Tag: Cell Biology

June 28, 2021

Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, CALIF. - June 29, 2021 - Carl F. Ware, Ph.D., director of the Inflammatory ...

Differences in human, mouse brain cells have important implications for disease research

Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Nature Communications FINDINGS A UCLA-led study comparing brain cells known as astrocytes in humans ...

Sleeper cells: Newly discovered stem cell resting phase could put brain tumors to sleep

ASU engineering researchers discover and explore new neural stem cell state that gives insight into cancerCredit: Christopher Plaisier/ASU Christopher Plaisier, ...

Hard-working enzyme keeps immune cells in line

LJI scientists develop new tool for understanding enzymatic activity linked to blood cancers and heart diseaseCredit: La Jolla Institute for ...

Bigger may not always be better: Density governs receptor activation on immune cells

Credit: University of Southampton Scientists from within the Antibody and Vaccine Group at the University of Southampton have gained novel ...

Scientists discover key player in brain development, cell communication

Led by Katie Baldwin, Ph.D., research published in Neuron shows how the loss of the protein hepaCAM drives brain development ...

UC San Diego scientists develop the first CRISPR/Cas9-based gene drive in plants

New technology designed to breed more robust crops to improve agricultural yield and resist the effects of climate changeCredit: Zhao ...

Muscling up with nanoparticle-based anti-inflammatory therapy

Safe and localized delivery of nanoparticle-based anti-inflammatory cytokines programs a specific T cell response that strengthens muscles affected by Duchenne ...

Novel risk score for predicting blood cancer relapse

Medical researchers in China develop a new risk score to predict relapse of leukemiaCredit: Chinese Medical Journal Leukemia is a ...

Decoding humans’ survival from coronaviruses

Credit: Pixabay image by Gerd Altmann An international team of researchers co-led by the University of Adelaide and the University ...

Membrane proteins of bacteria and humans show surprising similarities

Research cooperation uncovers structure and function of PspA and discovers evolutionary link of a bacterial protein to human ESCRT-III proteinsCredit: ...

New findings on body axis formation

Heidelberg researchers discover an enzyme that prevents the formation of multiple heads and axes in the freshwater polyp HydraCredit: Berenice ...

Many cancer patients may need a sequential one-two punch of immunotherapies

Treating patients with anti-CTLA4 therapies prior to anti-PD1 treatment may be a promising strategyCredit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA ...

South Korean team to develop nanofilm-based “cell cage” technology