Tag: Cell Biology

Unique class of white blood cells and their movements offer new model for tracking, predicting inflammatory diseases A unique discovery ...

Renegade fat cells induce bone-damaging lesions in multiple myeloma

Credit: A study of samples from patients with multiple myeloma (MM) has demonstrated how "reprogrammed" fat cells contribute to long-lasting ...

How to quell a cytokine storm: New ways to dampen an overactive immune system

Penn Medicine, University of Leeds findings have implications for new drug targets for lupus, other autoimmune disordersCredit: Miriam Walden, Leeds ...

‘Fettuccine’ may be most obvious sign of life on Mars, researchers report

Credit: Photo by Tom Murphy CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A rover scanning the surface of Mars for evidence of life might ...

Analyzing a protein from the cerebrospinal fluid will help diagnose patients with prion diseases

Analyzing a protein from the cerebrospinal fluid will help diagnose and prevent clinical evolution of patients with prion diseasesCredit: Gemma ...

Study sheds new light on the harms of air pollution

University at Buffalo research reveals how fluctuating air pollution at the Beijing Olympics affected local residents' bodies at the level ...

Artificial intelligence boosts proteome research

Machine learning makes proteomics research more effectiveCredit: Astrid Eckert / TUM Using artificial intelligence, researchers at the Technical University of ...

Researchers identify new roles for common oncogene MYC

Credit: Kamini Singh/Hans-Guido Wendel Cancer researchers have discovered surprising new functions for a protein called MYC, a powerful oncogene that ...

All ears: Genetic bases of mammalian inner ear evolution

Mammals have adapted to live in the darkest of caves and the deepest oceans, and from the highest mountains to ...

Study finds how prostate cancer cells mimic bone when they metastasize

Understanding this process could lead to innovative and improved therapies DURHAM, N.C. -- Prostate cancer often becomes lethal as it ...

Stem cell identity unmasked by single cell sequencing technology

Credit: Pixabay Scientists from The University of Queensland's Diamantina Institute have revealed the difference between a stem cell and other ...

Study reveals structure of a ‘master switch’ controlling cell division

Understanding the structure of the FoxM1 protein and how it works could guide development of new cancer-fighting drugs Unregulated cell ...

‘Mindreading’ neurons capable of having expectations about the behavior of the others

They simulate decision-making processes, predicting the intentions of another individual. Dysfunctions in these 'simulation neurons' may explain difficulties in social ...

Irina Borodina wins 2019 EU Prize for Women Innovators

Group leader at DTU Biosustain and co-founder of BioPhero, Irina Borodina, was awarded the prestigious 2019 EU Prize for Women ...

Immune discovery set to boost cancer therapies, study suggests

Cancer therapies that use immune cells to trigger the body to attack tumours could be improved by a molecule that ...

Epigenetic study provides new approaches to combination therapies for aggressive cancers

(Vienna, 27 May 2019) Epigenetic processes enable cells to respond to changes in their environment by regulating the activity of ...

New study reveals an unexpected survival mechanism of a subset of cancer cells

Embedded at the end of chromosomes are structures called "telomeres" that in normal cells become shorter as cells divide. As ...

New compound which kills antibiotic-resistant superbugs discovered

Credit: University of Sheffield A new compound developed by University of Sheffield experts has killed antibiotic resistant gram-negative bacteria, including ...

De-TOXing exhausted T cells may bolster CAR T immunotherapy against solid tumors

May 27, 2019

Deletion of key gene regulatory factors fortifies T cell attack on melanoma cellsCredit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA, ...

First-of-its-kind study in endothelial stem cells finds exposure to flavored e-cigarette liquids, e-cigarette use exacerbates cell dysfunction