Tag: Cell Biology

Credit: You Jeong Lee, Sanguk Kim (POSTECH) There are memory cells that remember previously encountered pathogens and help to react ...

Finding cortisone alternatives with fewer side effects

DNA binding is essential for effectiveness of steroidsCredit: Laura Escoter / TUM The work group around Henriette Uhlenhaut, Professor for ...

Guilt by dissociation: Study sheds light on serotonin in autism

Leading FAU neuroscientist and collaborators help unravel neurotransmitter puzzleCredit: Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D. Recent estimates indicate a prevalence of autism ...

Eat more to grow more arms…if you’re a sea anemone

Credit: Anniek Stokkermans/EMBL Your genetic code determines that you will grow two arms and two legs. The same fate is ...

Misfiring brain cells may cause swallowing woes in children with developmental disorders

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists reveal molecular roots of swallowing disorderCredit: Xin Wang & Anastas Popratiloff/George Washington University Misfiring brain ...

Scent-sensing cells have a better way to fight influenza

Olfactory neurons can fight and clear influenza B without being killedCredit: Sebastian Wellford, Moseman Lab, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. - ...

Scientists discover key regulator of neuron function and survival

Preclinical study in Cell Reports points to possible treatment for epileptic seizuresCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Scientists studying neuronal energy ...

RethiNKing which immune cells are the best weapon against lung cancer

Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Immune cells called 'natural killer' (NK) cells could be a powerful weapon for fighting ...

Brain estrogen is key to brain protection when oxygen is low

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University When the brain isn't getting enough oxygen, estrogen produced by neurons in both ...

Hindawi Limited announces open access partnership with SAGE Publishing

Three of SAGE Publishing's open access journals will publish with Hindawi under a new collaborative publishing agreementCredit: © Hindawi Limited ...

Scientists unlock crops’ power to resist floods

Tweaking proteins in staple foods could help feed a warming worldCredit: University of Oxford/PNAS Enzymes that control a plant's response ...

Investigating host tolerance to genes that jump

University of Houston evolutionary geneticist awarded $1.8 million grantCredit: University of Houston Believe it or not, your genes are 50% ...

Nerve cells with energy saving program

Thanks to a metabolic adjustment, the cells can remain functional despite damage to the mitochondriaCredit: MPI f. Biology of Ageing/ ...

New hydrogels for T-cell growth to be used in cancer immunotherapy

This technology co-developed by CSIC scientists can mimic lymph nodes, where T-cells proliferateCredit: ICMAB-CSIC; IBEC. A team with the participation ...

New EU-funded research project ‘HCA|Organoid’

Toward a single-cell atlas of human organoids for biomedical researchCredit: HCA Organoid HCA|Organoid is a new EU research project that ...

Intelligent software tackles plant cell jigsaw puzzle

Credit: Kreshuk group/EMBL and Hamprecht lab/HCI Heidelberg University Imagine working on a jigsaw puzzle with so many pieces that even ...

Plant scientists study the interaction of heat stress responses in corn

August 28, 2020

Credit: ISU News Service AMES, Iowa - Environmental extremes driven by climate change create stresses in crops, and plant breeders ...

Cellular energy audit reveals energy producers and consumers

August 28, 2020

A team at Gladstone Institutes screened the human genome for genes that play a role in making or consuming cellular ...

A surprising protein player in diabetes

August 28, 2020

Credit: OIST A protein that's common throughout the body plays a key role in regulating glucose levels, says new research ...

Researchers develop a fast, accurate, low-cost COVID-19 test