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Drugs targeting FXR1 may treat vascular proliferative diseases

Vascular diseases, including myocardial infarction, stroke, renal failure, and peripheral vascular disease, continue to account for one third of all mortality in the United States, Europe, and the developing world (World Health Organization, 2021).

2 May 2023

Study reveals ERK signaling as a crucial molecular switch between scarring and regeneration

Why do some animals regenerate lost tissues after injury while others don't? Researchers from the lab of Kerstin Bartscherer (Osnabrück University and formerly Hubrecht Institute) and Ashley Seifert (University of Kentucky) studied spiny mice, which have a remarkable regenerative capacity, to answer this question.

26 Apr 2023

Study reveals a previously unknown mechanism for DNA folding

A hitherto unknown mechanism for DNA folding is described in a study in Nature published by researchers from Karolinska Institutet and the Max Planck Institute for Biophysics.

19 Apr 2023

Researchers show how the EBV virus exploits genomic weaknesses to cause cancer

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is easily spread through bodily fluids, primarily saliva, such as kissing, shared drinks or using the same eating utensils.

13 Apr 2023

Bonn researchers elucidate a mechanism underlying cisplatin resistance in testicular cancer

Cisplatin is used successfully in the chemotherapy of testicular cancer. However, patients who develop resistance to the cytostatic drug urgently need alternative therapy options.

11 Apr 2023

Novel optical imaging approach provides four-dimensional view of cell secretions

Cell secretions like proteins, antibodies, and neurotransmitters play an essential role in immune response, metabolism, and communication between cells.

11 Apr 2023

Study explains why leukemia survivors experience negative effects on blood formation decades later

Contrary to previous belief, stem cells, from which all new blood cells are formed, remain in bone marrow in the blood cancer type acute lymphocytic leukemia.

5 Apr 2023

Notorious oncogene plays a direct role in disguising growing cancers from the immune system

Cancer-associated genes called oncogenes are well known to stimulate cell growth and division — causing tumors to balloon and spread.

28 Mar 2023

Inhibition of cell wall formation arrests staphylococcal cell division

We still do not understand exactly how antibiotics kill bacteria. However, this understanding is necessary if we want to develop new antibiotics.

23 Mar 2023

Scientists develop genetically defined mouse models for multiple myeloma subtypes

A team of scientists led by Martin Janz and Klaus Rajewsky at the Max Delbrück Center has successfully generated genetically defined mouse models for two subtypes of multiple myeloma.

16 Mar 2023

Embryonic stem cells used to recreate thyroid cancer histotypes

A recent Nature Communications study revealed the recapitulating capacity of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) to elucidate the cellular hierarchy of the thyroid gland. Furthermore, these cells possessed the capacity to reproduce the oncogenic process using the CRISPR-based genetic editing method.

14 Mar 2023

Using convolutional neural network to automate the identification of chromatid cohesion defects

Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used machine learning to automate the identification of defects in sister chromatid cohesion.

13 Mar 2023

Study reveals molecular basis of how CAMSAP3 protein stabilizes microtubules within cells

Like poles support a tent, microtubules-;hollow cylindrical structures made of tubulin protein-;support eukaryotic cells.

9 Mar 2023

Different cellular building blocks are not produced at the same time, research shows

Textbooks will tell you that in dividing cells, the production of new DNA peaks during the S-phase, while production of other macromolecules, such as proteins, lipids, and polysaccharides, continues at more or less the same level.

27 Feb 2023

Activating or deactivating drugs with the help of light

Scientists at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have used the Swiss X-ray free-electron laser SwissFEL and the Swiss Light Source SLS to make a film that could give a decisive boost to developing a new type of drug.

20 Feb 2023

Centrosome regulates nerve cell migration, study finds

Researchers from the DZNE have solved an important puzzle in neurobiology: the wiring and the movement of nerve cells are interwoven, but separately controlled.

15 Feb 2023

Scientific breakthrough by Sjöberg laureate brings new hope to lung cancer patients

This year's Sjöberg Prize in cancer research of one million dollars is awarded to professor Kevan Shokat, University of California, USA.

15 Feb 2023

Cryo-EM provides new insights into the structure of the centromeric region

The genetic material inside cells is organized into structures called chromosomes. The centromere is essential for the correct division of the chromosomes via interaction with spindle microtubules when cells divide and grow.

6 Feb 2023

Researchers discover a key role played by ch-TOG protein in the initiation of microtubule assembly

Microtubules are cellular fibres that are part of the skeleton of the cell, termed cytoskeleton. They ensure that cells maintain their shape, carry out their functions, and divide.

27 Jan 2023

Using artificial human skin to block invasive growth in a skin cancer model

By using artificial human skin, a research group from the University of Copenhagen have managed to block invasive growth in a skin cancer model.

26 Jan 2023