Tag: Cell Biology

A new experimental unit built at the Politecnico di Milano within the ERC project 'MINERVA' of Horizon 2020Credit: Politecnico di ...

Discovery may help derail Parkinson’s ‘runaway train’

Researchers have discovered a new enzyme that inhibits the LRRK2 pathway, the most common cause of genetic Parkinson'sCredit: University of ...

Milk from teeth: Dental stem cells can generate milk-producing cells

Credit: Institute of Oral Biology, University of Zurich The ability of adult stem cells to generate various tissue-specific cell populations ...

Discovery of ‘cellular bike couriers’ clue to disease spreading

A previously unknown component of our cells that delivers proteins like a bike courier in heavy traffic could shed light ...

People with autism have a more symmetrical brain

Credit: Clyde Francks, MPI Nijmegen The left and right halves of our brains develop differently, as each hemisphere 'specialises' in ...

Bacterial arsenic efflux genes enabled plants to transport boron efficiently

Functional origin of Nodulin26-like-intrinsic-proteins in plants uncoveredCredit: J. Himpe/IPK Gatersleben Stubby roots, brittle branches, poor fertility - these are some ...

More than 50 international students to receive academic travel awards for SLAS 2020

The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening, (SLAS) has selected 53 life sciences students to receive SLAS Tony B. Academic ...

Building a better way to figure out how cells work

New platform enables faster and easier measurement of cell-generated forcesCredit: Photo illustration by Joy Smoker When the best tool for ...

How Chlamydia gain access to human cells

Publication in Nature CommunicationsCredit: HHU / Jan Galle Chlamydia are bacteria that can infect human and animal cells. Human health ...

New evidence that bacteria drive biodiversity in the Cape Floral Region

Researchers have found evidence for a vertically inherited symbiosis between the Cape geophyte genus, Oxalis, and the nitrogen-fixing bacterial genus ...

New gene therapy for epilepsy provides on-demand release of endogenous substance

Preclinical study shows long-term suppression of seizuresCredit: Schwarzer/Medical University of Innsbruck Teams of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and ...

Blood test can predict prognosis in deadly brain cancer

Penn study points to clinical utility of liquid biopsy in glioblastomaCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - A blood test that measures ...

IU School of Medicine researcher awarded NIH grant for cirrhosis clinical trial

Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine An Indiana University School of Medicine researcher has been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million ...

MIB2 enhances inflammation by degradation of CYLD

E3 ubiquitin ligase MIB2 enhances inflammation by degrading the deubiquitinating enzyme CYLDCredit: Ehime University The tumor suppressor CYLD lysine 63 ...

NUS researchers use light from nanoparticles to intricately control biological processes

New nanoparticles can adjust the beating speed of heart cells by emitting different colours of light. Light from nanoparticle clusters ...

WSU study identifies potential new target for treatment of gout

Research team discovers alternate pathway by which MSU crystals trigger inflammationCredit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University Health Sciences ...

DOD funds NEOMED research to see if exercise proves to be neuroprotective

Nearly $1 million award supports study that may help change the pathology of Parkinson's disease and inform activities for those ...

Study tracks evolutionary history of metabolic networks

Credit: Photo illustration by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- By analyzing how metabolic enzymes are built and organized, researchers have ...

Signaling waves determine embryonic fates

Rice University lab shows cell-signal pathway dynamics prompt first patterns in embryosCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 28, 2019) ...

NIH grants UVA researchers $2.7 million to develop precision treatment for deadly heart plaque