Tag: Cell Biology

March 22, 2019

Credit: Department of Cell Signaling,TMDU Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) and The University of Tokyo find a ...

When neurons are out of shape, antidepressants may not work

March 22, 2019

Altered neuron growth and gene expression may be related to why some depressed individuals do not respond to SSRIsCredit: Salk ...

‘Tremendous contributions’

Professor Otger Campàs receives 2019 Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award from the Society for Developmental Biology How do we ...

Study shows first evidence bacterial-induced apoptosis in algae

University of Alberta microbiologists demonstrate apoptosis via bacterial pathogens in single-celled algae.Credit: Anna Bramucci, University of Alberta A new study ...

How ‘sleeper cell’ cancer stem cells are maintained in chronic myelogenous leukemia

This knowledge offers a strategy to target and eliminate these persistent leukemic stem cellsCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Most patients ...

Blue Brain solves a century-old neuroscience problem

Neuroscientists can now start building a formal catalogue for all the types of cells in the brain, with their role ...

Imaging method reveals long-lived patterns in cells of the eye

Technique could aid early detection and treatment of certain eye diseasesCredit: National Eye Institute Cells of the retinal pigment epithelium ...

Study finds cells maintain a complete molecular ‘memory’ of their embryonic origins

Discovery may have major implications for regenerative medicine, cancer research In research that casts cells as curators of their own ...

Revealing the plant genes that shaped our world

Library enables a new understanding of the various processes associated with photosynthetic function Palo Alto, CA--The creation of new library ...

Solving the efficiency of Gram-negative bacteria

Researchers have discovered how antibiotic-resistant bacteria construct their defense system, which could lead to new treatments for untreatable infectionsCredit: National ...

Otago discovery paves way for precision medicine in future

Credit: University of Otago University of Otago scientists have discovered a way to view the immune cell "landscape" of bowel ...

City of Hope scientists showcase new findings at the 2019 AACR meeting

Researchers will discuss data and ongoing studies involving CAR T cell therapy, advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer, use of natural ...

City of Hope awarded $7.5 million to develop better treatment for a rare, incurable cancer

The institute's multidisciplinary cutaneous lymphoma program has given hope to countless patients who suffer from the disfiguring disease DUARTE, Calif. ...

New technique could help regrow tissue lost to periodontal disease

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about half of all Americans will have periodontal disease at ...

UIC researchers find hidden proteins in bacteria

Science overturns longstanding assumption Scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a way to identify the beginning ...

Protein BRCA1 as a stress coach

Credit: Photographs: Christina Klotz, JMUW Anyone who has ever studied the molecular basis of breast cancer will probably have heard ...

Chromatin changes rapidly in response to low oxygen, study finds

A study by the University of Liverpool reveals new insights into how cells respond to oxygen deprivation. Published in the ...

Balance of two enzymes linked to pancreatic cancer survival

In addition to potentially aiding diagnosis and prognosis, finding launches new effort to treat pancreatic cancer by inhibiting one enzyme ...

Children grow in a different way, scientists demonstrate

The discovery may suggest new methods of growth disorder treatment in children An international group of scientists under the supervision ...

Human microbiome metabolites tip the scale in intestinal E. coli infections