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Extracellular vesicles and exosomes act as the body’s molecular messengers, influencing immune responses, cancer metastasis, and inflammation...

Extracellular vesicles released by cancer cells can suppress natural killer cell function, making it harder for the immune system to fight tumors. Understanding this interaction opens the door...

AIBN researchers are harnessing biological nanoparticles to help open-heart surgery patients bounce back after their operations. Associate Professor Joy Wolfram is one of two University of Queensland (UQ) researchers to secure a Heart...

There is a need to develop strategies for early prediction of patients who will develop preeclampsia (PE), in order to establish preventive strategies to reduce the prevalence and severity of the disease and their associated complications. The objective of this ...

Human placenta releases specific nanovesicles (i.e. exosomes) into the maternal circulation during pregnancy, however, the presence of placenta-derived exosomes in maternal blood during early pregnancy remains to be established. The aim of this study was to characterize gestational age related ...