Turbocharging CRISPR to Understand How the Immune System Fights Cancer February 28, 2024 New approach to studying immune gene function could improve treatments for cancer, other diseases
Reexposing a Cancer Protein to Enhance Immunotherapy February 22, 2024 Study finds protein that tumors manipulate to escape immune detection
Inside a Bacterial Defense System — and Its Defeat January 11, 2024 Study reveals unexpected strategy in competition between bacteria and viruses
What Human Diseases Can Teach Us About the Immune System November 14, 2023 Jennifer Oyler-Yaniv is studying cancer to understand general principles of the immune system
One Punch Isn’t Enough to Overcome a Common Cancer Mutation November 2, 2023 Study finds blocking second molecule could lead to better treatments
How the Gut Finishes Healing Itself October 11, 2023 Understanding how organs wrap up self-repair could lead to safer regenerative therapies
Strep Molecule Illuminates Cancer Immune Therapies October 6, 2023 Molecule also could help explain origins of certain enigmatic autoimmune diseases
Scientists Discover Previously Unknown Way Cells Break Down Proteins August 24, 2023 The mechanism degrades short-lived proteins that support brain and immune functions
How Chromosome Imbalances Can Drive Cancer July 6, 2023 Analysis reveals how large chromosomal changes can promote, slow tumor growth
A New Tool for Diagnosing Cancer June 22, 2023 Platform combines structural details with molecular information about a tumor
Some Gut Bacteria Linked to Precancerous Colon Polyps June 8, 2023 New study looks at microbiome’s influence, findings may help with prevention