Engineered immune cells help eliminate severe bacterial infections effectively
Severe bacterial infections remain a major global health challenge because antibiotics alone often fail when the host immune…
Study sheds new light on the physiological roles of protein quality control at the ribosome
Scientists at the Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC) and the CECAD Cluster of Excellence on Aging Research…
New study identifies key pathway for delivering antisense cancer drugs
Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) have been proposed as a therapeutic approach to shut down the production of faulty proteins…
Cigarette smoke extract primes airway cells for greater nanoplastic damage
A laboratory model reveals how smoke-damaged epithelial barriers may leave airway cells more vulnerable to a second environmental…
Primate study reveals molecular basis of red-green color vision
Human color vision depends on three types of cone cells in the retina. Although all three contain the…
Understanding the role of cerebral venous flow in idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a rare and poorly understood neurological disorder that affects 1 to 20 people…
New pair of techniques can speed up the search for better tuberculosis drugs
Tuberculosis, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the world’s deadliest single-agent caused infection, responsible for 1.23…
New structural insights overturn old assumptions about malaria entry
For nearly half a century, scientists have known that malaria parasites force their way into human red blood cells through a…
Review links iron-dependent cell death to pathogenesis of Friedreich’s Ataxia
Published in the open-access journal Ferroptosis and Oxidative Stress, the review by Giovanni Cravin and Giorgio Cozza from the University of…
Melatonin dampens fetal membrane inflammation linked to preterm birth
A new ex vivo study reveals how melatonin may calm infection-triggered fetal membrane inflammation, offering fresh clues for…
Study uncovers self-propelled actin filaments that shape living cells
Every time a white blood cell engulfs a bacterium, a neuron extends a projection to connect with a…
High-dose DHA reaches the brain but fails to protect memory
High-dose DHA successfully reached the brains of older adults at increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, but the two-year…