Tag: Cell Biology

Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Research Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 11, 2019) -- An international team of scientists has ...

How plants defend themselves

Plant immune system detects bacteria through small fatty acid moleculesCredit: Astrid Eckert / TUM Like humans and animals, plants defend ...

Body mass index may play a significant role in the progression of multiple sclerosis

A new longitudinal study finds a link between blood lipids and worsening of disease in multiple sclerosis patients who are ...

Getting closer: Finding out why the immune system attacks itself

B cells gone bad could be the culprit in rheumatoid arthritisCredit: University of Houston Biomolecular researcher Navin Varadarajan has published ...

Discovery of ‘kingpin’ stem cell may help in the understanding of cancerous tumors

Cells appear to signal how the surrounding cells will develop and growCredit: Photo courtesy McMaster University. Hamilton, ON (April 11, ...

Shutting down deadly pediatric brain cancer at its earliest moments

Study uses cell-by-cell analyses to look for new therapies that might workCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI -- Cell-by-cell genetic analyses of ...

Rutgers scientists discover new role for sensory signals in the brain

Findings could help lead to new treatments for Parkinson's disease, psychiatric disordersCredit: Alex Yonk Learning how to tie a shoe ...

Protein complex may help prevent neurodegenerative diseases

A protein complex within the cell has been found to play a key role in preventing the toxicity of proteins ...

CNIO researchers succeed at removing some types of pancreatic cancer in animal models

Researchers from the Experimental Oncology Group, led by Mariano Barbacid at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), have published ...

CNIO researchers assess melanoma progression with a new liquid biopsy technique

Credit: CNIO When the surgeon surgically removes a melanoma, some patients are said to be 'cancer-free' and they do not ...

Researchers creating the most advanced 3D human lung to test e-cigarettes and hookah

CU Anschutz awarded $3.4 million by FDA to investigate the harm of emerging tobacco productsCredit: CU Anschutz Medical Campus The ...

Loss of a DNA repair system creates a unique vulnerability in many cancer types

Cancer cells that cannot repair a certain form of DNA mutation become strongly dependent on single enzyme to survive, creating ...

Microbes in the human body swap genes, even across tissue boundaries, study indicates

Credit: Photo courtesy Los Alamos National Laboratory CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Bacteria in the human body are sharing genes with one ...

Biochemical switches identified that could be triggered to treat muscle, brain disorders

Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have found that the enzymes ULK1 and ULK2 ...

Research reveals how the most common ALS mutation dooms cells

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists offer insight into the toxicity at the heart of devastating neurological disordersCredit: St. Jude ...

New electron microscopy technique limits membrane destruction

Credit: Purdue University/Rebecca Wilcox Membrane proteins play an important role in many biological processes. Studies suggest they're targeted by more ...

Sexual behavior may influence gut microbiome

CU Anschutz researchers say men who have sex with men have unique microbiomes, may impact immune system AURORA, Colo. (April ...

Cancer: Central role of cell ‘skeleton’ discovered

Credit: (CC) Molinie et al./Cell Res/DOI: 10.1038/s41422-019-0160-9 All cells possess a cytoskeleton which allows them to move and maintain their ...

Next-generation gene drive arrives

April 9, 2019

CRISPR-based 'allelic drive' allows genetic editing with selective precision and broad implicationsCredit: Bier Lab, UC San Diego New CRISPR-based gene ...

Single-cell sequencing reveals landscape of immune cell subtypes in lung cancer tumors