A matter of fine balance
Electrical balance in the brainCredit: Hrishikesh Nambisan Balance is the key. It's not exactly neuroscience; except that it is. Since ...
Tag: Cell Biology
A homing beacon for chemotherapy drugs
Credit: Adapted from ACS Central Science 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b00195 Killing tumor cells while sparing their normal counterparts is a central ...
New vulnerability found in major human viruses
Structural feature may lead to antivirals for the common cold, polio, and other pathogensCredit: James Geraets Discovery of a new ...
Drug to treat malaria could mitigate hereditary hearing loss
Drug activates sensory proteins in aquatic model of human hearingCredit: CWRUSOM & PNAS The ability to hear depends on proteins ...
The Estée Lauder companies showcases skin metabolomics at world congress of dermatology
Research headlines include skin circadian metabolomics, autophagy, anti-inflammation ingredients, skin brightening agent, acne, and sirtuins and their importance in skin ...
Cause of hardening of the arteries — and potential treatment — identified
Credit: Melinda Duer/Cathy Shanahan A team of UK scientists have identified the mechanism behind hardening of the arteries, and shown ...
EMBO elects 56 new members
Heidelberg, 11 June 2019 - EMBO announces today that 56 life scientists have been elected to its membership, joining a ...
Boehringer Ingelheim and University of Dundee extend PROTAC Drug Discovery Program
Boehringer Ingelheim and Dundee extend ongoing anti-cancer alliance Boehringer Ingelheim and University of Dundee achieve milestone in collaboration aimed at ...
New family on the block: A novel group of glycosidic enzymes
Scientists discover a candidate for a potential new 'family' of enzymes that break down carbohydratesCredit: Tokyo University of Science A ...
SIRT1 plays key role in chronic myeloid leukemia to aid persistence of leukemic stem cells
Development of effective approaches to target these persistent leukemic stem cells is a challenge for better cancer careCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, ...
Study finds macrophages’ pathway to nurture PTEN-deficient glioblastoma
MD Anderson discovery provides new druggable targets to test against lethal brain tumor HOUSTON -- A common genetic deficiency empowers ...
New research could help predict seizures before they happen
Research led by FutureNeuro at RCSI could improve the lives of people with epilepsyCredit: Maxwell Photography Monday, 10 June 2019 ...
Proof of sandwiched graphene-membrane superstructure opens up a membrane-specific drug delivery mode
Credit: YUE Hua and CHEN Pengyu Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...
Foraging for nitrogen
How brassinosteroid signaling makes roots grow longer under nitrogen deficiencyCredit: Dr. Ricardo Giehl/IPK As sessile organisms, plants rely on their ...
Researchers spot mutations that crop up in normal cells as we age
Analyzing RNA sequencing data pinpoints 'somatic clones,' including some harboring cancer mutations, in many types of normal tissue Cell division ...
Clemson researchers gain ground in the race to cure widespread parasitic infection
Faculty-led team from Clemson University unveils new findingsCredit: College of Science / Jim Melvin CLEMSON, South Carolina - A faculty-led ...
Is sex primarily a strategy against transmissible cancer?
Credit: One of the greatest enigmas of evolutionary biology is that while sex is the dominant mode of reproduction among ...
New study identifies molecular aging ‘midlife crisis’
Just as a computer requires code to work, our bodies are regulated by molecular "programs" that are written early in ...
Cancer research using mini-organs from tumors and healthy tissue
Credit: © Hubrecht Institute, Video made by Esther Pardijs, Animations made by DEMCON | nymus3D Hans Clevers (Hubrecht Institute) and ...
Translation of genes more complex than expected
Credit: Sanne Boersma and Deepak Khuperkar © Hubrecht Institute Researchers from the group of Marvin Tanenbaum at the Hubrecht Institute ...
