Dendritic cells: The key in the battle against HIV

By: Silvia Tosolini As finding a cure for HIV feels like a maze of locked doors, dendritic cells (DCs) emerge as the master key, unlocking the path to finding new treatment possibilities. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that infects the body’s immune system. Presently, there is no effective cure: once people have it,…

April 23, 20240Comments

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From puzzle pieces to personalized medicine: how biomarkers tailor cancer therapy

Each person’s cancer has a unique combination of pieces in their puzzle. Partly due to the complexity of everyone’s genetic profile, it is challenging to develop effective one-size-fits-all therapy that targets all the cells within the tumour. Therefore, it has been suggested that treatment should be tailored to individual patients based on the specific characteristics…

March 1, 20240Comments

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Of Mice and Men

By: Milo Molleson From house mouse to laboratory mouse The relationship between humans and mice has a long and captivating history. The house mouse, scientifically known as Mus musculus domesticus, has shared our narrative since its beginning; eating our grain and scurrying around our floors at night since before we left our nomadic lifestyles…

January 11, 20240Comments

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mRNA circularization: a means to the two ends

Looking back at mankind’s history, we can see how the concept of circularization influenced the development of our society. Wheels, for example, are one of the most important first human inventions. Yet the concept of circularity is also prevalent naturally in biology. Molecules such as RNA, proteins, and nucleotides are more stable when circularized. But…

December 13, 20230Comments

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A history of the RNA world hypothesis

Scientists have been speculating for over 50 years about RNA’s role at the beginning of life. They debate that before depending on DNA, primitive cells relied on RNA. This so-called RNA world would have existed some 4 billion years ago. But could primitive molecules have really depended on RNA before DNA?

November 8, 20230Comments

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Drug repurposing: the solution might be closer than we think

When Sars-CoV-2 spread at the beginning of 2020, scientists started screening libraries full of drugs for possible treatments. This was the moment when the general public was introduced to drug repurposing.

October 24, 20230Comments

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The Promise of Precision Medicine for Motor Recovery after Stroke

Precision medicine can be seen as tailoring a suit. Just a tailor takes individual measurements from an individual to ensure a good fit, precision medicine incorporates a patient´s genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors to develop targeted treatments.

September 28, 20230Comments

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An ‘unwanted journey’: how the immune microenvironment may contribute to breast cancer

DCIS is a potential breast cancer precursor lesion that occurs in 20-25% of diagnosed breast cancers. The risk factors for DCIS include obesity, lifestyle choices such as smoking, and rarely familial mutation such a BRCA mutations. Not every DCIS progresses to an invasive disease.

August 20, 20230Comments

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Science Digest

Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic: a modeling perspective

By: Feline Velthuis During the COVID-19 pandemic, all eyes were on the mathematical models that would tell us how we could control the outbreak, how occupied hospitals would be and if we could celebrate Christmas together. Worldwide, lots of different models were used to make predictions on the development of the outbreak and the impact…

May 15, 20230Comments

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