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Repurposing cancer drugs for malaria treatment

With malaria becoming increasingly drug-resistant, a team of UCF researchers is looking to use cancer drugs to accelerate the discovery of new life-saving therapies for the disease.

21 Jun 2023

Rensselaer investigator awarded $1.6 million grant to study the mechanics of mitosis to fight cancer

It is a scary fact that one in two women and one in three men in the United States will develop some form of cancer in their lifetime.

20 Jun 2023

Herbal extracts for mental health: Are they safe for pregnant women?

Researchers evaluate the T-cell modulating effects of St. John’s wort, valerian, hops, lavender, and California poppy.

18 Jun 2023

Destroying the tether of shattered chromosomal fragments may help prevent cancerous mutations

Healthy cells work hard to maintain the integrity of our DNA, but occasionally, a chromosome can get separated from the others and break apart during cell division.

15 Jun 2023

Cryo-EM reveals key atomic structures of the ends of actin filament

Actin filaments -; protein structures critical to living movement from single cells to animals -; have long been known to have polarity associated with their physical characteristics, with growing "barbed" and shrinking "pointed" ends.

8 Jun 2023

Parasite-host "coupling" mechanism could lead to new treatments for malaria

Transmitted through infected mosquitos, the malaria parasite, once in the human bloodstream, synchronously ruptures red blood cells and rapidly infects new red blood cells, beginning the cycle anew.

7 Jun 2023

Energy drinks may stunt muscle repair, new study suggests

Energy drinks impede muscle regeneration and reduce physical performance. This study provided evidence of an inhibitory effect on myogenic differentiation and highlighted potential concerns for athletes and fitness enthusiasts.

29 May 2023

Fission yeast study sheds new light on gross chromosomal rearrangement

When creating a computer program, errors in the code can introduce bugs to the software. Similarly, errors in our body's genetic code, DNA, which is stored in structures known as chromosomes, can bring about mutations in the body.

26 May 2023

Researchers explore the possibility of treating lung cancer by targeting telomeres

Healthy cells can only divide a limited number of times during an organism's lifetime. In contrast, tumor cells are immortal: they proliferate indefinitely and uncontrollably, and this is the defining characteristic of cancer.

26 May 2023

Study could help understand why limiting sugary foods can ease symptoms for IBD patients

Excess sugar hampers cells that renew the colon's lining in a mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new study by University of Pittsburgh scientists.

22 May 2023

New cell-like transport system could pave the way for development of artificial cells

Biophysicists have designed a new cell-like transport system that represents an important milestone on the road to artificial cells.

19 May 2023

Finnish mitochondrial disease of newborns shows cancer-like changes in proliferating cells

A study found that a mitochondrial disease of newborns shows cancer-like changes in proliferating cells, causing tissues to age prematurely.

3 May 2023

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

Cell Division News and Research

Repurposing cancer drugs for malaria treatment

Rensselaer investigator awarded $1.6 million grant to study the mechanics of mitosis to fight cancer

Herbal extracts for mental health: Are they safe for pregnant women?

Destroying the tether of shattered chromosomal fragments may help prevent cancerous mutations

Cryo-EM reveals key atomic structures of the ends of actin filament

Parasite-host "coupling" mechanism could lead to new treatments for malaria

Energy drinks may stunt muscle repair, new study suggests

Fission yeast study sheds new light on gross chromosomal rearrangement

Researchers explore the possibility of treating lung cancer by targeting telomeres

Study could help understand why limiting sugary foods can ease symptoms for IBD patients

New cell-like transport system could pave the way for development of artificial cells

Finnish mitochondrial disease of newborns shows cancer-like changes in proliferating cells

Drugs targeting FXR1 may treat vascular proliferative diseases

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

Study reveals a previously unknown mechanism for DNA folding

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

Bonn researchers elucidate a mechanism underlying cisplatin resistance in testicular cancer

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

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

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

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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