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MTCH2 acts as a doorway for proteins into the mitochondrial membrane, study reveals

Mitochondria - the organelles responsible for energy production in human cells - were once free-living organisms that found their way into early eukaryotic cells over a billion years ago.

20 Oct 2022

Amygdala may also be to blame for overeating, research finds

A region of the brain called the amygdala is responsible for powerful emotions like fear. Now, researchers have found the amygdala may also be to blame for overeating.

20 Oct 2022

Scientists develop new tool to monitor brain plasticity

Scientists at Scripps Research have developed a new tool to monitor brain plasticity - the way our brains remodel and physically adapt as we learn and experience things, from watching a movie to learning a new song or language.

19 Oct 2022

Newly identified gene may provide a therapeutic target for deadly glioblastoma multiforme

Research led by doctors and scientists at UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the UCLA Jane & Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior have identified a gene that may provide a therapeutic target for the deadly, treatment-resistant brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

19 Oct 2022

Antibodies can prevent surface proteins of bacteria from entering host cells

Using bacteria of the Bartonella henselae species, researchers from Goethe University, Frankfurt University Hospital, the Paul Ehrlich Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines in Langen, and the University of Oslo demonstrated for the first time that antibodies can prevent certain surface proteins of bacterial pathogens from entering host cells.

19 Oct 2022

AI app to read COVID-19 lateral flow tests helps to reduce false results

An artificial intelligence app to read COVID-19 lateral flow tests helped to reduce false results in a new trial out today.

19 Oct 2022

Unc5-GPC3 complex modulates the migration of neurons and brain-derived cancer cells

During brain development, neurons have to migrate long distances through complex environments until they reach their final destination.

18 Oct 2022

Study reveals how a cell signaling molecule can help oral cancer cells acquire high motility

The process of metastasis is when cancer cells gain motility and spread to other sites of the body. Because this is one of the main causes of cancer-related deaths, researchers have aimed to develop therapeutic strategies that can block metastasis.

18 Oct 2022

Study identifies genetic variation that influences lithium-induced neural proliferation

Bipolar disorder, a neuropsychiatric condition that includes manic and depressive episodes, affects about 1% of the population and is strongly influenced by genetics.

18 Oct 2022

Newly identified brain molecule orchestrates the immune system's responses to Alzheimer's and MS

UVA Health researchers have discovered a molecule in the brain responsible for orchestrating the immune system's responses to Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis (MS), potentially allowing doctors to supercharge the body's ability to fight those and other devastating neurological diseases.

17 Oct 2022

Genetic signature predicts tumor metastases and patient survival in clear cell kidney cancer

Among patients with kidney cancer, the activity of four specific genes in the cancer cells seems to be able to predict the risk of the tumor spreading and the patient's chances of survival.

17 Oct 2022

Researchers find a reproducible way to study cellular functions of plants cells with 3D bioprinting

A new study from North Carolina State University shows a reproducible way of studying cellular communication among varied types of plant cells by "bioprinting" these cells via a 3D printer.

14 Oct 2022

Newly identified process keeps some immune cells on their toes

Cancer cells use an unusual mechanism to migrate into new tissue and form metastases there. The same process probably also keeps some immune cells on their toes.

14 Oct 2022

Pain-sensing neurons protect the gut from inflammation and associated tissue damage

Neurons that sense pain protect the gut from inflammation and associated tissue damage by regulating the microbial community living in the intestines, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

14 Oct 2022

Study determines how fibroblasts play a role in tumor's ability to generate anti-HER2 therapy resistance

A study led by researchers at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) has determined the role that fibroblasts, the cells that contribute to tissue formation, play in a tumor's ability to generate resistance to the most common biological treatment for HER2.

14 Oct 2022

Cell Biology

MTCH2 acts as a doorway for proteins into the mitochondrial membrane, study reveals

Amygdala may also be to blame for overeating, research finds

Scientists develop new tool to monitor brain plasticity

Newly identified gene may provide a therapeutic target for deadly glioblastoma multiforme

Antibodies can prevent surface proteins of bacteria from entering host cells

AI app to read COVID-19 lateral flow tests helps to reduce false results

Unc5-GPC3 complex modulates the migration of neurons and brain-derived cancer cells

Study reveals how a cell signaling molecule can help oral cancer cells acquire high motility

Study identifies genetic variation that influences lithium-induced neural proliferation

Newly identified brain molecule orchestrates the immune system's responses to Alzheimer's and MS

Genetic signature predicts tumor metastases and patient survival in clear cell kidney cancer

Researchers find a reproducible way to study cellular functions of plants cells with 3D bioprinting

Newly identified process keeps some immune cells on their toes

Pain-sensing neurons protect the gut from inflammation and associated tissue damage

Study determines how fibroblasts play a role in tumor's ability to generate anti-HER2 therapy resistance

Rheumatoid arthritis drug can be repurposed to improve diabetes-associated symptoms

SARS-CoV-2 causes neuronal damage and inflammation within a week of infection in rhesus macaques

New noninvasive neuroimaging method for direct mapping of neuronal activity in a living mouse's brain

Mouse model reveals how RNA splicing defects contribute to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease

New tissue clearing method simplifies and speeds up the process to make organs transparent for imaging

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