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HKU research team sheds critical insight on what causes abnormal embryo elongation

Fetal abnormalities are of concern to all prospective parents, and many of these problems originate from abnormalities in the development of the embryo particularly during its elongation and division.

10 Aug 2021

New platform can quickly identify common mutations on the SARS-CoV-2 virus

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a platform which can quickly identify common mutations on the SARS-CoV-2 virus that allow it to escape antibodies and infect cells.

10 Aug 2021

Insulin resistance could be due to changes in specific subtype of fat cells, study suggests

It is well known that fat cells can influence our sensitivity to insulin. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that there are three different subtypes of mature fat cells in white adipose tissue and that it is only one of these, called AdipoPLIN, that responds to insulin.

10 Aug 2021

Beige fat cells mediate subcutaneous fat's brain protection from dementia

Beige is considered a calming paint color, and scientists have new evidence that beige fat has a similar impact on the brain, bringing down the inflammation associated with the more common white fat and providing protection from dementia.

10 Aug 2021

Resistance exercise regulates fat cell metabolism at a molecular level, study finds

Findings from a new University of Kentucky College of Medicine and College of Health Sciences study add to growing evidence that resistance exercise has unique benefits for fat loss.

9 Aug 2021

Researchers use prime editing to correct cystic fibrosis in cultured human stem cells

Researchers from the group of Hans Clevers (Hubrecht Institute) corrected mutations that cause cystic fibrosis in cultured human stem cells.

9 Aug 2021

Tiny gel drops for the development of regenerative therapies

Tiny drops that resemble an extracellular matrix can be used to culture cells for delivery into the human body.

9 Aug 2021

Study may provide a new therapeutic target for treatment of LUAD patients

Aging-US published "A novel ferroptosis-related gene signature for prognostic prediction of patients with lung adenocarcinoma" which reported that RNA-seq transcriptome data of LUAD patients were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas database.

9 Aug 2021

Research introduces novel approach to reverse brain aging via gut microbes

Research from APC Microbiome Ireland at University College Cork published today in the leading international scientific journal Nature Aging introduces a novel approach to reverse aspects of aging-related deterioration in the brain and cognitive function via the microbes in the gut.

9 Aug 2021

Dileucine more effective than leucine in stimulating muscle-building in humans

In a randomized control study of 10 healthy young men, researchers compared how consuming the single amino acid leucine or its two-molecule equivalent, dileucine, influenced muscle-building and breakdown.

9 Aug 2021

Researchers develop new low-cost reproducible system for co-cultivation of cells

Scientists of the MIPT Cell Signaling Regulation Laboratory have developed a new low cost reproducible system for the co-cultivation of cells. This system is based on a polymerized BSA membrane.

8 Aug 2021

New streamlined approach for high-coverage genome sequencing of single yeast cells

A single cell can reveal much about the biological world through genomic sequencing. Scientists can compare a single, isolated cell to other samples, analyzing the differences and similarities to better understand how the organisms originated and evolved -; or even to discover entirely new species.

6 Aug 2021

Study uncovers link between corticosteroid receptors and ciliary, neuroplasticity genes in the brain

Chronic stress is a well-known cause for mental health disorders. New research has moved a step forward in understanding how glucocorticoid hormones ('stress hormones') act upon the brain and what their function is.

6 Aug 2021

Research reveals a microRNA network as putative mediators of myocardial reductive stress

Last year, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers reported that reductive stress -; an imbalance in the normal oxidation/reduction homeostasis -; caused pathological changes associated with heart failure in a mouse model.

6 Aug 2021

Researchers uncover new mitochondrial recycling pathway that may be linked to Parkinson’s disease

Scientists have long known that living cells are master recyclers, constantly breaking down old parts and building them back up into new molecular machines.

6 Aug 2021

New cargo-carrying nanocontainer constructed entirely from biological components

Nanocontainers can transport substances into cells where they can then take effect. This is the method used in, for example, the mRNA vaccines currently being employed against Covid-19 as well as certain cancer drugs.

6 Aug 2021

SMC protein complex plays a decisive role in the dynamics of holocentromeres

Monocentromeres are typical for the chromosomes of most animals and plants. The centromere is necessary for the transport of the chromosomes and represents the connection point between the chromatids.

6 Aug 2021

Study: IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 remain stable, or even increase, seven months after infection

The levels of IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein remain stable, or even increase, seven months after infection, according to a follow-up study in a cohort of healthcare workers coordinated by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, an institution supported by "la Caixa" Foundation, in collaboration with the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona.

6 Aug 2021

University of Pittsburgh invests in Canopy Biosciences’ ChipCytometry instrument for spatial biology

Canopy Biosciences, a Bruker Company, today announced that the University of Pittsburgh will add ChipCytometry for high-plex single-cell spatial biology to its capabilities at the Unified Flow Core in the Department of Immunology

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 6 Aug 2021

Researchers create new model for studying earliest stages of retinoblastoma

Scientists at St. JudeChildren's Research Hospital have created a laboratory model for studying retinoblastoma driven by inherited mutations in theRB1gene.Retinoblastoma is a rare cancer of the retina, the thin tissue inside the back of the eye.

6 Aug 2021

Cell Biology

HKU research team sheds critical insight on what causes abnormal embryo elongation

New platform can quickly identify common mutations on the SARS-CoV-2 virus

Insulin resistance could be due to changes in specific subtype of fat cells, study suggests

Beige fat cells mediate subcutaneous fat's brain protection from dementia

Resistance exercise regulates fat cell metabolism at a molecular level, study finds

Researchers use prime editing to correct cystic fibrosis in cultured human stem cells

Tiny gel drops for the development of regenerative therapies

Study may provide a new therapeutic target for treatment of LUAD patients

Research introduces novel approach to reverse brain aging via gut microbes

Dileucine more effective than leucine in stimulating muscle-building in humans

Researchers develop new low-cost reproducible system for co-cultivation of cells

New streamlined approach for high-coverage genome sequencing of single yeast cells

Study uncovers link between corticosteroid receptors and ciliary, neuroplasticity genes in the brain

Research reveals a microRNA network as putative mediators of myocardial reductive stress

Researchers uncover new mitochondrial recycling pathway that may be linked to Parkinson’s disease

New cargo-carrying nanocontainer constructed entirely from biological components

SMC protein complex plays a decisive role in the dynamics of holocentromeres

Study: IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 remain stable, or even increase, seven months after infection

University of Pittsburgh invests in Canopy Biosciences’ ChipCytometry instrument for spatial biology

Researchers create new model for studying earliest stages of retinoblastoma

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