Blood holds key to liver regeneration
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The liver is the only organ in the body that can regenerate. ...
Tag: Cell Biology
New method of scoring protein interactions mines large data sets from a fresh angle
Credit: Image courtesy of the Washburn Lab, Stowers Institute for Medical Research. KANSAS CITY, MO--Researchers from the Stowers Institute for ...
Zinc could help as non-antibiotic treatment for UTIs
Credit: Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland. New details about the role of zinc in our immune system ...
How does the body respond to diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis?
Credit: Christensen, et al. (CC BY 4.0, 2019) In diffuse cutaneous leishmanisis (DCL), a rare form of leishmaniasis, parasites grow ...
Using laser ‘tweezers,’ scientists grab and study tiny protein droplets
New research illuminates some basic properties of these eccentric marvels of biologyCredit: Priya Banerjee Lab at UB BUFFALO, N.Y. -- ...
Researchers discover a new mechanism used by bacteria to evade antibiotics
Surprise survival mechanism could lead to retooled drugs to treat infectious diseasesCredit: Leticia Galera-Laporta, Universitat Pompeu Fabra As bacteria continue ...
Potential treatment for cancer in butterfly disease
New research lays foundation for upcoming clinical trial for patients with epidermolysis bullosa PHILADELPHIA - Children with the severe skin ...
Increasingly complex mini-brains
Brazilian scientists produce brain organoids with primitive eyes using computational fluid dynamicsCredit: D'Or Institute for Research and Education. Scientists improved ...
Elucidating cellular responses to force
Mechanical force induces phosphorylation-mediated signaling that underlies tissue response and robustness in Xenopus embryosCredit: NIBB Accumulated evidence suggests that physical ...
Researchers aiming to cure spina bifida get a step closer to their goal
Study reveals factors in stem cell secretions that protect neurons and reduce spinal cord injuryCredit: UC Regents / UC Davis ...
Cell study reveals key mechanism linked to healthy development
Scientists have shed light on how healthy cells develop by identifying the role of key molecules involved. The components, known ...
Transcription factor network gets to heart of wood formation
Study upends ideas inferred from nonwoody plantsCredit: Illustration by Jack P. Wang and Ilona Peszlen. North Carolina State University researchers ...
Effects of spaceflight on heart cell formation from stem cells
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 6, 2019-Researchers used time-lapse imaging to show that mouse induced ...
Binding with consequences
Credit: Source: Ella Levit-Zerdoun A research team led by Prof. Dr. Winfried Römer and Dr. Elias Hobeika from the University ...
Breast milk as drug-delivery device
Treating sick babies with engineered breast milk could someday be a reality, according to an article in Chemical & Engineering ...
Anti-inflammatory drug is the key to boosting cardiac reprogramming
University of Tsukuba researchers develop high-throughput screening for factors promoting cardiac reprogramming, and identify a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug as one ...
Gut microbiota helps to maintain core body temperature under cold exposure
Credit: QI Lei The gut microbiome has been shown to have diverse impacts on human and animal physiology and health. ...
MBL scientists identify gene partnerships that promote spinal cord regeneration
Credit: Dee Sullivan WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Researchers are one step closer to solving the mystery of why some vertebrates ...
Grant allows researcher to study ‘scissor-like’ protein in cancers
Credit: OU Medicine OKLAHOMA CITY -- Much like a mechanic fixing a car, a cell biologist must understand how the ...
UMaine-led team discovers protein, lipid connection that could aid new influenza therapies
The connection between an influenza virus surface protein and a host cell lipid has been discovered by researchers at the ...
