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Function of glycolytic enzyme depends on its cellular localization

The function of the glycolytic enzyme hexokinase 1 differs depending on its location within the cell, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Molecular Cell.

22 Mar 2022

Researchers identify a protein that protects against breast cancer growth

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a protein that protects against breast tumor growth and that can be linked to a better prognosis in breast cancer patients.

22 Mar 2022

BGI discovery could pave the way for advances in organ regeneration and synthetic biology

In a world-first, scientists from BGI-Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a group of partners published a study in Nature, announcing the discovery of a transgene-free, rapid, and controllable method to convert pluripotent stem-cells into bona fide 8-cell totipotent embryo-like cells, paving the way for advances in organ regeneration and synthetic biology.

22 Mar 2022

Scientists reveal how 911 DNA checkpoint clamp helps repair the damaged DNA

When something goes wrong during DNA replication, cells call their own version of 911 to pause the process and fix the problem - a failsafe that is critical to maintaining health and staving off disease.

22 Mar 2022

New computational approach creates spatial maps of single-cell data within tissues

A new computational approach developed by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center successfully combines data from parallel gene-expression profiling methods to create spatial maps of a given tissue at single-cell resolution.

21 Mar 2022

A single gene can control brain cell growth in humans, research shows

Controlling how cells grow is fundamental to ensuring proper brain development and stopping aggressive brain tumors.

19 Mar 2022

Scientists generate an atlas of human and mouse white adipocytes

Once considered to be inert, white adipose tissue is now recognized to be dynamic and to play an interactive role in a wide array of biological and metabolic processes.

18 Mar 2022

New method for generating lung tissue from just a few body cells in the lab

Laboratory studies of lung tissue usually require the removal of large amounts of human or animal tissue. Now scientists from the University of Freiburg's Faculty of Medicine have succeeded in collaboration with American researchers in generating tiny quantities of lung tissue, so-called organoids, from just a few body cells in the lab.

18 Mar 2022

Researchers find turbocharger for memory in the brain cells of mice

Scientists have long known that learning requires the flow of calcium into and out of brain cells. But researchers at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute have now discovered that floods of calcium originating from within neurons can also boost learning.

17 Mar 2022

Huddersfield researchers demonstrate how coronavirus activates the brain's immune response

Huddersfield researchers were among the first to demonstrate how the induction of brain inflammation accounts for neurological damage in COVID19 patients and now, their findings have been published in a peer-reviewed medical journal.

17 Mar 2022

RNA-chopping enzyme Dicer stabilizes mammalian chromosomes with the help of BRD4 activator

Cells use RNA as a versatile tool to regulate the activity of their genes. Small snippets of RNA can fine-tune how much protein is produced from various genes; some small RNAs can shut genes off altogether.

17 Mar 2022

Two clever human antibodies can target Ebola and Sudan virus

Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) are designing better therapies for treating Ebola virus and its deadly relatives.

17 Mar 2022

Study explores profiles of COVID-19 vaccines across different countries

A new study analyzed the amplitude, time, and adverse events associated with COVID-19 vaccines across different countries.

17 Mar 2022

Optical coherence tomography reveals the beating and development of human heart organoids

Researchers have been using organoids - 3D organ-like, tightly-packed cell cultures - as models to study organ development, disease and drug discovery with excellent success.

16 Mar 2022

Toxin-producing yeast strains may damage the gut of patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Individual Candida albicans yeast strains in the human gut are as different from each other as the humans that carry them, and some C. albicans strains may damage the gut of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

16 Mar 2022

Cell Biology

Function of glycolytic enzyme depends on its cellular localization

Researchers identify a protein that protects against breast cancer growth

BGI discovery could pave the way for advances in organ regeneration and synthetic biology

Scientists reveal how 911 DNA checkpoint clamp helps repair the damaged DNA

New computational approach creates spatial maps of single-cell data within tissues

A single gene can control brain cell growth in humans, research shows

Scientists generate an atlas of human and mouse white adipocytes

New method for generating lung tissue from just a few body cells in the lab

Researchers find turbocharger for memory in the brain cells of mice

Huddersfield researchers demonstrate how coronavirus activates the brain's immune response

RNA-chopping enzyme Dicer stabilizes mammalian chromosomes with the help of BRD4 activator

Two clever human antibodies can target Ebola and Sudan virus

Study explores profiles of COVID-19 vaccines across different countries

Optical coherence tomography reveals the beating and development of human heart organoids

Toxin-producing yeast strains may damage the gut of patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Yale researchers uncover how to control the blood-brain barrier with a molecule

Pressure drives sudden burst of rapid and coordinated cellular motion in 3D tumor model

New insight into how gut bacteria work to counter intestinal inflammation

Scientists discover mechanism that enables Listeria-infected cells to escape immune responses

Sneaking large drug-carrying biological molecules into cells using a novel drug delivery system

Unlocking live single-cell functional insights

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

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