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News • Leukemia MRD after chemo

AML: Residual cancer testing as an important safeguard

Blood cancer cells can remain in the blood of AML patients, even after chemotherapy seemed successful. Testing for these residuals before blood cell donation is a vital precaution, a new study finds.

News • Opportunity for new treatment approaches

Atherosclerosis and cancer share surprising similarities, study finds

In cancer, cell deterioration can drive progression. A similar process happens in artherosclerosis, new research reveals. This finding could lead to new ways of combatting disease-causing plaque.

News • Generation of alveolar epithelial type I cells

Study furthers understanding of lung regeneration

Researchers present a new method for generating human alveolar epithelial type I cells. This could ultimately progress therapies for people living with pulmonary diseases.

News • Novel probe assesses cell stiffness

A 3D endo-microscope for early cancer diagnosis

Stiffness in tissues can be a valuable indicator of cancer formation. Now, researchers have developed a microscopic probe to perform histology at the single cell level inside the human body.

News • Bioinformatics

New tool identifies chromosomal instability in cancer cells

A new detection tool is designed to contribute to improving tumour research and classification by identification and quantification of chromosomal instability in the nuclei of cancer cells.

News • Characterization of cancer relevant genes

Breast cancer: Researchers take a deep dive into cell lines

Biochemists and bioinformaticians from the Leibniz Institute DSMZ have extensively characterized the molecular properties of the breast cancer cell lines from the institute's collection.

News • Mitosis profiling

AI tool helps grade cancer based on cell divisions

Ahead of World Cancer Day on 4 February, scientists are revealing a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to help grade cancer, by analysing cell division.

News • Increasing cell visibility

Making cancer easier to find and destroy for the immune system

Researchers in Japan and the US have developed technology to robustly augment the amount of MHC class I molecules in cancer cells. This makes them easier to find and destroy for the immune system.

News • Elimination of senescent tumour cells

Study: Immunotherapy makes anti-cancer chemotherapy more efficient

Chemotherapy against cancer can lead to the generation of senescent tumour cells, which can help the tumour survive. A new immunotherapy approach to eliminate these cells shows promise in animal models.

News • Mammacarcinoma research

Study pinpoints breast cancer ‘cells-of-origin’ in high-risk women

Scientists have pinpointed likely ‘cells-of-origin’, the source cells that can grow into breast cancer, in women carrying a faulty BRCA2 gene who are at high risk of developing the disease.

News • Water exchange detection

New MRI-based method measures tumor malignancy

An Italian research team has introduced a new MRI-based method for assessing water water exchange to estimate the degree of malignancy and the success of treatments in tumors.

News • Synthetic biology

Artificial cells could be used in drug delivery, tissue engineering

Researchers have developed a simple, yet efficient way to create cell-like synthetic structures. These artificial cells could be used for a range of medical purposes – for example, in drug delivery.

News • Friend and foe in one

Breast cancer: The paradoxical role of white blood cells

White blood cells found in breast tumors can both help and hinder the spread of cancer cells to other organs, a new study from Karolinska Institutet shows.

News • Unexpected behaviour

Pathogens can force their way through the immune defense, new study shows

Breaking & entering – on a minuscule scale: US researchers have shown how some pathogens like Toxoplasma can enter cells using physical force to cause an infection.

News • SCN tumor development

How prostate cancer grows aggressive to evade treatment

In a new study, UCLA researchers demonstrated how small cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer tumor cells can arise from less aggressive prostate tumors.

News • Ultraviolet cell visualisation

'Seeing' cancer though the eyes of a butterfly

Inspired by the enhanced visual system of butterflies, researchers have developed an imaging sensor to “see” into the UV range for differentiating between cancer and normal cells.

News • Good killer cells

Cellular immunotherapy: a new approach against cancer

Chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery – these are the three common forms of cancer therapy. Now, lymphoma specialists in Essen are investigating the possibility of a different approach.

News • Neuro research

3D printing method shows promise for repairing brain injuries

University of Oxford researchers demonstrated that neural cells can be 3D printed to mimic the architecture of the cerebral cortex. This could be used in patients after brain injuries.

News • Injury of non-cancer cells identified as trigger

Breast cancer recurrence: Could chemotherapy cause what it's trying to stop?

Chemotherapy can be an effective means to fight breast cancer, but under certain circumstances, the treatment can cause dormant cancer cells to re-awaken, new research finds.

News • Bioelectronics for cancer screening

Smart devices to capture and release tumour cells

Basque researchers propose a bioelectronic device consisting of gold electrodes coated with a smart polymer capable of capturing and releasing cells in a non-invasive, controllable way.

News • Navigating between cells

Microrobots offer new opportunities for cancer treatment and wound healing

Half as thick as a human hair: Researchers at TU Munich have developed the world's first microrobot capable of navigating within groups of cells and stimulating individual cells.

News • In between neurons and astrocytes

Neuroscientists discover new kind of brain cell

It had long been recognized that the brain was made up of two types of cells, neurons and glial cells. Now, neuroscientists discovered an additional type - with huge implications for brain disorders.

News • Brain cancer reseach

Researchers reveal mechanisms that make tumours malignant

Brain tumour progression to a malignant state is believed to be the result of an intricate interplay between cancer cells and the tumour microenvironment. Greek researchers shed new light on the mechanisms.

News • Research into fat cells

Healthy adipocytes keep breast cancer at bay

Researchers have found a possible explanation as to why higher breast density and older age increase the risk of breast cancer. According to the experts, adipocytes play a vital role here.

News • Potential blood cancer treatment

CAR T cell therapy: study shows remote destruction of tumor cells

French scientists discovered that CD4 T cells generated during immunotherapy are capable of remotely neutralizing tumor cells by producing interferon gamma (IFN-γ).

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