Tag: Cell Biology

Credit: Courtesy of WEHI WEHI researchers have uncovered a process cells use to fight off infection and cancer that could ...

A Thousand Brains introduces a novel theory of intelligence

A new book by Jeff Hawkins offers implications for AI and for the future of humanity - with foreword by ...

Drug target could fight Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease

Credit: The University of Queensland Neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease are in the firing line after researchers ...

uOttawa in studies investigating why COVID-19 devastation of long-term care residents

Government of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force funds $3.5 million University of Ottawa, Bruyère collaboration to research the immune response ...

Funding the future of cancer research

PICI awards nearly $3 million to six early career researchersCredit: Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy SAN FRANCISCO - From improving ...

Nanoparticle-delivered COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows promise in preclinical studies

New Cleveland Clinic-led research published in mBioCredit: Cleveland Clinic CLEVELAND - Researchers from Cleveland Clinic's Global Center for Pathogen Research ...

Optimizing disinfection to prevent spread of antibiotic resistance in wastewater

Scientists map the degradation of antibiotic resistance gene mecA by common disinfectants to find ways to minimize the spread of ...

Bitter receptor involved in anti-inflammatory effect of resveratrol?

Human gum cells as a test system for investigating interactions between resveratrol, bitter receptors and the release of inflammatory markersCredit: ...

Using stimuli-responsive biomaterials to understand heart development, disease

Striving for creation of a synthetic platform to mimic natural progression of heart developmentCredit: Zhen Ma WASHINGTON, March 2, 2021 ...

A mechanism by which cells build ‘mini-muscles’ underneath their nucleus identified

Researchers identified a mechanism by which cells build 'mini-muscles' underneath their nucleusCredit: Jaakko Lehtomäki Research groups at the University of ...

Potential drug for Alzheimer’s disease prevention found safe and effective in animals

Detective work inside plant cells finds a key piece of the C4 photosynthesis puzzle

Credit: Natalia Bateman, CoETP An impressive body of evidence published this week reveals the answer to a mystery that has ...

Meeting the meat needs of the future

Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Humans are largely omnivores, and meat in various ...

Vilcek Foundation allocates $150,000 for 2022 prizes honoring immigrant scientists

The Vilcek Foundation will award three prizes of $50,000 to early-career immigrant researchers in biomedical science in 2022Credit: The Vilcek ...

Searching for novel targets for new antibiotics

Helper protein controls interactive process of ribosome formationCredit: Nikolay/Charité. Ribosome formation is viewed as a promising potential target for new ...

CUHK unveils balance between two protein counteracting forces in hereditary ataxias

Providing new direction for SCA3 therapeutic interventionCredit: CUHK Collaborating with the University of Oxford, Professor Ho Yin Edwin Chan's research ...

New NCCN guidelines for histiocytosis clarify best practices for recently-defined cancers

New clinical practice guidelines from National Comprehensive Cancer Network focus on workup and management for three main adult histiocytic disorders.Credit: ...

Staying in the shade: how cells use molecular motors to avoid bright light

Research team led by the University of Tsukuba discover new component of molecular motors that drive cellular movement in response ...

Hotter, drier, CRISPR: editing for climate change

Credit: The University of Queensland Gene editing technology will play a vital role in climate-proofing future crops to protect global ...

Root cause: Plant root tips are constrained to a dome shape common to arch bridges