Tag: Cell Biology

Study identifies earliest traces of brain cancer long before the disease becomes symptomaticCredit: Maria C. Vladoiu, Ibrahim El-Hamami and Laura ...

International team wins $6M grant to study HIV and tuberculosis coinfection in children

Credit: Charles Scanga PITTSBURGH, May 1, 2019 - About a third of us are walking around with the bacteria that ...

Researchers find new target to improve response to cancer immunotherapy

Study is first to define how a little-known type of cell death impacts tumor cells and immune cellsCredit: University of ...

Salk Institute professor Edward Callaway elected to National Academy of Sciences

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(May 1, 2019) The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) recently announced that Salk Institute Professor Edward ...

Algorithms predicting gene interactions could make cancer treatments more effective

Credit: Graeme Benstead-Hume, University of Sussex While network algorithms are usually associated with finding friends on social media, researchers at ...

The GPS of neurons now better understood with a study published in Neuron

Our nerves consist of small cables responsible for circulating information to every part of our body, allowing us, for instance, ...

Why do birds typically live longer than mammals?

Integrative and Comparative Biology publishes paper by Hamilton's Cynthia Downs and Colgate University's Ana Jimenez Clinton, N.Y. - Why do ...

Researchers grow cells in ‘paper organs’

Long before scientists test new medicines in animals or people, they study the effects of the substances on cells growing ...

Army research may be used to treat cancer, heal combat wounds

Credit: Courtesy Advanced Computing Center, The University of Texas at Austin RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (May 1, 2019) - Army ...

Environmental pollutants could impact cellular signs of aging

Researchers have linked some environmental pollutants with diseases, a decreased life span and signs of premature aging, such as wrinkles ...

New urine tests for bladder cancer may improve patient outcomes; reduce procedures, costs

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 1, 2019) - Two new urine tests appear to accurately ...

BTI’s Maria Harrison elected to National Academy of Sciences

Maria Harrison, William H. Crocker Professor at Boyce Thompson Institute and Adjunct Professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science ...

Circadian rhythm disruption tips the cell-cycle balance toward tumor growth

New mechanism highlights risks of circadian disruption and supports timed cancer treatmentCredit: Amita Sehgal Disrupting normal circadian rhythms promotes tumor ...

Chronic disruptions to circadian rhythms promote tumor growth, reduce efficacy of therapy

Penn team identifies mechanisms behind tumor growth following circadian disturbances, shows cancer treatment may be more effective at specific times ...

Right combination of diet and bacteria limits cancer progression

The diet of a person can have significant effects on the gut microbiome, i.e. the populations of microorganisms such as ...

Fat cell discovery could help combat obesity-related health issues

Researchers have discovered differences in fat cells that could potentially identify people predisposed to metabolic diseases such as diabetes and ...

Disease-causing nibbling amoeba hides by displaying proteins from host cells

Credit: Hannah Miller/UC Davis A parasitic amoeba that causes severe gut disease in humans protects itself from attack by biting ...

Breaking open the gates of antibiotic resistance

Creating a defect in tRNA molecules could weaken bacteria's two-pronged defense and help make faster-acting antibiotics PHILADELPHIA - Antibiotic resistance ...

Chloride-channel in muscle cells provides new insights for muscle diseases