Immune memory cells in ovarian cancer produce tumor-targeting antibodies, opening a vaccine path

While we tend to quickly forget having been ill or having received a vaccine, the immune system remembers remarkably well. It has memory B cells—"trained" immune cells that circulate throughout the ...
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Researchers grow 400+ brain cell types—a leap for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s research

Scientists at ETH Zurich have broken new ground by generating over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab, far surpassing previous efforts that produced only a few dozen. By ...
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In a world first, Israeli scientists find ‘memory’ B cells can target ovarian tumors

Immune cells not only remember viruses, but can also secrete tumor-fighting antibodies, say Weizmann Institute researchers; study could further development of cancer vaccines The post In a world first ...
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MIT invents human brain model with six major cell types to enable personalized disease research, drug discovery

A new 3D human brain tissue platform developed by MIT researchers is the first to integrate all major brain cell types, including neurons, glial cells and the vasculature into a single culture. Grown ...
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A new imaging approach captures brain activity across nine cell types at once — more than four times what was previously possible

Neuroplex allows scientists to measure and link neural activity of up to 9 unique cell types in behaving animals, significantly accelerating data collection. Scientists at the Max Planck Florida ...
Psychology Today

AI Predicts Active Brain Cell Types With High Accuracy

A major neuroscience breakthrough has been achieved with the help of an artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning algorithm. In a study published this month in Cell, a multinational team of ...