Tag: Cell Biology

July 27, 2020

An existing drug boosts survival for insulin-producing cells under autoimmune attackCredit: Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON - (July 27, 2020) - ...

How the zebrafish got its stripes

July 27, 2020

Animal patterns are a source of endless fascination, and now researchers at the University Bath have worked out how zebrafish ...

Discovery of a rare human gene mutation that causes MAIT cells to disappear

July 24, 2020

Credit: (C) Erica Tandori A collaboration between Monash Health, the Australian Genomics Health Alliance (AGHA) and researchers at the Monash ...

Neurons are genetically programmed to have long lives

July 24, 2020

UC Riverside-led study identifies mechanism that prevents death of neuronsCredit: Zheng lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- When our neurons ...

NIH honors researcher Dr. Sarah Yuan with Outstanding Investigator Award

July 24, 2020

The University of South Florida Health physician-scientist will expand her nationally recognized microvascular research program to include COVID-19Credit: © University ...

Two distinct circuits drive inhibition in the sensory thalamus of the brain

This research offers fundamental insights about sensory thalamic subnetworks and will enable powerful new strategies to probe behavioral and perceptual ...

Highly stable amyloid protein aggregates may help plant seeds last longer

Credit: Dr. Pavel Zykin Highly stable polymeric "amyloid" proteins, best known for their role in Alzheimer's disease, have been mostly ...

The first mouse model of human pancreas cancer subtypes

Credit: Miyabayashi/Tuveson lab, CSHL Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have created the first mouse model of pancreatic cancer ...

New platform enables long-term tracking of stem cell-derived tissues after transplantation

Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - A new platform reported on today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM) will enable ...

Researchers simulate, assess damage to brain cells caused by bubbles during head trauma

Credit: Illustration by Mica Post AMES, Iowa - Say there's a bomb attack on a military base. A few of ...

Researcher receives $5M grant to further cancer studies

The grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas will support Dr. Tanmay Lele's research on cancer and ...

Novel ‘on-off’ switch discovered in plant defenses

Protective mechanism paves the way to improved plant disease resistance and food stabilityCredit: Huffaker Lab, UC San Diego To ensure ...

Calcium channel subunits play a major role in autistic disorders

Appropriate fine-tuning of calcium channel subunits is essential for ensuring a physiological balance between inhibitory and excitatory nerve cellsCredit: ill./©: ...

Cellular cleanup! Atg40 folds the endoplasmic reticulum to facilitate its autophagy

Credit: Nature Communications, Tokyo Tech The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an important part of eukaryotic cells (the type of cells ...

How neurons reshape inside body fat to boost its calorie-burning capacity

Credit: Laboratory of Molecular Genetics at The Rockefeller University There's no doubt that you can lose fat by eating less ...

Mix and match: New 3D cell culture model replicates fibrotic elements of pancreatic cancer

‘Seeing’ and ‘manipulating’ functions of living cells

Aiming to create 'God's eye' and 'God's hand' to solve the mystery of lifeCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ...

Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists announce 2020 Laureates

America's largest unrestricted scientific prize goes to promising young researchersCredit: New York Academy of Sciences NEW YORK, July 22, 2020 ...

Cells communicate by doing the ‘wave’

Kyoto University reverse engineers cellular mechano-chemical feedback systemCredit: Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan -- Cells work around the clock to deliver, ...

Junk DNA might be really, really useful for biocomputing