Tag: Cell Biology

Credit: Nigel Michki Neurons result from a highly complex and unique series of cell divisions. For example, in fruit flies, ...

An atlas of HIV’s favorite targets in the blood of infected individuals

Gladstone researchers have identified the blood cells most likely to be targeted by HIV during a real-life infectionCredit: Photo: Gladstone ...

Metabolite fumarate can reveal cell damage: New method to generate fumarate for MRI

Researchers find new technique for rapid hyperpolarization and purification of fumarate in aqueous solution; obstacles involving the use of parahydrogen ...

University of Chicago scientists design “Nanotraps” to catch, clear coronavirus

Potential COVID-19 treatment pairs nanoparticles with human immune system to search and destroy virusesCredit: Huang Lab Researchers at the Pritzker ...

Salk scientists reveal how brain cells in Alzheimer’s go awry, lose their identity

New technique models brain cells in older patients more accurately than ever beforeCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(April 27, 2021) Despite ...

The first comprehensive single-cell atlas of human teeth

Credit: ZZM/UZH During the last 30 years, medical and dental research has attracted a large number of scientists and practitioners ...

New research on why mutations in a gene leads to mitochondrial disease

Credit: (C) Dr Matthew Eramo Monash University researchers have uncovered for the first time the reason mutations in a particular ...

Studies connect hormone to breast cancer and uncover potential for novel targeted drugs

Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center The hormone prolactin has long been understood to play a vital role in breast growth ...

Structure gives insight into how plants keep their “mouths” shut

Credit: IGDB Stomata, formed by a pair of kidney-shaped guard cells, are tiny pores in leaves. They act like mouths ...

Normally harmless cell molecule triggers neuron death

Finding could lead to better understanding, new treatments for strokeCredit: Wanli Liu A vital intermediate in normal cell metabolism is ...

Drug derived from Kentucky-grown plant shows promise for ovarian cancer treatment

Credit: UK HealthCare Marketing LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 20, 2021) - A new study from University of Kentucky Markey Cancer researchers ...

Researchers identify the proteins that cause intestinal disease

How do bacteria take over intestinal cells? Now we knowCredit: Tel Aviv University Researchers from Tel Aviv University have created ...

Discovery of an elusive cell type in fish sensory organs

Capturing highly motile and invasive neuromast-associated ionocytesCredit: Piotrowski Lab KANSAS CITY, MO--One of the evolutionary disadvantages for mammals, relative to ...

Scientists have cultured the first stable coral cell lines

The ability to culture coral cells could usher in a new era in coral biology research.Credit: Reproduced from Researchers have ...

From corals to crops: How life protects the plans for its cellular power stations

Credit: Gemma Lofthouse An international team of researchers led by the University of Bergen has uncovered how organisms from crops ...

Force transmission between cells orchestrates collective cellular motion

Credit: Amin Doostmohammadi How do the billions of cells communicate in order to perform tasks? The cells exert force on ...

Newly discovered immune cell function vital to healing

Credit: David Ahl Cardiovascular disease, the most common cause of death, is the result of oxygen deprivation as blood perfusion ...

Recreating the earliest stages of life

Scientists generate synthetic mouse embryos containing the three fundamental cell types normally found in pre-implantation embryosCredit: Gladstone Institutes SAN FRANCISCO, ...

Stress test finds cracks in the resistance of harmful hospital bugs

April 22, 2021

Credit: John Innes Centre Research has identified critical factors that enable dangerous bacteria to spread disease by surviving on surfaces ...

Miniaturized models of neuron-muscle interactions give insight in ALS