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Astrocytes could be harnessed to protect motor neurons in MND
Scientists using a new motor neuron disease (MND) model have shown astrocytes may protect neurons from toxic TDP-43 protein aggregates in the early stages of disease.
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Immune cell autophagy discovery could optimise cancer therapies
Researchers reveal importance of IL-15 in T cell autophagy in the liver, presenting a potential strategy to enhance immunotherapies.
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Blimp-1 identified as driver of T-cell activity against cancer
A study has shown that T cells are driven to attack tumours by IL-2 and Blimp-1 in mice, which researchers say could form the basis of cancer therapies.
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Molecules associated with NMDAR may be involved in schizophrenia
Genetic variants which prevent a neurotransmitter receptor from working properly have been implicated in the development of schizophrenia...
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Pinpointing biopsies to detect and target cancer
Software that overlays tumour information from MRI scans onto ultrasound images could help to highlight areas of concern, and to detect and target cancer...