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New ‘Plug-and-Play’ Immunotherapy May Boost Cancer Treatment
MIT and Stanford researchers have engineered a new class of “plug-and-play” immunotherapy molecules that help immune cells recognize and attack tumors. The approach could extend the benefits of cancer immunotherapy to many more patients.
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New Nanoparticle Strategy Boosts Precision of mRNA Cancer Vaccines
Binghamton University researchers have designed tumor-seeking mRNA nanoparticles that use COVID-era immune memory to help the body recognize and destroy cancer cells. The approach could make future cancer vaccines more precise and easier on patients than chemotherapy or radiation.
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MSU Builds First Human Heart Organoid to Model Atrial Fibrillation
Michigan State University researchers have built the first human heart organoid that faithfully mimics atrial fibrillation. The tiny, beating models could speed up safer drug development and pave the way for personalized heart treatments.
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Fertility Gene Helps Brain Cancer Evade Chemo, Researchers Find
University of Sydney researchers have discovered how a fertility gene helps deadly brain tumors survive chemotherapy. The finding could pave the way for new treatments that target the last cancer cells left behind.
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Scientists Pinpoint Enzyme That Fuels Treatment-Resistant Cancers
UC San Diego researchers have identified an enzyme that shatters chromosomes in cancer cells, driving rapid evolution and drug resistance. The finding opens a new path to potentially slow or stop some of the most aggressive tumors.
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Nighttime Brain Stimulation Helps Preserve Fading Memories in Mice
By boosting specific brain waves during sleep, Cornell scientists helped mice hold on to memories that would normally fade within hours. The work could guide new approaches to treating Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
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Blocking Collagen Signaling May Help Drugs Reach Pancreatic Tumors
A team in Japan has found a way to weaken the dense scar-like tissue that blocks drugs from reaching pancreatic tumors. By targeting collagen signaling, they boosted the movement of antibody and nanomedicine therapies through a 3D cancer model.
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Zebrafish Breakthrough Could Speed Up Norovirus Vaccines
Norovirus sickens millions and kills hundreds of thousands each year, yet vaccine development has lagged. A new zebrafish-based genetic system from Osaka researchers could finally change that.
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Brain Circuit Discovery May Point to New Way to Prevent Opioid Relapse
Washington State University researchers have pinpointed a brain circuit that appears to drive opioid relapse and found ways to quiet it in rats, sharply reducing heroin-seeking behavior. The work could lay the groundwork for future brain-based treatments to help people get through the most intense periods of craving.
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Blood Tests for Cancer Detection: A Step Closer to Reality, Say Scientists
Imagine detecting cancer through a simple blood or urine test instead of invasive biopsies. This vision is becoming increasingly realistic, thanks to breakthrough research on exosomes — tiny particles released by cells carrying molecular signatures of cancer. Scientists from the University of Sharjah, led by Mohammad Harb Semreen, a professor of pharmaceutical chemistry, have highlighted the…
