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Researchers use a mouse cancer model to show that tumors expressing Archaerhodopsin 3 shrink after exposure to green light Peer-Reviewed Publication Okayama University image: A light-driven outward proton-pumping rhodopsin Archaerhodopsin 3 (AR3) is transfected into mouse cancer cell lines. AR3 absorbs green light, inducing intracellular alkalization and thereby causing cell death. This indicates a possible […]

Scientists found a protein stress “Achilles’ heel” in T cells that could supercharge cancer immunotherapy. Date: October 3, 2025 Source: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Summary: Ohio State researchers have discovered that exhausted T cells collapse under the weight of misfolded proteins, activating a destructive stress response called TexPSR. Unlike normal stress systems, TexPSR

by Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Schematic illustration of A-gyo and UN-gyo. Credit: Eijiro Miyako / JAIST A joint research team led by Professor Eijiro Miyako of the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), in collaboration with Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. and University of Tsukuba, has

by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Physician-scientist Christopher Klebanoff of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Credit: Memorial Sloan Kettering A team of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) researchers have made an important finding about why genetically engineered immune cells sometimes fail to finish the job when given as a

by Lisa Marshall, University of Colorado at Boulder edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Soft dendritic particles (SDPs) can be infused with chemotherapy drugs and embedded in a gel that can be applied to tumors for sustained medication release. Jin Gyun Lee/CU Boulder As far back as the 4th Century B.C., Aristotle marveled at the nimble

By Paul McClure June 10, 2025 Facebook Twitter Flipboard LinkedIn Reddit The sea cucumber produces a sugary compound that can inhibit cancer spread seanpmyers/Wikimedia Commons CC0 1.0 View 2 Images The sea cucumber has been found to naturally produce a sugary compound that inhibits an enzyme instrumental in facilitating cancer growth, according to a new study. The