Tag: Cell Biology

January 29, 2021

Credit: Louk Timmer © Hubrecht Institute Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute mapped the recovery of the heart after a heart ...

Stem cell AI — ‘brain on a chip’ project aims to revolutionize computing power

January 29, 2021

Revolutionary Neu-ChiP project will see scientists use human brain stem cells on microchips to push the boundaries of artificial intelligence ...

Immune system sets ‘tripwire’ to protect against viruses

Cell defenses have evolved to turn the tables on viral attacks by using bait and sounding an alarmCredit: Brian Tsu, ...

Study shows why anesthetic stops cell’s walkers in their tracks

Simulations show how propofol disrupts stride of kinesins that carry cargoCredit: Mandira Dutta/Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science HOUSTON ...

Rules of resistance against transgene silencing

Pharmaceutical research: when active substance and target protein ’embrace’ each other

International research team investigates the binding kinetics of kinase inhibitorsCredit: Knapp Laboratory, Goethe University Frankfurt FRANKFURT. Many anti-cancer drugs block ...

Wood formation can now be followed in real-time — and possibly serve the climate of tomorrow

Credit: Dr. René Schneider A genetic engineering method makes it possible to observe how woody cell walls are built in ...

Study reveals cause of common Zika virus birth defect

Cleveland Clinic-led research published in Nature MicrobiologyCredit: Cleveland Clinic CLEVELAND - Cleveland Clinic researchers have described for the first time ...

Redhill further expands opaganib manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 with Cosmo

New agreement further expands manufacturing capacity for orally-administered opaganib following positive top-line data from its P2 COVID-19 study, progress with ...

Senquan Liu named STEM CELLS Young Investigator of 2020

Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - Senquan Liu, Ph.D., is STEM CELLS's Young Investigator of 2020 for his work on ...

Discovery of early plasma biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease

A research team at INRS has discovered two early plasma markers to detect Alzheimer's disease five years before its onset.Credit: ...

Melatonin produced in the lungs prevents infection by novel coronavirus

The hormone acts as a barrier against SARS-CoV-2, blocking the expression of genes that encode proteins in cells serving as ...

Patrick Cramer receives the 2021 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine

The director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry is honored for his pioneering work in the field of ...

David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian win the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biomedicine

The two researchers have been recognized by the BBVA Foundation for discovering the receptors that mediate the sensations of temperature, ...

A new study reveals an “Achilles heel” of cancer cells

Researchers from Tel Aviv University shed light on 140-year-old mystery:Credit: Tel Aviv University What makes cancer cells different from ordinary ...

Toho university scientists find new mechanism to keep cell death pathway suppressed

Credit: Hiroyasu Nakano In our body, unnecessary cells are removed by regulated cell death. Understanding of the mechanism underlying regulated ...

Genome-editing tool TALEN outperforms CRISPR-Cas9 in tightly packed DNA

Credit: Composite photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers used single-molecule imaging to compare the genome-editing tools CRISPR-Cas9 ...

A compound that slows bone loss, and a resource for developing treatments to slow aging

January 26, 2021

Longitudinal and functional study of 700 aging mice provides a treasure trove of data for those studying aging and age-related ...

Mouse study identifies novel compound that may help develop diabetes drugs

January 26, 2021

Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center COLUMBUS, Ohio - Research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical ...

Mouse study: gabapentin prevents harmful structural changes in spinal cord