Tag: Cell Biology

New Haven, Conn. -- Circulation and cellular activity were restored in a pig's brain four hours after its death, a ...

Researchers pinpoint tumor-related protein, slow progression of cancers

Existing compound shows potential to assist cancer therapiesCredit: Craig Chandler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Locking a biochemical gate that admits fuel ...

IDIBELL — ICO researchers set new bases to develop therapies against colorectal cancer

The discovery is based on targeting the tissue surrounding the tumor, instead of the tumor directlyCredit: Gemma Fornons Researchers from ...

New study targets Achilles’ heel of pancreatic cancer, with promising results

Salk researchers discover a potential therapeutic target for deadly cancerCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(April 17, 2019) Advanced pancreatic cancer is ...

BRAIN Initiative tool may transform how scientists study brain structure and function

Tissue support system preserves limited function in an isolated postmortem animal brainCredit: Stefano G. Daniele & Zvonimir Vrselja; Sestan Laboratory; ...

A light-activated remote control for cells

What if doctors had a remote control that they could use to steer a patient's own cells to a wound ...

Cannabidiol could help deliver medications to the brain

Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound in cannabis, is being touted as beneficial for many health conditions, ranging from anxiety to ...

Boosting muscle stem cells to treat muscular dystrophy and aging muscles

Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, CALIF. - April 17, 2019 - Lying within our muscles are stem cells, invisible ...

Boutte receives grant to study mycobacterial cell wall division, regulation

Dangerous germsCredit: UT Arlington A biologist at The University of Texas at Arlington is creating a comprehensive molecular model of ...

Three studies show how tumors hijack the immune system to resist radiation therapy

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center More than a decade ago, radiation oncologists noticed a nifty phenomenon: Sometimes radiation used ...

Researchers identify a new biomarker for personalized treatments against cancer

Credit: Saška Ivanova, IRB Barcelona Cancer cells are characterised by the ability to evade apoptosis, a type of programmed cell ...

New study explains how inflammation causes gastric cancer

Researchers from Kanazawa University and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development show that genes turned on in response ...

Duke University professor receives 2019 Bernard Sanberg Memorial Award from ASNTR

Duke University professor receives award at 2019 ASNTR Tampa, Fla. (April 16, 2019) - In advance of its 2019 annual ...

Rice advances the art of protein blacksmithing