Existing drugs can prevent SARS-CoV-2 from hijacking cells
Researchers evaluate how the new coronavirus rewires human proteins for its own replication, and identify several antiviral drugs ready for ...
Tag: Cell Biology
Newly designed ligands for a catalytic reaction to synthesize drugs and useful compounds
Scientists spur advances in the field of drug development by designing a novel strategy to generate useful compoundsCredit: Gwangju Institute ...
A new mechanism of toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease revealed by the 3D structure of Aβ protein
Credit: Benjamin Bardiaux. The brains of millions of people suffering from Alzheimer´s disease (AD) are slowly and inescapably being depleted ...
Function-based sequencing technique permits analysis of just a single bacteria cell
Credit: XU Teng A new function-based sequencing technique using optical tweezers and taking advantage of the properties of gravity is letting ...
Key signaling pathway in the pathogenesis of Paget’s disease identified
New study finds use of topical cream can alleviate skin symptomsCredit: UCI School of Biological Sciences Irvine, Calif., June. 25, ...
Scientists devise new ‘bar code’ method to identify critical cell types in the brain
Credit: Valdez Lab / Center for Translational Neuroscience / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- While the brain is composed of ...
Study reveals key finding about microbiome of anticancer compound-producing marine invertebrate
Credit: Bill Baker, USF Could the cure for melanoma - the most dangerous type of skin cancer - be a ...
X-rays size up protein structure at the ‘heart’ of COVID-19 virus
Credit: Jill Hemman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy A team of researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge and Argonne ...
USask researchers to develop saliva-based COVID-19 home testing kit
Credit: University of Saskatchewan/David Stobbe University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers are part of two COVID-19-related projects awarded major federal funding ...
Researchers find best way to treat children with sickle cell anemia in sub-Saharan Africa
Study in New England Journal of Medicine has global implicationsCredit: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, CINCINNATI, and KAMPALA, Uganda ...
Dynamics of DNA replication revealed at the nanoscale
New study using super resolution technology gives new insight into a poorly understood area of DNA replicationCredit: University of Technology ...
Why bacterial toxins are ‘fascinating machines of death’
Research finds mechanism by which bacterial toxis evolve ability to cause new illnessesCredit: Mikko Taipale, Roman Melnyk, Jean-Philippe Julien The ...
The tug-of-war at the heart of cellular symmetry
May the forces be within your cellsCredit: Kyoto University/Makito Miyazaki Japan -- Symmetry and asymmetry are fundamental properties of nature. ...
Gold nanoparticles to save neurons from cell death
Published on ACS Nano, journal of the American Chemical Society, the study opens important perspectives for treatment of diseases such ...
Novel function of platelets in tumor blood vessels found
Credit: Yanyu Zhang Scientists at Uppsala University have discovered a hitherto unknown function of blood platelets in cancer. In mouse ...
Seattle researchers team up to build hi-res brain map of Alzheimer’s Disease
$40.5 million NIH-funded project aims to pinpoint cells at the root of the progressive brain disease and home in on ...
Dr. Steven R. Goodman releases new edition of textbook
Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (June 24, 2020) - Steven R. Goodman, PhD, vice chancellor for Research at the University of ...
One-time treatment generates new neurons, eliminates Parkinson’s disease in mice
Inhibiting a single gene converts many cell types directly into dopamine-producing neuronsCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Xiang-Dong Fu, PhD, ...
Scientists discover cellular structure of poorly understood visual brain region
Virginia Tech scientists find distinct layers of unique cell typesCredit: Virginia Tech Graduate student Ubadah Sabbagh placed a cold glass ...
Four new species of giant single-celled organisms discovered on Pacific seafloor
Credit: Jennifer Durden and Craig Smith, DeepCCZ Project. Two new genera and four new species of giant, single-celled xenophyophores (protozoans ...
