CRISPR makes prostate cancer vulnerable to immunotherapy

Prostate cancer is notoriously difficult to treat with immunotherapy, a type of cancer treatment that helps the immune system identify and destroy tumors. Now, researchers have developed an experimental RNA targeting technology that may make prostate tumors far more vulnerable to an immune attack. Most prostate tumors are considered “immune…

Why losing the wrong fat can trigger diabetes

Fat tissue is often viewed as something the body would be better off without. Scientists now know, however, that adipose tissue is an active and essential organ that supports many important processes, including energy storage, hormone production, and metabolic regulation. Too much fat can increase the risk of diabetes, heart…

I teatri condominiali riconosciuti patrimonio dell’umanità Unesco – Teatro – Ansa.it

   ”Accogliamo con orgoglio e soddisfazione la decisione del Comitato del Patrimonio mondiale dell’UNESCO di iscrivere i teatri condominiali dell’Italia centrale nella Lista del Patrimonio mondiale. Il riconoscimento celebra l’eccezionale valore universale di questi gioielli architettonici, che sono, da oltre due secoli, centri vitali di fruizione culturale, di identità e…

A hidden Alzheimer’s tipping point may decide who gets dementia

Researchers from VIB, KU Leuven, the UK-DRI and Muna Therapeutics, with funding that included support from ERC, have identified a major biological shift that may help determine whether Alzheimer’s disease changes in the brain eventually lead to dementia. Using donated brain tissue from older adults with and without cognitive decline,…

Hidden genetic diversity helped inbred brown tree snakes conquer guam

The brown tree snake has become one of the world’s best-known examples of an invasive species. Native to Australia and the South Pacific, the snake likely reached Guam sometime after World War II, possibly by hiding aboard military cargo planes. Its arrival had devastating consequences. Brown tree snakes have driven…

Scientists trace the shocking origin of human eyes to an ancient “cyclops”

Humans and every other vertebrate may share an astonishingly strange ancestor: a tiny creature with a single eye centered on the top of its head. Recent research from Lund University and the University of Sussex proposes that the earliest ancestor of vertebrates passed through a cyclops-like stage nearly 600 million…

Norris torna in pole, Hamilton perde tre posti in griglia – F1 – Ansa.it

Lando Norris si é ricordato di essere campione del mondo e all’Hungaroring ha conquistato la prima pole position dell’anno, l’unica finora non appannaggio della Mercedes. Questa é stata a lungo l’unica certezza al termine delle qualifiche del GP d’Ungheria di domani perché sia su Lewis Hamilton (secondo) che su Kimi…