Research in animal models and patient tissues has identified a new molecular pathway in the liver that suggests a commonly…
Bacteria promote lung tumor development, study suggests
Cancer biologists have discovered a mechanism that lung tumors exploit to promote their own survival: The tumors alter bacterial populations…
Skin cancer can spread in mice by hijacking the immune system
Scientists have uncovered molecules released by invasive skin cancer that reprogram healthy immune cells to help the cancer to spread.
Tweaking hormone-producing cells in the intestine
In a new study, researchers shed new light on the origin and function of hormone producing cells in the intestine…
An unexpected mode of action for an antibody
Visualizing how some patients successfully fought off deadly coronaviruses could pave the way to combat these respiratory infections, new research…
Opposite effect: Protein widely known to fight tumors also boosts cancer growth
Researchers studying p53, the heralded cancer-fighting ‘guardian of the genome,’ found that the human protein also plays a role in…
Researchers breathe new life into COPD research using mouse models
Researchers revealed that the immune cells basophils caused emphysema in mice with COPD-like features induced by intranasal administration of elastase.…
Insecticide resistance genes affect vector competence for West Nile virus
In a context of overuse of insecticides, which leads to the selection of resistant mosquitoes, it is already known that…
Learning new vocabulary during deep sleep
Researchers showed that we can acquire the vocabulary of a new language during distinct phases of slow-wave sleep and that…
Effectively collecting tiny droplets for biomedical analysis and beyond
In a single sneeze or a cough, as many as 40,000 tiny droplets are forcibly propelled from our mouth and…