When neurons get the blues: Hyperactive brain cells may be to blame when antidepressants don't work
Salk study is the first to directly examine cells from patients whose depression doesn't respond to SSRIsCredit: Salk Institute LA ...
Tag: Molecular Biology
How the fruit fly got its stripes: Researchers explore precision of embryonic development
Princeton physicists and biologists collaborate to study how cells use molecular information during developmentCredit: Illustration by Mariela Petkova The first ...
Identity crisis of satiety neurons leads to obesity
Credit: Source: modified from Quarta, C. & Fisette, A. et al. (Nature Metabolism) Obesity - as research in the past ...
Male birth control for the malaria parasite
Credit: Kevin J. Hart, Penn State Disrupting two genes involved in the preservation of RNA molecules inhibits the ability of ...
Cell lines deserve unique considerations when creating research protections, authors say
Researchers, ethicists urge policymakers to view immortal cells differently from other biospecimens as new rules go into effect ANN ARBOR, ...
When the structure of tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) challenges the very concept of cell
Credit: (c) Institut Pasteur Cells in our bodies have the ability to speak with one another much like humans do. ...
Treatment for obesity and fatty liver disease may be in reach
Hebrew University professor Amiram Goldblum's discovers 27 new molecules with significant therapeutic potentialCredit: Hebrew University Professor Amiram Goldblum and his ...
Commonly used anti-rejection drug could be repurposed to treat some liver cancers
Serendipitous observation opens the door for a precision medicine treatmentCredit: Cell Reports/University of Pittsburgh Research from the University of Pittsburgh ...
An unexpected mode of action for an antibody
Visualizing how some patients successfully fought off deadly coronaviruses could pave the way to combat these respiratory infectionsCredit: Jon Klein ...
Blood runs deep: Lab blood vessel model sheds light on angiogenesis
Credit: 2019 Yukiko Matsunaga, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - To provide sufficient oxygen to ...
Researchers breathe new life into COPD research using mouse models
Credit: Department of Immune Regulation,TMDU Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) researchers have shown in mice that immune cells called ...
New treatment target emerging for retinal damage
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 31, 2019) - Scientists at the Medical College of Georgia ...
Researchers develop new approach for vanquishing superbugs
Tackling antibiotic resistance via existing drugs (with a twist)Credit: Jacob Scott, MD, DPhil A scientific team from Case Western Reserve ...
How transcription factors explore the genome
Credit: David Suter/EPFL Transcription factors (TFs) are proteins that regulate the transcription of genes, which is the first step in ...
University of Konstanz develops first genetic switch for C. elegans
Researchers from the Departments of Biology and Chemistry at the University of Konstanz close a research gap in the field ...
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation grants over $4.7 million in awards to 24 top young scientists
Grants totaling over $4.7 million give early career investigators independence to pursue cutting-edge cancer research New York, NY (January 29, ...
Study identifies biomedical potential of bivalves
Shellfish could revolutionize human health research, new study suggestsCredit: José Fernández Robledo/Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Shellfish like oysters and ...
New precision medicine procedure fights cancer, advances treatment for pets and humans
MU veterinary oncologists develop a vaccine treatment for osteosarcoma, a common type of bone cancer in dogs, avoiding chemotherapy and ...
Kick-starting the genome in early development
Unravelling how instructions for new life are readCredit: Dr Melanie Eckersley-Maslin, Babraham Institute Key points: Researchers identify factors responsible for ...
Making 'sense' of the 'cart before the horse' in mammalian cells.
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A fusion gene is a new gene made by joining parts of two different genes. ...
