One of the ways that cancer cells hide from the body’s immune system is by forming a thin surface barrier called the glycocalyx. In a new study, researchers examined the material properties of this ...
The glycocalyx surrounds each cell in the human body like a coat. This complex sugar layer plays a key role in the progression of numerous diseases, such as cancer and autoimmune diseases. Researchers ...
A collaborative team led by Ralf Jungmann (Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry and LMU Munich) and Leonhard Möckl (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg) has pushed ...
A Stanford-led study published in Nature on Feb. 26 found that age-related changes witnessed in diseases like Alzheimer’s may be related to a relatively untapped area of research in the brain. The ...