While the medical community agrees that immune cells inside a tumor leads to improved health outcome, for a subset of colorectal cancer patients, having too
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Scientists discover hidden differences among cells that may help them evade drug therapy: The discovery by UMD researchers suggests ‘functional mosaicism’ could explain some antibiotic resistance and cancer relapse
University of Maryland researchers have discovered that seemingly identical cells can use different protein molecules to carry out the same function in an important cellular
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Researchers move beyond sequencing and create a 3D genome: Read how scientists have used a 3D genome to improve understanding of gene regulation during development and disease
Like pirates on a treasure hunt, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have created the first 3D map of a mouse genome and used it
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Cracking the code of a brain cancer that keeps coming back: Sonic hedgehog medulloblastoma can turn into a stubborn killer of children
One of the most common brain cancers in children, Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) medulloblastoma, also is one of the more survivable for most kids. Unfortunately, for
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Signal blocks stem cell division in geriatric brain
Scientists from Basel have investigated the activity of stem cells in the brain of mice and discovered a key mechanism that controls cell proliferation. According
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Brain finds order amidst chaos
How does the brain find order amidst a sea of noise and chaos? Researchers have found the answer by using advanced simulation techniques to investigate
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Brain takes a beating as arteries age
Researchers in Umeå, Sweden, have presented a model that explains why memory deteriorates as the body ages. With age, the brain receives an increased load
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Direct detection of circulating tumor cells in blood samples
Tumor cells circulating in blood are markers for the early detection and prognosis of cancer. However, detection of these cells is challenging because of their
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Peering into the soul of the immune system to better fight disease: Penn study finds that cellular ‘periscopes’ in blood can help investigators ‘see’ into inaccessible regions where immune cells are made
A rare, short-lived population of immune cells in the bloodstream may serve as ‘periscopes’ to monitor immune status via lymph nodes deep inside the body,
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Uncovering secrets of bone marrow cells and how they differentiate: Researchers mapped distinct bone marrow niche populations and their differentiation paths
Bone marrow contains biological factories, which pump out billions of new blood cells daily. The non-blood cells that maintain this production also have the potential
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