by Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS) Cancer stem cells, marked in red, disappear in the presence of the reference compound (Ru1). Credit: Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS)Many cancer therapies, in addition to producing numerous side effects, fail to achieve complete tumor remission, partly due to...
UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO IMAGE: THIS FIGURE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PREVIOUS AND ONLY KNOWN WAY OF TRITERPENE BIOSYNTHESIS, COMPARED TO THE NEW PATHWAY WHICH THE RESEARCHERS UNCOVERED. CREDIT: IKURO ABE, 2022 A remarkable discovery and collaborative effort have revealed a new type of triterpenes, a group of organic compounds which are an important source...
Scientists have identified a new type of heart cell. Elva Etienne/Getty Images Disturbances in a newly discovered type of heart cell may underlie certain congenital heart abnormalities and a broader array of autonomic nervous system conditions. The cells, called cardiac nexus glia, were shown to play an important role in both heart rate and heart...
June 6, 20216:02 AM ET JOE PALCA A vial of the experimental Novavax coronavirus vaccine is ready for use in a London study in 2020. Novavax’s vaccine candidate contains a noninfectious bit of the virus — the spike protein — with a substance called an adjuvant added that helps the body generate a strong immune...
by Karolinska Institutet From left: First author Silke Eisinger and last author Mikael Karlsson from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. Immunotherapy for cancer has made great advances and many patients can now receive effective treatments that were not available 10 years ago. However, there are certain types of cancer that do not respond to existing immunotherapy. A...
