News • Friend and foe in one
Breast cancer: The paradoxical role of white blood cells
White blood cells found in breast tumors can both help and hinder the spread of cancer cells to other organs, a new study from Karolinska Institutet shows.
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News • Unexpected behaviour
Pathogens can force their way through the immune defense, new study shows
Breaking & entering – on a minuscule scale: US researchers have shown how some pathogens like Toxoplasma can enter cells using physical force to cause an infection.
News • SCN tumor development
How prostate cancer grows aggressive to evade treatment
In a new study, UCLA researchers demonstrated how small cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer tumor cells can arise from less aggressive prostate tumors.
News • Ultraviolet cell visualisation
'Seeing' cancer though the eyes of a butterfly
Inspired by the enhanced visual system of butterflies, researchers have developed an imaging sensor to “see” into the UV range for differentiating between cancer and normal cells.
News • Good killer cells
Cellular immunotherapy: a new approach against cancer
Chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery – these are the three common forms of cancer therapy. Now, lymphoma specialists in Essen are investigating the possibility of a different approach.
News • Neuro research
3D printing method shows promise for repairing brain injuries
University of Oxford researchers demonstrated that neural cells can be 3D printed to mimic the architecture of the cerebral cortex. This could be used in patients after brain injuries.
News • Injury of non-cancer cells identified as trigger
Breast cancer recurrence: Could chemotherapy cause what it's trying to stop?
Chemotherapy can be an effective means to fight breast cancer, but under certain circumstances, the treatment can cause dormant cancer cells to re-awaken, new research finds.
News • Bioelectronics for cancer screening
Smart devices to capture and release tumour cells
Basque researchers propose a bioelectronic device consisting of gold electrodes coated with a smart polymer capable of capturing and releasing cells in a non-invasive, controllable way.
News • Navigating between cells
Microrobots offer new opportunities for cancer treatment and wound healing
Half as thick as a human hair: Researchers at TU Munich have developed the world's first microrobot capable of navigating within groups of cells and stimulating individual cells.
News • In between neurons and astrocytes
Neuroscientists discover new kind of brain cell
It had long been recognized that the brain was made up of two types of cells, neurons and glial cells. Now, neuroscientists discovered an additional type - with huge implications for brain disorders.
News • Brain cancer reseach
Researchers reveal mechanisms that make tumours malignant
Brain tumour progression to a malignant state is believed to be the result of an intricate interplay between cancer cells and the tumour microenvironment. Greek researchers shed new light on the mechanisms.
News • Research into fat cells
Healthy adipocytes keep breast cancer at bay
Researchers have found a possible explanation as to why higher breast density and older age increase the risk of breast cancer. According to the experts, adipocytes play a vital role here.
News • Potential blood cancer treatment
CAR T cell therapy: study shows remote destruction of tumor cells
French scientists discovered that CD4 T cells generated during immunotherapy are capable of remotely neutralizing tumor cells by producing interferon gamma (IFN-γ).
News • Metabolic activity diffusion imaging
New MRI technique reveals cells’ energy activity in organs and tissues
US researchers have developed a way to use MRI scanning to map body cell metabolism, opening up new possibilities for detecting cancers and revealing if a tumor is responding to treatment.
News • Research on iron-dependent cell death
Liver cancer: Ferroptosis could open new therapeutic avenues
Researchers in Frankfurt have now been able to show how ferroptosis can be used to make immunotherapies against liver cancer more effective in mice.
News • High-throughput chemical imaging
Acceleration brings Raman spectroscopy within reach of clinical application
Researchers have developed a Raman microscope that can acquire information hundreds of times faster than the conventional method. This could help expand its usefulness in biomedical applications.
News • Systems biology
Lung cancer: new discovery could remove metastatic traits
A Korean research team successfully changed the properties of carcinogenic cells in the lungs and eliminate both drug resistance and their ability to proliferate out to other areas of the body.
News • Specialized immune cells
γδ T cells carry potential for new cancer immunotherapies
Dutch scientists have discovered how specialized immune cells can detect and remove cancers that are ‘invisible’ to the conventional defense mechanisms of the immune system.
News • Patient-derived whole-tumor cell culture model
Breast cancer: New method finds the right therapy
Swedish researchers have developed a method that should be able to predict whether a patient with breast cancer will benefit from a particular treatment or not.
News • Pacemaker cells in glioblastoma
How brain tumours keep the beat
Glioblastomas march to the beat of a different drum: researchers discovered a type of cells that act as pacemakers, driving the growth of the brain tumour and increasing its resistance.
News • Immune systems timulation
Using senescent cells as anti-cancer vaccines
Researchers from Barcelona report that vaccination with senescent cells shows promise in experimental models of melanoma and pancreatic cancer.
News • Filopodia research
'Sticky fingers' in cells keep breast cancer contained
Researchers in Finland have identified that finger-like cellular extensions called filopodia contribute to building a barrier surrounding breast tumours.
News • Diagnostic imaging reseach
How contrast agents disperse inside cells
A research team has investigated how contrast agents disperse inside cells. This could improve the assessment and further development of these agents and contribute to future medical diagnostics.
News • Desperate cancer cells
How tumors mutate their way out of a crisis (and become drug-resistant)
Researchers discovered that cancer cells mobilize a SOS response when they are desperate to resist anticancer drugs. The team also came up with an anti-SOS approach that blocked the mechanism in mice.
News • Early clues in the panceas
Detecting diabetes before first symptoms appear
A team from Geneva has discovered a molecule that can identify the development of diabetes before the first symptoms appear.
