A new method for predicting the evolution of melanoma emerges
The study was conducted by the Evolutionary Human Biology Group of the UPV/EHUCredit: UPV/EHU. Melanoma is a malignant tumour resulting ...
Tag: Cell Biology
First map of proinsulin’s ‘social network’ reveals new drug target for type 2 diabetes
Study reveals previously unknown protein that helps proinsulin fold and opens new avenues for diabetes researchCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical ...
Studying the development of ovarian cancer with organoids
Credit: Kadi Lõhmussaar, ©Hubrecht Institute Researchers from the group of Hans Clevers at the Hubrecht Institute have modeled the development ...
Researchers discover key player in hepatitis A virus infection
The UNC School of Medicine lab of Stanley M. Lemon, MD, and colleagues used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to pinpoint a ...
Anti-malarial drug shows promise for brain cancer treatment
Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive form of cancer in the brain that is typically ...
Scientists find optimal age of stem cells
Biophysicists identify 'window of opportunity' to restore heart tissue with stem cellsCredit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Biophysicists from the Moscow ...
Modern problems, primitive solutions: A glimpse into archaic protein synthesis systems
Scientists show, for the first time, how protein synthesis in an ancient organism could have inspired the molecular tools used ...
Eye injury sets immune cells on surveillance to protect the lens
The discovery further challenges the accepted scientific dogma that the lens is shut out from the immune protection.Credit: JodiRae DeDreu, ...
Circadian oscillation of a cyanobacterium doesn’t need all three Kai proteins to keep going
Overturning conventional knowledge, what these scientists have discovered about the circadian oscillations of a cyanobacterium could lead to unveiling a ...
Researchers discover how protein can inhibit cancer development in mice
Credit: The University of Copenhagen Proteins are found throughout our cells and regulate a lot of biological processes that are ...
Rejuvenated fibroblasts can recover the ability to contract
Credit: National University of Singapore Fibroblasts are the most common connective tissue cells. They produce the structural framework for animal ...
Warwick scientists discover how cells respond to fasting
Credit: University of Warwick The UK has the highest level of obesity in Europe, in fact it's estimated half the ...
Ocean virus hijacks carbon-storing bacteria
Rice scientists analyze structure, mechanism of phage protein that steals electronsCredit: Illustration by Ian Campbell/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 22, ...
A natural amino acid could be a novel treatment for polyglutamine diseases
Researchers from Osaka Univ., National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, and Niigata Univ. identify the amino acid arginine as a ...
Stem cells from placental amniotic membrane slow lung scarring in pulmonary fibrosis
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - In a study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM), a team led ...
Defects in developing frog brain can be prevented or repaired with bioelectric drugs
Researchers suggest the discovery offers a roadmap for exploration of therapeutic drugs that could help repair birth defects in humansCredit: ...
AFAR honors Drs. James L. Kirkland of Mayo Clinic and Sean Curan of USC
Dr. Kirkland to receive Irving S. Wright Award and Dr. Curran to receive Vincent Cristofalo Rising Star Award in Aging ...
MIPT biophysicists found a way to take a peek at how membrane receptors work
Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office In a study published in Current Opinion in Structural Biology, MIPT biophysicists explained ways to ...
Measuring blood damage
UD engineer uses mechanical resistance to detect damage to red blood cellsCredit: Graphic courtesy of Tyler Van Buren According to ...
Mysterious glowing coral reefs are fighting to recover
Credit: The Ocean Agency/XL Catlin Seaview Survey A new study by the University of Southampton has revealed why some corals ...
