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News • Deep visual multi-omics profiling

Digital pathology AI to break down tumor cell populations

Digital pathology and spatial omics could enable researchers to see how a tumor's different cell populations function, opening new perspectives for precision cancer therapy.

News • Potential treatment strategy

Vitiligo: pigment cells could be reactivated, study finds

The characteristic white skin patches of vitiligo are caused by a lack of skin pigments – or so we thought. New research suggests that melanocytes merely enter a dormant state – from which they…

News • New insights on TILs

Immune cells in the tumour microenvironment: Better near than far away?

Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes are key players in cancer immunotherapy. New research explores the role of location in the tumour microenvironment – knowledge that could help improve treatments.

News • Focus on cellular senescence

Urine test could help detect lung cancer years before symptoms occur

A simple, affordable urine test could detect early signs of lung cancer months, or even years, before symptoms appear, as well as monitor whether treatment is working and identify potential relapse.

News • Neurology

When the ageing brain loses its molecular balance

Researchers at the Leibniz Institute on Aging have shown that oxidative stress impairs protein quality control in the brain – and that this process is reversible.

News • Immuno-Oncology

Killer cells caught in the act: a 3D view of T lymphocytes

Researchers have used cryo-expansion microscopy to capture cytotoxic T lymphocytes destroying cancer cells in unprecedented 3D detail, opening new paths in immuno-oncology.

News • Microscopy

New microscopy method maps lipids without labels

A new microscopy method reads lipids' natural spectral fingerprints using mid-infrared light and ultrasound – no fluorescent labels needed, less stress for living cells.

News • Targeted analysis

New technique maps cancer drug uptake inside living cells

A new analytical method could improve how cancer treatments are designed – by allowing scientists to track, for the first time, exactly where inside a living cell a drug accumulates.

News • Mammary tumorigenesis

New marker identifies which breast lesions will progress to cancer

Not all precancerous lesions will develop into tumours, yet the majority are treated as if they were already breast cancer. A new marker could help identify the relevant cases and avoid overtreatment.

News • Potential osteoarthritis treatment

Researchers investigate menstrual blood for cartilage repair

New research reveals that extracellular vesicles derived from menstrual blood stromal cells can improve cartilage repair, suggesting an innovative cell-free therapy for osteoarthritis.

News • Dynamic in vitro platform

“Breathing” organoid offers new insights into lung disease

A new type of “breathing” lung organoid enables quantitative measurement of how easily the lung expands - and may provide a new way to study diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis.

News • Single-cell spatial atlas

Breast cancer: map explores role of aging tissue

As women age, their breast tissue goes through major changes, with the most dramatic changes at menopause, but also during pregnancy and childbirth. A map reveals the impact on breast cancer.

News • PARP inhibitors distribution

“Hidden drug storehouses” could explain treatment resistance in cancer

Why do some cancer cells develop treatment resistance? The answer may lie in hidden “storage hubs” inside tumour cells, which create uneven drug exposure across tumours, according to new research.

News • Research on metastasis mechanism

How ovarian cancer hijacks abdominal cells as an invasion force

Due to its rapid spread in the abdomen, ovarian cancer is often only detected at an advanced stage. Now, scientists have discovered how this cancer takes advantage of other cells for metastasis.

News • Exploring metastatic potential

AI predicts risk of cancer metastases

Why do some tumours spread while others remain localised? Using colon cancer cells, scientists pinpointed the criteria that influence metastasis risk, and identified a way to assess its probability.

News • Study explores regenerative potential

How the heart regrows muscle cells after a heart attack

Pioneering research has shown that heart muscle cells regrow after a heart attack, opening up the possibility of new regenerative treatments for cardiovascular disease.

News • Focus on tumor STAT1 acetylation

How cancer cells learn under pressure to evade immunotherapy

Immunotherapy has been hailed as a breakthrough in cancer treatment. But new research reveals: under sustained treatment pressure, cancer does not simply weaken — it adapts, learns, and fights back.

News • In vitro disease models

'Intrepid' research to advance cancer therapies

A major new initiative aims to enable the development of advanced, specific and highly reproducible human in vitro models for greater understanding of disease and the acceleration of new medicines.

News • Classification of morphology

Generative AI to spot blood cell abnormalities missed by doctors

Researchers have created a system that uses generative AI to study the shape and structure of blood cells, and spot unusual or rare cells that may indicate disease such as leukaemia.

News • Selective degradation of neurons

ALS: Key mechanism behind motor function loss discovered

Why does amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, attack motor neurons, the cells that control body movement, while others are spared? A new study may have found an answer.

News • Research

Stuttgart researchers enhance CRISPR for cellular analysis

University of Stuttgart scientists develop enhanced CRISPR technique that makes genetic loss-of-function analyses more efficient and reproducible for medical research.

News • Kinetic analysis of therapeutics

How boron may point the way to better therapies for head and neck cancer

A new technique has measured boron in individual cancer cells for the first time, enabling researchers to better understand how drugs act to kill tumours in some cancers.

Video • Enhancing FISH Sensitivity

On-Demand CD138+ Plasma Cell Isolation Course

Learn how to perform CD138+ enrichment in our free, on-demand course covering sample collection, isolation, and processing. Watch expert-led 15 - 20 minute lectures and quizzes at your own pace, and earn a certificate by completing an optional final assessment.

News • New way to heal burns and wounds

3D printing live cells into a skin transplant

A novel approach to bioprinting may lead to new ways to treat skin burns and severe wounds. With this, the researchers aim to create new skin that does not become scar tissue but a functioning dermis.

News • Mitochondria-derived nuclear ATP surge

Pressed to the limit: New study explores cancer cell defense mechanism

How cancer cells survive the journey through the body to form metastases is still poorly understood. New insights into how cells survive intense physical stress could pave the way for new treatments.

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