Biliary epithelial cells found to actively prevent liver fibrosis development
Many liver diseases share a common characteristic: fibrosis, that is, the progressive accumulation of scarring in the liver…
The heart’s constant beating suppresses tumor growth in cardiac tissues
The heart’s constant beating may actively suppress tumor growth in cardiac tissues, a new study reports. This is…
Exploiting a new weakness in ‘zombie-like’ cells to treat senescence-associated diseases
A new set of drugs exploit a recently-revealed weakness in ‘zombie-like’ – or senescent – cells that could lead to new treatments for cancer and age-associated diseases. The study from the…
APC-deficient cancer cells rely on single enzyme for survival
A newly published study reports that APC-deficient cancer cells may depend on a single metabolic enzyme for survival,…
Researchers discover how cell membrane composition drives cancer proliferation
Cells are enveloped by a lipid membrane that gives them structure and provides a barrier between the cell…
New biomarker predicts prognosis and treatment response in colorectal cancer
Determining the presence of a protein in non-tumor cells within the cancer microenvironment could be one of the keys to establishing prognosis…
Pseudogene lncRNAs regulate cancer stem cell behavior and signaling
Cancer stem cells (CSCs), a critical subpopulation within tumors, drive cancer initiation, progression, metastasis, relapse, and resistance to…
How the nutrient cysteine controls cancer-fighting power of T cells
A research team from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School…
Study links androgens to aggressive childhood brain tumor growth
An international team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, McGill University and University…
Enzyme helps maintain retinal progenitor cells during eye development
The retina is a thin layer of neural tissue at the back of the eye that detects light…
Researchers reveal why SuperAgers retain youthful brain cell signatures into their 80s
A multiomic atlas of the aging human hippocampus uncovers how epigenetic regulation of neural stem cells and immature…
A yeast-derived genetic tool offers hope for mitochondrial disorders and cancer
Nucleotide synthesis-the production of the basic components of DNA and RNA-is essential for cell growth and division. In…