Study identifies new approach to repairing damaged peripheral nervous system
Credit: University of Virginia A new University of Virginia study proves that a damaged peripheral nervous system is capable of ...
Tag: Cell Biology
Tumor microenvironment analyzed to increase effectiveness of preclinical trials
Senior Lecturer Valeriya Solovyova's project received Russian president's supportCredit: Kazan Federal University It was shown that co-culturing HeLa adenocarcinoma cells, ...
Decades-old misconception on white blood cell trafficking to spleen corrected
Credit: University of Turku Contrary to prior belief, the white blood cells enter the spleen primarily via vessels in the ...
Bath scientists develop a mouse model for rare brain disease Joubert syndrome
A new mouse model for Joubert syndrome has been developed by University of Bath scientists, who hope it will accelerate ...
NFCR Fellow Susan Band Horwitz receives Canada Gairdner Award
Canada's most prominent scientific prize honors world's biomedical research eliteCredit: Canada Gairdner Foundation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Della ...
UC San Diego Health treats 1st cancer patient with stem-cell derived natural killer cells
Fate Therapeutics, in collaboration with UC San Diego researcher, developed first off-the-shelf immunotherapy from human induced pluripotent stem cells that ...
A cellular protein as a ‘gas pump attendant’ of cancer development
Credit: Graphic: Research Group Wolf The cells which make up our body vary significantly. A liver cell does not look ...
Study shows how light therapy might help premature babies avoid vision problems
Molecular process controls eye's light-dependent vascular developmentCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--Scientists discovered a light-dependent molecular pathway that regulates how blood vessels ...
Breakthrough study of cell signaling holds promise for immune research and beyond
A team of physical chemists has unraveled the inner workings of a process that allows hard-working T cells to tune ...
Research identifies potential target for group a streptococcus vaccine
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 1, 2019) -- Most people think of "strep throat" as a relatively benign infection cured by a ...
New therapy targets cause of adult-onset muscular dystrophy
Animal study shows no off-target effects of RNA-based therapyCredit: Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla. - April 1, 2019 -- People diagnosed ...
The inflammation connection
Newly-discovered link between biological processes reveals a novel way to control inflammationCredit: Malhotra lab. Scientists at the Centre for Genomic ...
Researchers discover how tumor-killing immune cells attack lymphomas in living mice
Credit: Cazaux et al., 2019 In a study that will be published April 1 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, ...
Biopsy alternative: ‘Wearable’ device captures cancer cells from blood
Credit: Tae Hyun Kim ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- A prototype wearable device, tested in animal models, can continuously collect live ...
New evidence about why clear margins in breast cancer surgery are such good news
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 1, 2019) - When a breast cancer tumor is removed ...
Making waves: Researchers shed light on how cilia work
They also find a surprise about cilia synchronization -- or lack thereofCredit: Philip Bayly Human bodies have some built-in systems ...
Genomic analysis offers roadmap for diagnosis and treatment of a high-risk leukemia
An international collaboration led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital reveals the genomic basis of acute erythroid leukemia, an aggressive ...
McSteen lab finds a new gene essential for making ears of corn
Credit: University of Missouri A team of scientists led by University of Missouri maize geneticist Paula McSteen has identified a ...
A new accurate computational method designed to enhance drug target stability
Credit: Petr Popov et al./Current Opinion in Structural Biology Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the ...
Researchers discovered a new targetable vulnerability in breast cancer cells
Credit: M Varjosalo & Lehti Group Uncontrolled growth of cancer arises from the imbalanced regulation of cell division and programmed ...
