CAR-T cells can arm bystander T cells with CAR molecules via trogocytosis
Engineered immune cells called CAR-T cells are used in the treatment of cancer. Researchers from Uppsala University have now discovered that CAR molecules can be transferred from the…
Artificial intelligence improves personalized cancer treatment
Personalized medicine aims to tailor treatments to individual patients. Until now, this has been done using a small number of parameters to predict the course of a disease.
Weather change linked to increased risk of Salmonella outbreaks
Climate change is impacting the spread of Salmonella, according to new research from the University of Surrey. This research follows previous work from the team, which found that…
Individual cells can be connected to plastic electrodes
Researchers at Linköping University have succeeded in creating a close connection between individual cells and organic electronics. The study, published in Science Advances, lays the foundation for future…
Patients with anorexia have elevated opioid neurotransmitter activity in the brain
A study conducted at Turku PET Centre in Finland showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the brain may underlie anorexia.