This protein inhibitor works by suppressing the activity of pea weevil α-amylase, an enzyme required by the insect to digest ... peas induces a CD4 + T-helper cell type 2 (Th2) inflammatory ...

Apr. 11, 2025 — A multi-institutional team developed a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell-based strategy for specifically targeting AML cells in patients who relapsed following other treatments.

A study of bumble bees has uncovered a potential reason for the insects' decline. By studying bumble bee exposure to ...

Novel tools that allow neuron-specific investigations of the structure controlling sleep regulation in fruit flies reveal the extent of neuronal heterogeneity.

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Pannexin (Panx) channels are a family of poorly understood large-pore channels that mediate the release of substrates like ATP from cells, yet the physiological stimuli that activate these channels ...

The skin bumps are the body's reaction to the insect's saliva. While the bug is sucking blood, some of its secretions get mixed in. Anaphylaxis With Insect Bites: Very Rare A severe life-threatening ...