Tag: Cell Biology

Metabolic and structural changes in the cells are detected by their intrinsic fluorescence, a property that can be measured non-invasively ...

An open-access tool to accelerate drug discovery

Credit: SBNB lab, IRB Barcelona Barcelona, 19 May 2020.- Knowledge of how a molecule interacts with the organism is crucial ...

Image analysis technique provides better understanding of heart cell defects

A new algorithm combines gradient methods with fast Fourier transforms to quantify the organization of cardiac myofibrilsCredit: Brett N. Napiwocki ...

Chemicals often found in consumer products could lead to obesity and fatty liver diseases

While poor nutrition and lack of exercise contribute to obesity, exposure to these compounds could trigger lifelong susceptibility to weight ...

Discovery of a new biomarker for Alzheimer’s sisease (AD)

KBRI research team led by Dr. Jae-Yeol Joo publishes new findings in IJMSCredit: @ Korea Brain Research Institute Korea Brain ...

First-in-class drug candidate developed through NFCR funding commences phase IIB clinical trials

Three decades of NFCR basic and translational research funding to primary investigator Dr. Yung-Chi Cheng advances new systems biology paradigm ...

Location, location, location: The cell membrane facilitates RAS protein interactions

Salk scientists uncover how RAS proteins bind and get destroyed, which may improve cancer therapeuticsCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(May 18, ...

Scientists discover mutation that enhances plant defense

Credit: Irene Serrano Sometimes scientists begin research and find exactly what they expected. Other times they discover something unexpected. Such ...

New study by Clemson scientists could pave way to cure of global parasite

Credit: College of Science CLEMSON, South Carolina - Clemson University scientists have taken another step forward in their quest to ...

Smoking increases SARS-CoV-2 receptors in the lung

Credit: CSHL New research from CSHL scientists suggests that cigarette smoke spurs the lungs to make more ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme ...

Releasing molecular ‘brake’ kick-starts immune cell function

Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May 18, 2020) -- The immune system's ability to marshal specialized ...

Light drives injection

By coupling a bacterial injection system with a light-controlled molecular switch, scientists are able to inject proteins into eukaryontic cellsCredit: ...

A new tool to map the flow of info within living cells

UNC School of Medicine and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center researchers reveal the inner workings of cellular communication and ...

Scientists identify promising immunotherapy combination for pediatric brain cancer

Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers find drug that removes the 'invisibility cloak' from medulloblastomaCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute LA ...

Identification of a determining factor in luminal cancer cells

Luminal cancer cells cause the greatest number of breast cancer casesCredit: (IRB Barcelona) Barcelona, 18 May 2020.- The Translational Control ...

Mother roundworms have ultra-protective instincts

New study shows animals pass signals to future offspring to warn them of dangerCredit: Catherine Dvorak, University of Iowa Talk ...

Notorious cancer protein mutations cooperate to proliferate disease

Credit: Kanazawa University Understanding the genetic mutations and protein changes that take place in the progression of cancer is key ...

Clinical trial shows ability of stem cell-based topical solution to regrow hair

Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - The results of a clinical trial released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine demonstrate ...

Controlling cells with light

May 15, 2020

A research team from Jena, Munich and New York develops an active substance that controls an important component of the ...

How cells decide the way they want to recycle their content