Tag: Cell Biology

Credit: Kristin A. Moore and Jeffrey C. Cameron Introverts take heart: When cells, like some people, get too squished, they ...

‘Thermometer’ protein regulates blooming

Credit: © Silva et al. / PNAS As average temperatures rise every year, it is no longer rare to see ...

CAR macrophages go beyond T cells to fight solid tumors

Penn researchers publish proof-of-concept to use alternative immune cells to target cancerCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) ...

To sleep deeply: The brainstem neurons that regulate non-REM sleep

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba identify the key role of brainstem neurotensinergic neurons in non-REM sleep regulationCredit: University of ...

Organellogenesis still a work in progress in novel dinoflagellates

Researchers led by the University of Tsukuba identify two novel dinoflagellates containing relic nuclei from endosymbiont algae, making them perfect ...

ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers may increase the risk of severe COVID-19

Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention New Orleans, LA - James Diaz, MD, MHA, MPH & TM, Dr PH, ...

Removing belly fat before it sticks to you

University of Cincinnati researchers produce fat busting proteins in the laboratoryCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati Triglycerides, those fats that seem ...

Trauma relapse in a novel context may be preventable

Discovery of a brain region linked to fear renewal may hold promise for developing PTSD treatment strategiesCredit: @ Korea Brain ...

Open sesame: Micro RNAs regulate plant pores

Environmental changes trigger tiny RNA segments to modify plant pores involved in photosynthesis.Credit: DGIST Environmental cues prompt small RNA segments ...

New technology helps in hunt for new cancer drug combinations

Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia A revolutionary new technology has been applied to reveal the inner workings of ...

Investigation reveals £21 million NHS bill for avoidable deficiencies in heart failure

Inadequate management of iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in heart failure (HF) costs the NHS an extra ...

AFAR Webinar: COVID-19: Can the Science of Aging Move Us Forward?

Leading Experts to Discuss How Geroscience Insights and Promising Therapeutics Could Lessen the Severity of Pandemics, Age-Related DiseasesCredit: AFAR March ...

New technique ‘prints’ cells to create diverse biological environments

Researchers harness photolithography and programmable DNA to rapidly construct arrays of cells and proteins that mimic living conditionsCredit: (UC Berkeley ...

Viewpoint: Could disease pathogens be the dark matter behind Alzheimer’s disease?

Credit: Graphic by Shireen Dooling for the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University For researchers investigating Alzheimer's Disease (AD), a ...

A new window into psychosis

Once overlooked cellular messengers could combat antibiotic resistance

Credit: Children's National Hospital Children's National Hospital researchers for the first time have isolated bacterial extracellular vesicles from the blood ...

Tracking adeno-associated virus capsid evolution

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 18, 2020--Researchers have used high-throughput screening of adeno-associated viral (AAV) ...

Control mechanism of force-induced cell-to-cell adhesion

Credit: NIBB Using the amphibian Xenopus laevis as a model, Drs. Noriyuki Kinoshita and Naoto Ueno from the National Institute ...

Loss of protein disturbs intestinal homeostasis and can drive cancer

Credit: Marc Healy, UZH Colorectal carcinoma (CRC), the most common form of intestinal cancer, is the second leading cause of ...

Compartments without borders