A rare cancer-fighting plant compound has been decoded

Researchers at UBC Okanagan have uncovered the process plants use to create mitraphylline, a rare natural compound that has attracted attention for its possible cancer fighting properties. Mitraphylline belongs to a unique class of plant chemicals known as spirooxindole alkaloids. These molecules are recognized for their unusual twisted ring structures…

Scientists discover a weak spot shared by polio and common cold viruses

Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have uncovered a crucial step that enteroviruses use to reproduce inside human cells. The findings, published in Nature Communications, explain how viruses responsible for illnesses such as polio, encephalitis, myocarditis, and even the common cold take control of cellular machinery to…

New drugs could wipe out the “zombie cells” linked to cancer and aging

Scientists have identified a new weakness in harmful “zombie-like” cells that could open the door to better cancer treatments and therapies for age-related diseases. These cells, known as senescent cells, survive in a fragile state by producing large amounts of a protective protein that keeps them from dying. Researchers at…

Starmer perde i pezzi ma non molla, l’economia affonda – Notizie – Ansa.it

Keir Starmer si è aggrappato alla poltrona con le unghie mentre la situazione attorno al premier laburista precipita. Diversi membri del suo governo – con ruoli non da ministro – si sono dimessi nell’ambito della rivolta interna alla maggioranza contro la leadership di sir Keir dopo la devastante sconfitta elettorale…