Tag: Cell Biology

September 25, 2019

Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b02266 If scientists could give living cells magnetic properties, they could perhaps manipulate ...

Growing a smarter model for brain research in space

An investigation on the space station studies how microgravity affects basic functions of brain cells, including survival, migration and metabolism, ...

New mechanisms that regulate pluripotency in embryonic stem cells are discovered

A study by researchers at the Center for Cell-Based Therapy, which is supported by FAPESP, identified microRNAs involved in pluripotency ...

New discoveries map out CRISPR-Cas defence systems in bacteria

New discoveries map out CRISPR-Cas defence systems in bacteriaCredit: Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research With the aid of ...

Non-viral gene therapy to speed up cancer research

A new treatment method promises to speed up gene therapy research and could bring new, patient friendly cancer treatments to ...

Engineered killer T cells could provide long-lasting immunity against cancer

UCLA researchers use stem cells to engineer cells that attack human tumors in miceCredit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center ...

Scientists enlist tiny biomagnets for faster drug discovery

A new platform brings together genome editing with magnetic cell sorting to reveal new drug targets for cancer and regenerative ...

Probes shed new light on Alzheimer’s cause

Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Sept. 23, 2019) - Rice University researchers have found a way to track the ...

Gene regulators work together for oversized impact on schizophrenia risk

Modeled gene expression changes match those found in patients' brainsCredit: Seok-Man Ho, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Researchers ...

Better samples, better science: new study explores integrity of research specimens

Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State university Effective diagnosis and treatment of disease draws on painstaking research, which often ...

Light-activated metal catalyst destroys cancer cells’ vital energy source

A space-age metal that formed part of the asteroid that destroyed the dinosaurs could provide a new method of treating ...

Cancer protocols: A new approach to predicting treatment outcomes

Weizmann Institute of Science research shows heterogeneity in melanoma tumors prevents effective immune responsesCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science Diversity - ...

Discovery of novel cancer signaling mechanism and design of new anticancer compound

Using a newly synthesized compound and advanced immunofluorescence techniques, scientists uncover novel signaling mechanism in cancer and also propose new ...

CPRIT awards $11 million to UTHealth for cancer research, prevention

Credit: Photo by Dwight Andrews/ McGovern Medical School Five innovative cancer-fighting projects at The University of Texas Health Science Center ...

Rethinking how cholesterol is integrated into cells

Credit: Bjørn Panyella Pedersen, Aarhus University Most people have heard of "cholesterol levels" and the dangers of high blood cholesterol, ...

New insight as to how cells maintain their identity

Credit: Biotech Research & Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen In the body's cells, some proteins are of vital importance as ...

Saving lives faster: Monash University develops world-first laser incubator for blood

Credit: Monash University Monash University researchers, along with industry partner Haemokinesis, have developed the world's first blood incubator using laser ...

Pathway found for treatment-resistant lung cancer

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 20, 2019) - A big way chemotherapy works is by ...

ALS gene may be a hitchhiker’s guide to the neuron

September 19, 2019

NIH-funded study suggests a new pathway for treatmentsCredit: NIH/NINDS WHAT: Affecting at least 14,000 Americans, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is ...

Wild animals’ immune systems decline with age, sheep study finds