Genetically edited immune cells can persist, thrive, and function months after a cancer patient receives them.
Engineered living-cell blood vessel provides new insights to progeria
Scientists have developed the most advanced disease model for blood vessels to date and used it to discover a unique…
Toxic protein, linked to Alzheimer’s and neurodegenerative diseases, exposed in new detail
The protein tau has long been implicated in Alzheimer’s and a host of other debilitating brain diseases. But scientists have…
Molecular ‘switch’ reverses chronic inflammation and aging
Scientists have identified a molecular ‘switch’ that controls the immune machinery responsible for chronic inflammation in the body. The finding…
Two enzymes control liver damage in NASH
After identifying a molecular pathway that allows nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) to progress into liver cell death, researchers were able to…
Scientists discover how rogue communications between cells lead to leukemia
New research has deciphered how rogue communications in blood stem cells can cause leukemia. The discovery could pave the way…
Antioxidant reverses BPD-induced fertility damage in worms
From plastics to pesticides, it seems like every week delivers fresh news about the dangers of endocrine disruptors — chemicals…
Key molecular machine in cells pictured in detail for the first time
Scientists used biochemical experiments and cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to determine the atomic structure of a complex assembly of molecules known…
‘Reading’ proteins for new properties
Scientists have uncovered the underlying rules that, when broken, contribute to neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS.
Recognize and control new variants of the deadly Ebola virus more quickly
The situation is extraordinary: there have only ever been four declarations of public health emergencies of international concern in the…