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Fasting primes the immune system’s natural killer cells to better fight cancer, new study in mice finds

Periods of fasting reprogram the immune system's natural killer cells to better fight cancer, according to a new study in…

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ERR-gamma ‘trains’ stomach stem cells to become acid-producing cells

Common conditions such as indigestion and heartburn as well as peptic ulcers, autoimmune gastritis and stomach and esophageal cancers have…

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Using stem cell-derived heart muscle cells to advance heart regenerative therapy

Regenerative heart therapies involve transplanting cardiac muscle cells into damaged areas of the heart to recover lost function. However, the…

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AI tool creates ‘synthetic’ images of cells for enhanced microscopy analysis

Observing individual cells through microscopes can reveal a range of important cell biological phenomena that frequently play a role in…

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Protecting brain cells with cannabinol

One in every 10 individuals above the age of 65 develops an age-related neurological disorder like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, yet…

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Cell’s ‘garbage disposal’ may have another role: Helping neurons near skin sense the environment

The typical job of the proteasome, the garbage disposal of the cell, is to grind down proteins into smaller bits…

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GM patents Lego-like battery cells for EVs

General Motors has filed a patent application for battery cells with unusual shapes designed to aid cooling. Instead of the…

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How the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus enters our cells

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with JLP Health and others, have identified how the tick-borne Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus…

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Researchers take major step toward developing next-generation solar cells

The solar energy world is ready for a revolution. Scientists are racing to develop a new type of solar cell…

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New world record for CIGS solar cells

Uppsala University is the new world record holder for electrical energy generation from CIGS solar cells. The new world record…

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