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Research elucidates how chaperones display "selective promiscuity" for specific proteins

A team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has announced a major new advance in understanding how our genetic information eventually translates into functional proteins - one of the building blocks of human life.

12 Oct 2021

Researchers uncover how cancer cells use sugar residue to evade the immune system

A team of South Dakota State University chemistry researchers uncovered how cancer cells utilize a simple sugar residue to disguise themselves from the immune system. What they learned will help scientists develop more effective cancer therapeutics.

12 Oct 2021

Novel therapy approach could stop tumor growth

The immune system protects the body from cancer. To protect healthy body cells from its own immune system, they have developed a protective shield: the protein CD47 is a so called "don't eat me" signal, which tells the immune cells to stand back.

12 Oct 2021

New federated analytics system can act as a game-changer towards personalized medicine

Predictive, preventive, personalized and participatory medicine, known as P4, is the healthcare of the future. To both accelerate its adoption and maximize its potential, clinical data on large numbers of individuals must be efficiently shared between all stakeholders.

11 Oct 2021

Study uncovers mechanism that may underlie greater sensitivity of certain skin regions

Some parts of the body - our hands and lips, for example - are more sensitive than others, making them essential tools in our ability to discern the most intricate details of the world around us.

11 Oct 2021

CRISPR/Cas9-directed epigenetic editing reveals diverse transcriptomic regulation and functional effects

Oncotarget published "Diverse transcriptional regulation and functional effects revealed by CRISPR/Cas9-directed epigenetic editing" which reported that the adequate functioning of this process is indispensable for tissue homeostasis and cell fate determination.

11 Oct 2021

Newly discovered molecule could be used to prevent collateral harm to vital organs during surgery

A newly detected molecule that helps reduce damage from sustained loss of blood flow to cells and tissues could eventually be used to prevent collateral harm to vital organs during surgery, according to University of Utah Health scientists.

11 Oct 2021

New compound can prevent SARS-CoV-2 and related coronaviruses from entering cells

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a compound that prevents SARS-CoV-2 and related coronaviruses from entering cells.

11 Oct 2021

New algorithm provides a high-definition analysis of genome organization in single cells

Within the microscopic boundaries of a single human cell, the intricate folds and arrangements of protein and DNA bundles dictate a person's fate: which genes are expressed, which are suppressed, and - importantly - whether they stay healthy or develop disease.

11 Oct 2021

Study identifies cells that may play a pivotal role in fibrotic scarring after lung transplant

A lung transplant can mean the difference between life and death for people with diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and even severe COVID-19.

8 Oct 2021

$Researchers identify a stem cell population with enhanced fracture healing and differentiation abilities$

Researchers identify a stem cell population with enhanced fracture healing and differentiation abilities

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are thought to have great potential in the field of regenerative medicine, which has the aim of restoring damaged tissues. However, not much was known about in vivo plasticity of them—until now.

8 Oct 2021

Using AI in biology to unravel how cells fight off invaders

Imagine the day when any tissue or organ can be repaired or the replacements personalized to the patient.

7 Oct 2021

Scientists elucidate the structure of protein complex essential for proper functioning of cells

Scientists at IST Austria describe for the first time the structure of a protein complex essential for our cells to function properly.

7 Oct 2021

Planar cell polarity pathway found to be responsible for the formation and maintenance of synapses

Within the brain and other parts of the nervous system, synapses are key junctional points in between neurons (the nerve cells) where critical signals are transmitted. More specifically, the "glutamatergic" synapses are the prime "excitatory" synapse junctions that neurons use to activate each other and are known to have broad diversity in size and shape.

7 Oct 2021

Mouse brain atlas may help understand the complex circuits of the human brain

The circuits of the human brain contain more than 100 billion neurons, each linked to many other neurons via thousands of synaptic connections, resulting in a three-pound organ that is profoundly more complex than the sum of its innumerable parts.

7 Oct 2021

Study illuminates how BRD4 protein directs the spatial organization of DNA within cell nucleus

New research is advancing understanding of certain cancers and complex congenital disorders by illuminating how BRD4, a protein that scientists have studied for years, directs the spatial organization of DNA within the nucleus of the cell, a function critical for stem cell differentiation into muscle cells.

7 Oct 2021

Specialized cells that keep the heart beating have ability to regenerate after birth, study reveals

Specialized cells that conduct electricity to keep the heart beating have a previously unrecognized ability to regenerate in the days after birth, a new study in mice by UT Southwestern researchers suggests.

7 Oct 2021

Scientists make inroads into creating an atlas of the mouse brain

It takes billions of cells to make a human brain, and scientists have long struggled to map this complex network of neurons.

6 Oct 2021

Neuroscientists unveil detailed atlas of brain cells

When you clicked to read this story, a band of cells across the top of your brain sent signals down your spine and out to your hand to tell the muscles in your index finger to press down with just the right amount of pressure to activate your mouse or track pad.

6 Oct 2021

Machine learning and high-powered microscopes provide detailed snapshots of cells' inner machinery

Open any introductory biology textbook, and you'll see a familiar diagram: A blobby-looking cell filled with brightly colored structures – the inner machinery that makes the cell tick.

6 Oct 2021

Cell Biology

Research elucidates how chaperones display "selective promiscuity" for specific proteins

Researchers uncover how cancer cells use sugar residue to evade the immune system

Novel therapy approach could stop tumor growth

New federated analytics system can act as a game-changer towards personalized medicine

Study uncovers mechanism that may underlie greater sensitivity of certain skin regions

CRISPR/Cas9-directed epigenetic editing reveals diverse transcriptomic regulation and functional effects

Newly discovered molecule could be used to prevent collateral harm to vital organs during surgery

New compound can prevent SARS-CoV-2 and related coronaviruses from entering cells

New algorithm provides a high-definition analysis of genome organization in single cells

Study identifies cells that may play a pivotal role in fibrotic scarring after lung transplant

Researchers identify a stem cell population with enhanced fracture healing and differentiation abilities

Using AI in biology to unravel how cells fight off invaders

Scientists elucidate the structure of protein complex essential for proper functioning of cells

Planar cell polarity pathway found to be responsible for the formation and maintenance of synapses

Mouse brain atlas may help understand the complex circuits of the human brain

Study illuminates how BRD4 protein directs the spatial organization of DNA within cell nucleus

Specialized cells that keep the heart beating have ability to regenerate after birth, study reveals

Scientists make inroads into creating an atlas of the mouse brain

Neuroscientists unveil detailed atlas of brain cells

Machine learning and high-powered microscopes provide detailed snapshots of cells' inner machinery

How innovation in dried blood spot testing is transforming neurological disease monitoring

Unlocking live single-cell functional insights

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

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