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Researchers develop an artificial neuron closely mimicking the characteristics of a biological neuron

Researchers reported a conductance-based organic electrochemical neuron that mimicked biological signaling in neurons, especially activation/inactivation of their sodium and potassium channels.

16 Jan 2023

Study analyzes the viability of new nanomolecule as drug delivery vehicle

A new study by the University of Barcelona has analyzed the viability of a new nanomolecule as drug delivery vehicle.

11 Jan 2023

Scientists pinpoint the routes taken by SARS-CoV-2 to enter and exit cells in our nasal cavity

Somebody just coughed on you. On a plane. At a dinner party. In a supermarket line. If only there were a "morning after" nasal spray that could knock out respiratory viruses' ability to colonize your nose and throat.

5 Jan 2023

Bacterial outer membrane vesicles: utility as vaccines and novel engineering approaches

Scientists have described the utility of gram-negative bacteria-derived outer membrane vesicles as vaccines and methods to expand their applications.

3 Jan 2023

UMass Amherst microbiologist receives NIH grant to develop more effective treatments for tuberculosis

A microbiologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a National Institutes of Health grant to support research aimed ultimately at developing new, more effective treatments for tuberculosis (TB).

21 Dec 2022

Review on nanoparticles usage for treating thrombosis induced by SARS-CoV-2 infections

Researchers provided an overview of nanomedicine strategies to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-induced thrombosis.

21 Dec 2022

Study finds several flavor/fragrance compositions that inhibit vRBD-hACE2 binding

A study describes the antiviral activity of flavor/fragrance compositions against SARS-CoV-2.

20 Dec 2022

Smart molecular glue ensures the nucleus is correctly positioned for cell division

Researchers from Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have discovered how proteins in the cell can form tiny liquid droplets that act as a smart molecular glue.

19 Dec 2022

Cryo-electron microscopy reveals atomic structure of Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteriophage

Cryo-electron microscopy by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers has exposed the structure of a bacterial virus with unprecedented detail.

18 Dec 2022

New insights into how cells achieve cholesterol homeostasis within the cell membrane

Cholesterol is an essential component of the membrane surrounding every human cell, despite its poor reputation as a health concern when its blood levels are too high.

16 Dec 2022

Novel immunotherapy offers a promising new strategy to fight hard-to-treat cancers

Scientists at UC San Francisco have engineered T cells to produce a potent anti-cancer cytokine, but only when they encounter tumor cells.

16 Dec 2022

Discovery of cellular uptake pathway for larger molecules can be harnessed to create new drugs

A fundamental challenge in drug development is the balance between optimizing a drug's lock-and-key fit with its target and the drug's ability to make its way across the cellular membrane and access that target.

8 Dec 2022

Researchers develop a virtual molecular library of thousands of 'command sentences' for cells

Using new machine learning techniques, researchers at UC San Francisco (UCSF), in collaboration with a team at IBM Research, have developed a virtual molecular library of thousands of "command sentences" for cells, based on combinations of "words" that guided engineered immune cells to seek out and tirelessly kill cancer cells.

8 Dec 2022

New method uses light to change long-term behavior of neurons

Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and MIT have developed a new method to target diseased neurons in the brain and change their long-term behavior using light, paving the way for potential new treatments for neurological conditions such as epilepsy and autism.

8 Dec 2022

Cell Membrane News and Research

Researchers develop an artificial neuron closely mimicking the characteristics of a biological neuron

Study analyzes the viability of new nanomolecule as drug delivery vehicle

Scientists pinpoint the routes taken by SARS-CoV-2 to enter and exit cells in our nasal cavity

Bacterial outer membrane vesicles: utility as vaccines and novel engineering approaches

UMass Amherst microbiologist receives NIH grant to develop more effective treatments for tuberculosis

Review on nanoparticles usage for treating thrombosis induced by SARS-CoV-2 infections

Study finds several flavor/fragrance compositions that inhibit vRBD-hACE2 binding

Smart molecular glue ensures the nucleus is correctly positioned for cell division

Cryo-electron microscopy reveals atomic structure of Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteriophage

New insights into how cells achieve cholesterol homeostasis within the cell membrane

Novel immunotherapy offers a promising new strategy to fight hard-to-treat cancers

Discovery of cellular uptake pathway for larger molecules can be harnessed to create new drugs

Researchers develop a virtual molecular library of thousands of 'command sentences' for cells

New method uses light to change long-term behavior of neurons

Unique technology uses ultrasound-responsive nanobubbles for treating osteoporosis

Glycan signatures in rheumatic diseases and their associated functional implications

Novel cancer-fighting nanoparticles co-deliver a chemotherapy drug and immunotherapy

Potent hypervalent nanoparticles against HIV, Lassa and SARS-CoV-2 variants

The antimicrobial activity of tee tree oil nanoliposomes against Escherichia coli

How gut microbes influence immune response to SARS-CoV-2

Ask the Expert: 7 Questions about Colorectal Cancer & Non-invasive Fecal DNA Testing

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