Tag: Cell Biology

Scientists characterize previously unknown gut reactionsCredit: (Purdue University and Seyet LLC) Strictly speaking, humans cannot digest complex carbohydrates -- that's ...

Tumor progression depends on the tumor microenvironment

Credit: Department of Biochemistry,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) and Niigata University identify a novel mechanism by ...

Scientists map genes controlling immune system ‘brakes’

The findings help point toward drug targets for new immune therapies to treat cancer and autoimmune diseaseCredit: Gladstone Institutes SAN ...

Why drugs sometimes cause receptor potentiation rather than inhibition

Credit: RUB, Marquard Professor Andreas Reiner and Stefan Pollok from the junior research group Cellular Neurobiology at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) ...

Award supports study of collagen regulation in breast cancer health disparities

$3 million grant to Hollings Cancer Center researcher focuses on defining changes in collagen structure that are linked to disparities ...

Finding a cure for multiple sclerosis

Biomedical scientist Seema Tiwari-Woodruff has received funding to identify compounds that can repair damaged axonsCredit: Tiwari-Woodruff lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, ...

Cancer cells use nerve-cell tricks to spread from one organ to the next

Credit: Laboratory Of Systems Cancer Biology at The Rockefeller University Tumors come in many shapes and forms--curable or deadly, solid ...

Zebrafish embryos help prove what happens to nanoparticles in the blood

Molecules responsible for radio-resistant glioblastoma identified

Credit: Jin-Min Nam Scientists have identified key molecules that mediate radioresistance in glioblastoma multiforme; these molecules are a potential target ...

Exosome treatment improves recovery from heart attacks in a preclinical study

The exosomes were secreted by cardiac cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells. These non-living exosomes may be an ...

New research provides clues on optimizing cell defenses when viruses attack

Study advances science's understanding of interferons, proteins that help combat viruses like SARS-CoV-2Credit: Hao Lab, UC San Diego Science's pursuits ...

Study reveals dietary fructose heightens inflammatory bowel disease

Credit: Stony Brook University STONY BROOK, NY, September 29, 2020 - Diet remains an important part of disease prevention and ...

First ‘pathoconnectome’ could point toward new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases

The pathoconnectome can be used to identify potential new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, including epilepsy and Alzheimer's, by showing how ...

A revised map of where working memory resides in the brain

Credit: Laboratory of Neural Dynamics and Cognition at The Rockefeller University Working memory: it's how you make a mental shopping ...

Identified the cellular process by which Cisplatin chemotherapy causes neuronal damage

Credit: Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) Despite the great advances in cancer research in recent years, treatments that can cause ...

In a field where smaller is better, researchers discover the world’s tiniest antibodies

Researchers at the University of Bath in the UK and biopharma company UCB have found a way to produce miniaturised antibodies, opening ...

Discovery of cells that heal cardiac damage after infarction

Cima and the Clinica Universidad de Navarra lead an international research showing the molecular mechanisms involved in the activation of ...

Cardiac arrhythmias linked to gene mutations

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 28, 2020—Life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias can be linked to the functional and ...

Senescent cells may be good when it comes to a bad injury

Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University It's called senescence, when stressed cells can no longer divide to make new ...

Tone of voice matters in neuronal communication