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Oncology & Cancer

Molecular insights unlock a targeted approach to cancer immunotherapy

Australian-led research is unlocking new ways for immunotherapy to better target cancer. Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized treatment for patients, whereby the body's own immune system is harnessed to destroy cancer ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

AI tool analyzes placentas at birth for faster detection of neonatal and maternal problems

A newly developed tool that harnesses computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) may help clinicians rapidly evaluate placentas at birth, potentially improving neonatal and maternal care, according to new research from ...

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Oncology & Cancer

Light-induced gene therapy disables cancer cells' mitochondria

Researchers are shining a light on cancer cells' energy centers—literally—to damage these power sources and trigger widespread cancer cell death. In a new study, scientists combined strategies to deliver energy-disrupting ...

Genetics

Mini-brains reveal how mitochondrial mutations affect brain cells

Researchers at the University of Bergen have used advanced stem cell technology to develop mini-brains, also called brain organoids, that can mimic disease processes caused by mitochondrial failure. This could open new avenues ...

Neuroscience

Microglia: The double-edged sword in Alzheimer's progression

Microglia are known to play an important role in Alzheimer's disease, but exactly what they do has remained a mystery. Scientists in the Bart De Strooper Lab at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease have unraveled ...