Tag: Cell Biology

It's well-known that obesity, diabetes and chronic inflammation are major risk factors for cancer. But just how cancer evolves in ...

FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award 2019 awarded to Sara Linse

Heidelberg, 11 February 2019 - EMBO and the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) announce Sara Linse of Lund University, ...

Acoustic waves can monitor stiffness of living cells

Technique sheds light on cells' health and development; may be useful for precision medicine CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT engineers have ...

RUDN biochemists found a way to stop the immortality of cancer cells with oligonucleotides

RUDN biochemists found a way to reduce the activity of telomerase (the enzyme of cell immortality) 10 timesCredit: Natalia Deryugina ...

New role for death molecule

To unravel programmed cell death pathways, investigators examine a molecule deemed unimportant, and find new functionCredit: John Dowling, Jefferson (Philadelphia ...

New heated tobacco device causes same damage to lung cells as e-cigs and smoking

A new study that directly compares new heated tobacco devices with vaping and traditional cigarettes shows that all three are ...

New insight into cell receptors opens the way for tailored cancer drugs

New research on how cancer mutations influence a certain type of receptor on the cell membrane opens the way for ...

UCI-led study reveals how blood cells help wounds heal scar-free

Insights into the diversity of wound fibroblastsCredit: UCI Irvine, Calif., Feb. 08, 2019 -- New insights on circumventing a key ...

Vitamin D and immune cells stimulate bone marrow disease

(right column) The bone marrow of mice with vitamin D receptors knocked out is occupied by spindle-shaped... view more The ...

Researchers develop human cell-based model to study small cell lung cancer

Credit: Chen et al., 2019 Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine have used human embryonic stem cells to create a new ...

Scientists discover genes that help harmful bacteria thwart treatment

Two genes may make staph infections resistant to copper, a powerful antibacterial agentCredit: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Gummy-like robots that could help prevent disease

Credit: EPFL Human tissues experience a variety of mechanical stimuli that can affect their ability to carry out their physiological ...

Finding clues to a functional HIV cure

Mason researcher helps identify a T cell marker that could help lead to improved treatment for HIV, cancer patients.Credit: Photo ...

Cancer cells' plasticity makes them harder to stop

Rice U. team links genomic, metabolic processes in cells' evasive strategies as they metastasizeCredit: Illustration by Dongya Jia/Rice University HOUSTON ...

Blood cells could hold master clock behind aging

International team finds blood cell DNA stays steady and defines cellular ageCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Blood ...

Simple drug combination creates new neurons from neighboring cells

Credit: Gong Chen Lab, Penn State A simple drug cocktail that converts cells neighboring damaged neurons into functional new neurons ...

Two independent mechanisms are involved in tuberous sclerosis

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine The current idea about how tuberous sclerosis occurs places mTORC1, a protein complex that regulates ...

Biologists answer fundamental question about cell size

The need to produce just the right amount of protein is behind the striking uniformity of sizes CAMBRIDGE, MA -- ...

Anti-microRNAs are possible new therapeutic target for type 2 diabetes

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 7, 2019--Researchers have shown that targeted silencing of microRNA-132, which ...

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