Scientists could reshape cancer treatment by helping powerful drugs work better in the body by exploiting a surface protein called CD36 that helps pull substances into cells. This dramatically ...

Our immune systems weaken as we get older, making fewer cells that fight infection and help us recover from illness and ...

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Oral semaglutide cuts major heart risks in people with type 2 diabetes by 14%, offering a powerful pill-based option. Both ...

“Our CB-SCs can target different compartments of the immune system, educating and correcting their dysfunctions at a fundamental level,” says Dr. Zhao. “This therapy has the potential to revolutionize ...

Credit: Andrii Yalanskyi via Getty Images. Vertex Pharmaceuticals has discontinued the development of VX-264, a type 1 diabetes (T1D) cell therapy delivered via an implantable device, after clinical ...

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Tay and his team looked to microneedles for drug delivery into chronic wounds, as well as for extracting harmful cells from those sites. Tay noted that this approach is "minimally invasive ...

Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent programmed death caused by the imbalance of lipid peroxides in cells. Unlike apoptosis, autophagy and necrosis, ferroptosis is mainly induced by the small molecule ...

A 21-year-old New York man who has spent much of his life battling sicken cell anemia has now been declared disease free thanks to a breakthrough gene therapy at Cohen Children's Medical Center.