Researchers have shown in mice that mast cells function as a sensor that signals the animals to avoid antigens, including harmful allergens, thereby preventing health-threatening inflammatory reactions. …
A systematic review of randomized controlled trials with almost 105,000 participants suggests daily vitamin D supplementation could reduce cancer mortality by twelve percent. …
Scientists have identified another molecular cause of autism, and a drug that blocks sodium channels in the cell membrane can alleviate the functional and behavioral abnormalities in mice. …
Childhood neuroblastoma tumors have an extreme addiction to the amino acid cysteine, which can be exploited therapeutically. …
Metastatic breast cancer cells use macrophages, a type of immune cell, to promote the colonization of cancer metastases in the lungs. …
Scientists have for the first time been able to delay the development of hereditary colorectal cancer in mice with a protective vaccination. …
Study sheds light on why genetic mutations cause cancer only in specific organs. …
Scientists have discovered blood stem cells in glioblastoma tumors, the most aggressive form of brain cancer. …
Preclinical study shows that an antibody against a signaling molecule of the vascular system causes lymphatic vessels in the tumor to die, thereby suppressing metastasis and prolonging survival. …
A new study reveals how neurons in the brain establish contact with aggressive glioblastomas and promote tumor growth. …
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