Tag: Cell Biology

Rice University scientists create electrical protein switches triggered by chemicalsCredit: Illustration by Josh Atkinson/Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 17, 2018) ...

Successful development of a precision device to suck intracellular substances at ease

A result of NexTEP: Joint Industry-Academia Practical Application Development ProjectCredit: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION Single-cell mass spectroscopy(1) is a technology to ...

One type of brain cell may invite Alzheimer's

Research on toxic proteins could drive treatment strategies COLUMBUS, Ohio - Better tactics for detecting, preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease ...

Scientists discovered mechanisms behind neonatal diabetes

Credit: Otonkoski Lab / University of Helsinki Insulin is secreted from the beta cells which are located in the pancreas, ...

Scientists report CRISPR restores effectiveness of lung cancer treatment

New study from Gene Editing Institute at Delaware's Christiana Care Health System embodies cautious, patient-focused approach to cutting-edge toolCredit: Christiana ...

Harvard's Wyss Institute commences project to identify means to induce a state of suspended animation

High-risk initiative aims to develop 'Time-Tolerant Biostasis Therapeutics' that slow down critical processes in the human body to gain time ...

Communication between neural networks

Credit: Illustration: BCF The brain is organized into a network of specialized networks of nerve cells. For such a brain ...

Salk's Xin Jin receives McKnight Memory and Cognitive Disorders Award

Salk scientist receives $300,000 for study of how brain learns and memorizes actions, processes which can go awry in diseases ...

Protein police keep the immune system in check

Researchers learn how a key transcription factor helps regulate the immune system and could be critical to understanding autoimmune disease ...

Janelle Ayres awarded $1.8 million by NOMIS Foundation for research on mechanisms to promote health

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 12, 2018) Associate Professor Janelle Ayres has been awarded $1.8 million over two years by ...

An integrated approach to finding new treatments for breast cancer

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Unraveling the complexity of cancer biology can lead to the identification new molecules involved in ...

Buzz! Slap! Ow! Taking the virus out of a mosquito's bite

MU researchers are getting a deeper understanding how mosquito-borne viruses infect the mosquito -- an important step toward eliminating the ...

Novel mechanisms of dengue and Zika virus infections and link to microcephaly

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine New insights into how dengue and Zika viruses cause disease reveal shared and virus-specific mechanisms. ...

New insight into stem cell behavior 'highlights therapeutic target for cancer treatment'

Scientists have identified a new therapeutic target for cancer treatment and tissue regeneration -- a protein called Prominin-1. Research led ...

Montana State researcher awarded grant for research of fluorescent proteins

Credit: MSU photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN -- A Montana State University doctoral student who is working on a way ...

Tumor cells conquer territory from their neighbors using a newly discovered mechanism