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Research finds fat may secretly fuel Alzheimer's
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Scientists discovered that tiny messengers released by fat tissue, called extracellular vesicles, can carry harmful signals that accelerate the buildup of amyloid-b plaques in the brain.
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Extracellular vesicles may led to spread of scleroderma-caused fibrosis th
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A new article in Arthritis and Rheumatology suggests that extracellular vesicles, which are involved in cell-to-cell communication, may be a factor in the development of fibrosis in systemic sclerosis.
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Researchers develop new technique to reveal signs of Parkinson's disease
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A team of researchers developed a technology that may detect symptoms of Parkinson's disease in urine samples.
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Study reveals how extracellular vesicles boost T cells
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
T cells, a key element of the immune system, are crucial in preventing viral infections. Extracellular vesicles are shown to be crucial in the activation of these cells in a mouse model by a team led by Prof. Thomas Brocker and Jan Kranich from the LMU Biomedical Center.
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Cellular messengers improve cancer therapy: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Nano-sized membrane bubbles known as extracellular vesicles activate the immune system in mice and seem to render their tumours sensitive to a type of immunotherapy drug called a checkpoint inhibitor. This is according to a new study published in Cancer Immunology Research by researchers at
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Study suggests cancer therapy can be improved by cellular messengers
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The findings of a new study suggest that nano-sized membrane bubbles known as extracellular vesicles activate the immune system in mice and seem to render their tumours sensitive to a type of immunotherapy drug called a checkpoint inhibitor.
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Researchers develop contact lens that helps in cancer diagnosis and screen
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 12 (ANI): Researchers have developed a contact lens that can catch and identify exosomes, nanometer-sized vesicles prevalent in human fluids that have the potential to be diagnostic cancer biomarkers.
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Scientists find vesicles secreted from heart may prevent lethal heart rhyt
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 16 (ANI): Scientists have found that vesicles secreted from human heart cells may repair damaged tissue and prevent lethal heart rhythm disorders.
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Researchers find cell-derived therapy may help repair abnormal heart rhyth
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 12 (ANI): Vesicles secreted from human heart cells may repair damaged tissue and prevent lethal heart rhythm disorders, according to a new study from investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai.
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Study examines how cells eat
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Ohio [US], December 31 (ANI): A new study has found how cell membranes curve to create the "mouths" that allow the cells to consume things that surround them.
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Study unveils how proteins control information processing in brain
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Halle [Germany], May 9 (ANI): A complicated interaction between different proteins is needed for information to pass from one nerve cell to the next. A team of researchers now managed to study this process in the synaptic vesicles, which play an important role in this process.
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Here's how HIV infection contribute to wide-ranging metabolic conditions
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 27 (ANI): A recent study found that HIV-infected cells release vesicles that contain a viral protein called Nef, further damaging cholesterol metabolism and triggering inflammation in uninfected bystander cells.
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