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Exosomes – News and Features

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Microcellular “Drones” Used To Deliver Lung Cancer-Fighting Drugs

Researchers have used microcellular "drones" to deliver antisense oligonucleotide therapeutics to lung cancer cells.
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A Liquid Biopsy Approach for Early Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease

Precision diagnostics for diseases that affect the brain and other organs brought closer by new ability to exclusively access contents of organ-derived extracellular vesicles in blood.
The image on the left shows blood vessels (pictured in green) in healthy bone marrow; the image on the right shows blood vessels in bone marrow that has AML (pictured in red).
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Cellular “Delivery Trucks” Could Be Used To Detect Cancer

Researchers from WEHI and La Trobe University found that elevated levels of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in the blood correlate with tissue damage in diseases like leukemia. This discovery could lead to a blood test for monitoring cancer patients.
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Stress Triggers Delayed Increase in Sperm Motility

A study reveals that sperm motility improves after stress rather than during it. By examining extracellular vesicles, researchers found enhanced sperm performance post-stress, suggesting an evolutionary advantage.
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Rapid and Affordable Blood Test for Brain Cancer Developed

Researchers at Notre Dame developed an automated biochip that can diagnose glioblastoma in under an hour by detecting active EGFRs on extracellular vesicles from blood samples.
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Blood Nanoparticles With Potential To Transform Cancer Diagnosis Discovered

Researchers found a new class of RNA in blood nanoparticles, potentially paving the way for less invasive cancer diagnosis. They used next-generation RNA sequencing and other innovative tools to develop a cost-effective liquid biopsy test.
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Single Viral Protein Behind the Spread of the Shingles Virus

Scientists have discovered a new evasion strategy used by the varicella zoster virus, enabling it to spread to tissues far from the original infection site.
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Developments in Extracellular Vesicle Research Present a Promising Future

This article explores how recent advances in nanoscale technology are helping researchers to obtain more data with less hands-on time, vastly increasing what they can study and discover about diseases.


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Intermittent Fasting Study Offers a Blueprint for Researching Diet’s Effect on the Brain

According to a study, while both diets had equally positive effects on reducing insulin resistance markers, intermittent fasting allowed for stronger improvements in memory and executive function than a standard healthy diet.
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“Message in a Bottle” Cancer Therapy Shows Promise in Mice

Researchers have used small membrane bubbles – which our cells use to communicate – to deliver targeted cancer treatments to tumors in mouse models, demonstrating reduced tumor growth and extended survival in one model.
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