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8 May 2026

New liver cell linked to MASH and a gene called Themis

Researchers found a new type of liver cell that appears in MASH, a severe form of MASLD. Themis gene activity was high in diseased livers, and mouse tests show the THEMIS pathway may affect liver damage.

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28 Apr 2026

Extra chromosomes help some cancer cells move

A new study finds that cancer cells with extra chromosome sets make more proteins, trigger a stress response, and become more mobile. Blocking the stress pathway reduced movement in fruit fly and human lung cancer cells.

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29 Dec 2025

How the T cell receptor starts immune attacks

Scientists used cryo-EM and membrane-like nanodiscs to image the T cell receptor. They found it rests closed and opens when it meets a target antigen, a result that may help improve immunotherapies.

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24 Dec 2025

How embryos pause growth in diapause

A study in mice explains how embryonic stem cells stay able to become any cell during diapause. Different stresses slow metabolism but keep cell identity, and cells resume normal development when stress ends.

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