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• Researchers uncover the unique way stem cells protect their chromosome ends November 25, 2020
  Telomeres are specialized structures at the end of chromosomes which protect our DNA and ensure healthy division of cells. According to a new study, the mechanisms of telomere protection are surprisingly unique in stem cells.
• Space travel can adversely impact energy production in a cell November 25, 2020
  Studies of both mice and humans who have traveled into space reveal that critical parts of a cell's energy production machinery, the mitochondria, can be made dysfunctional due to changes in gravity, radiation exposure and other factors. These findings are part of an extensive research effort across many scientific disciplines to look at the health effe […]
• Channeling the immune system for head and neck cancer November 24, 2020
  Researchers have discovered new clues into why some people with head and neck cancer respond to immunotherapy, while others don't.
• Understanding the utility of plasmas for medical applications November 24, 2020
  Plasma medicine is an emerging field, as plasmas show promise for use in a wide range of therapies from wound healing to cancer treatment, and plasma jets are the main plasma sources typically used in plasma-surface applications. To better understand how plasma jets modify the surfaces of biological tissue, researchers conducted computer simulations of the i […]
• Therapeutic PD-1 cancer vaccine shown to be safe and effective in animal study November 23, 2020
  A study has described a potential therapeutic anticancer vaccine that frees suppressed cancer-killing immune cells, enabling them to attack and destroy a tumor.
• Boosting stem cell activity can enhance immunotherapy benefits November 23, 2020
  Immune-system T cells have been reprogrammed into regenerative stem cell-like memory (TSCM) cells that are long-lived, highly active 'super immune cells' with strong antitumor activity, according to new research.
• Helicates meet Rotaxanes to create promise for future disease treatment November 23, 2020
  A new approach to treating cancers and other diseases that uses a mechanically interlocked molecule as a 'magic bullet' has been designed.