Discovery of new target in aggressive breast cancer opens door for new immunotherapy
Researchers from Erasmus MC have found a novel target for immunotherapy for an aggressive form of breast cancer. They isolated a receptor from white blood cells that recognizes the target and took the first steps towards a clinical treatment. “It was like searching for a needle in a haystack.”
Crucial role of vector control in the fight against visceral leishmaniasis in India
A new study has revealed that indoor residual spraying (IRS) with insecticides has been instrumental in curbing the spread of visceral leishmaniasis in India by significantly reducing the population of sandflies responsible for transmitting the disease.
Joyce is building a village in a petri dish to comprehend diversity
No human being is the same. Everything, from our risk of getting sick to how we respond to treatment, varies from person to person. Professor of population genetics Joyce van Meurs and her team hope to fathom those differences between people with villages of stem cells. ‘I am very excited about this.’
How we maintain balance turns out to be more complex than thought
Neuroscientists at Erasmus MC have discovered that the way people maintain their balance is more complex than previously thought. They reached this conclusion through experiments with a custom-made balance robot.
Fragmented sleep-wake rhythm precedes Alzheimer plaques in the brain
A fragmented sleep-wake rhythm, where people often transition from rest to active during the day and night, is already visible in the brain before the accumulation of the Alzheimer’s protein amyloid-beta. That has been shown by research from Erasmus MC involving over 300 residents of the Ommoord district in Rotterdam.
Researchers break dogma: intestinal tumor does not always arise from stem cell
Scientists at Erasmus MC have discovered that intestinal tumors do not always originate from stem cells, contrary to the prevailing dogma. In the context of inflammation, specialized intestinal cells appear to be the origin of cancer.
