Tag: Cell Biology

New approach helps researchers determine the resolution of cryo-EM, leading to better methods of imaging proteinsCredit: Salk Institute In 2017, ...

Researchers unlock potential to use CRISPR to alter the microbiome

Credit: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Western University Researchers at Western University have developed a new way to deliver the DNA-editing ...

Weak spot in pathogenic bacteria

ClpX-ClpP protein complex could be starting point for new antibioticsCredit: Dr. Christos Gatsogiannis / MPI of Molecular Physiology Antibiotics are ...

Scientists create brain-mimicking environment to grow 3D tissue models of brain tumors

Use of brain-like extracellular matrix allows cell growth and treatment to more closely replicate physiological responseCredit: Disha Sood & David ...

Toxin promotes cattle-to-cattle transmission of deadly Escherichia coli strains

Credit: Fitzgerald SF, et al. (2019) Shiga toxin subtype 2a (Stx2a) may play a key role in promoting the colonization ...

Protein associated with many diseases fully visualized for first time

New drugs could be inspired by understanding how P2X7 protein receptor worksCredit: Oregon Health & Science University For the first ...

Immune cell identity crisis: What makes a liver macrophage a liver macrophage?

Findings outline fundamental cellular process for the first time, enabling future studies of how macrophage malfunction contributes to liver diseaseCredit: ...

Breakthrough in sex-chromosome regulation

Credit: Ulf Sirborn Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have uncovered a chromosome-wide mechanism that keeps the gene expression of ...

MIT sets out to model Alzheimer’s disease complexity on a chip

Credit: The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory The complexity of Alzheimer's disease, which affects many types of cells in ...

U of G researchers discover potential drug to treat heart attacks

A potential drug to treat heart attacks and to prevent heart failure -- for which no cure currently exists -- ...

Research to focus on small molecule that can help fight breast cancer

UC Riverside and City of Hope awarded Department of Defense grants for the collaborative projectCredit: Perry lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, ...

Researchers identify molecular process that could accelerate recovery from nerve injuries

Credit: Broad Stem Cell Research Center Twenty million Americans suffer from peripheral nerve injuries, which can be caused by traumas ...

Father’s obesity in puberty doubles the risk of asthma in his future offspring

A Norwegian study shows that boys who are obese in pre-puberty have an over two times higher risk of having ...

Discovery of new source of cancer antigens may expand cancer vaccine capabilities

Credit: Arizona State University For more than a decade, scientist Stephen Albert Johnston and his team at Arizona State University's ...

R01 grant funds research examining small RNAs in metastatic breast cancer

Credit: University of Cincinnati Xiaoting Zhang, PhD, associate professor of cancer biology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, ...

Cloning to fight esophageal cancer

Recreating the steps to malignancy leads to faster drug discoveryCredit: University of Houston Using cloning technology to aid in the ...

Stopping the spread of cancer

University of Utah biomedical engineer receives $1.5 million grant to develop innovative methods to halt spread of cancerCredit: Dan Hixson/University ...

Texas Biomed awarded $2.8 Million NIH grant for novel TB research

Mechanisms under study could lead to new host drug targetsCredit: Texas Biomed San Antonio, Texas (September 25, 2019) - Researchers ...

High-fructose and high-fat diet damages liver mitochondria, study finds

Increases fatty-liver disease risk and metabolic syndromeCredit: Stephanie M. McPherson BOSTON - (October 1, 2019) - Researchers at Joslin Diabetes ...

Earthquake in the cell