When a neuron ages, it loses synaptic connections with other neurons, it is less able to transmit nerve impulses, and its metabolism is also altered. This process of neuronal ageing — inevitable with ...

Until recently, the root cause of cachexia was identified as the inflammatory mediators produced either by the tumour itself ...

The industrial food matrix is not merely delivering poor nutrition. It is executing a systemic epigenetic intervention on ...

Solid tumors often provide a challenging environment for the T cells of our immune system. By reprogramming the metabolism of T cells, scientists at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology and ...

Stimulating a key metabolic pathway in T cells can make them work more effectively against tumors when combined with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, according to a preclinical study. The findings ...

A mechanism underlying neutrophil reprogramming in brain cancers has been uncovered, illuminating potential therapeutic targets to stop their pro-cancer effect. Tumor-infiltrating neutrophils are ...

How strongly does our metabolism influence thinking? This question has been examined by Dr. Philipp Haueis, a philosopher of science at Bielefeld University, in a recent publication in the journal ...

Novel protein biomarkers for early detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma using longitudinal serum protein measurements and machine learning. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO ...