory: Infectious Diseas... Read more
New Atlas - Dec 13
Human intestinal M cells function as dendritic cell-like antigen-presenting cells, displaying constitutive MHC-II activity and specialized machinery for processing gluten. Their ability to deamidate and present gliadin peptides positions them as key initiators of immune responses relevant to coel... Read more
Medical News - Dec 12
These glass-like protrusions poke small holes in cell walls to deliver their cargo and may improve cancer treatment and gene therapy for certain diseases. Read more
Stanford Edu - Dec 11
The DNA inside our cells is constantly being damaged, and one of the worst kinds of damage is a double-strand break-when both sides of the DNA helix are cut at once. Read more
Medical News - Dec 04
For the first time, researchers have observed live and in high resolution how influenza viruses infect living cells. This was possible thanks to a new microscopy technique, which could now help to develop antiviral therapies in a more targeted manner. Read more
Medical News - Dec 04
Vitamin C may offer meaningful protection against one of the world's invisible but pervasive health threats – fine-particle air pollution. New research has found that the common antioxidant can significantly reduce the lung inflammation and cellular damage caused by everyday, low-level exposure t... Read more
New Atlas - Dec 04
