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How do viruses choose whether to become nasty or not?

Researchers from the Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research at Tel Aviv University have deciphered a novel complex decision-making process that helps viruses choose to turn nasty or stay friendly to their bacterial host. In a new paper, they describe how viruses co-opt a
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Rice’s Naomi Halas awarded Optica’s C.E.K. Mees Medal

HOUSTON – (March 13, 2024) – Rice University’s Naomi Halas has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the C.E.K. Mees Medal by Optica for “her design, fabrication, and demonstration of nanoparticles with specific optical and physical properties, the widespread application of which enables advances in fields
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Lower survival rates for women than men with germ cell tumors

Women with a type of ovarian cancer known as germ cell tumours have a worse prognosis than men with similar tumours, i.e. testicular cancer. After five years with the disease, 98 percent of men were alive while the survival rate for women was only 85
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How a natural compound from sea squirts combats cancer

Numerous anti-cancer drugs function by targeting the DNA within cancerous cells, halting their proliferation. Yet, cancer cells occasionally develop mechanisms to repair the damage inflicted by these drugs, diminishing their effectiveness. Consequently, physicians are increasingly embracing a novel approach to cancer treatment known as precision
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Age-related changes in skin may contribute to melanoma metastases

*EMBARGOED UNTIL TUESDAY, MARCH 12, AT 6 A.M. ET Credit: Will Kirk/JHU *EMBARGOED UNTIL TUESDAY, MARCH 12, AT 6 A.M. ET Age-related changes that cause the skin to stiffen and become less elastic may also contribute to higher rates of metastatic skin cancer in older
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Sting operation out of gas

Kyoto, Japan — Cells possess an innate immune system that defends against invasive pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. Previous studies have mapped out the cytoplasmic cGAS-STING pathway in the cytoplasm, known for responding to foreign nucleic acids, such as double-stranded DNA. Credit: KyotoU GTobiyama/Masato Ishikawa Kyoto, Japan
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Oncotarget at AACR Annual Meeting 2024

BUFFALO, NY- March 11, 2024 – Impact Journals publishes scholarly journals in the biomedical sciences with a focus on all areas of cancer and aging research. Oncotarget is one of the most prominent journals published by Impact Journals.  Credit: Impact Journals BUFFALO, NY- March 11,
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