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Researchers identify important factor in the development of dendritic cells

The human immune system comprises functionally specialized cellular defense mechanisms that protect the body against disease. These include the dendritic cells.

30 Apr 2021

Researchers reveal how the brain may adapt to processing complex information

Human decision-making depends on the flexible processing of complex information, but how the brain may adapt processing to momentary task demands has remained unclear.

29 Apr 2021

Single protein could be a new target for delaying onset of aging symptoms in the brain

It is not every day that scientists come across a phenomenon so fundamental that it is observed across fruit flies, rodents and humans.

29 Apr 2021

Researchers discover how SARS-CoV-2 hijacks human cell machinery to blunt immune response

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered one way in which SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, hijacks human cell machinery to blunt the immune response, allowing it to establish infection, replicate and cause disease.

29 Apr 2021

New collaboration to study early detection of developmental differences in children

The University of Washington's School of Medicine Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine is collaborating with Illumina, Inc. and GeneDx, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company, to study early detection of developmental differences in children.

29 Apr 2021

Using light-activated 3D printing to manufacture self-healing hydrogels with complex architectures

The scientific community is focusing its research into the multiple applications of Hydrogels, polymeric materials which contains a large amount of water, that have the potential to reproduce the features of biological tissues.

29 Apr 2021

Researchers investigate how the brain's circadian rhythm control center regulates behavior

Our bodies and behaviors often seem to have rhythms of their own. Why do we go to the bathroom at the same time every day? Why do we feel off if we can't go to sleep at the right time? Circadian rhythms are a behind-the-scenes force that shape many of our behaviors and our health.

28 Apr 2021

New method could be used to develop more effective treatments for cancer, metabolic disorders

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a new method that makes it possible to control human hormones and metabolism.

28 Apr 2021

Researchers develop first 3D organoid models of the pancreas from human stem cells

This year, more than 60,000 adults in the United States will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and, statistically, as few as 10 percent will survive five years after diagnosis, according to the American Cancer Society.

28 Apr 2021

Nanobodies may be the key to blocking tick-borne bacterial infection

Tiny molecules called nanobodies, which can be designed to mimic antibody structures and functions, may be the key to blocking a tick-borne bacterial infection that remains out of reach of almost all antibiotics, new research suggests.

28 Apr 2021

First-of-its-kind method cryopreserves fruit fly embryos in liquid nitrogen

Cryopreservation, or the long-term storage of biomaterials at ultralow temperatures, has been used across cell types and species.

28 Apr 2021

Scientists identify blood cells most likely to be targeted by HIV during a real-life infection

In the 40-some years since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, scientists have learned a lot about the virus, the disease, and ways to treat it. But one thing they still don't completely understand is which exact cells are most susceptible to HIV infection.

28 Apr 2021

New technique to hyperpolarize and purify fumarate for MRI

A promising new concept published by an interdisciplinary research team in "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" (PNAS) paves the way for major advances in the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Their new technique could significantly simplify hyperpolarized MRI, which developed around 20 years ago for observing metabolic processes in the body.

28 Apr 2021

Researchers suggest new approach to build a 'nanopore' biosensor for detecting specific molecules

Researchers have spent more than three decades developing and studying miniature biosensors that can identify single molecules. In five to 10 years, when such devices may become a staple in doctors' offices, they could detect molecular markers for cancer and other diseases and assess the effectiveness of drug treatment to fight those illnesses.

28 Apr 2021

Novel platform has potential to detect many disease-related biomarkers in just one test

Most conventional molecular diagnostics usually detect only a single disease-related biomarker. Great examples are the PCR tests currently used to diagnose COVID-19 by detecting a specific sequence from SARS-CoV-2.

28 Apr 2021

Scientists gain atomic-level insight into behavior of a protein that promotes cancer growth

The neutron reflexometry method has given scientists an atomic-level insight into the behavior of Bcl-2, a protein that promotes cancerous cell growth. The new study was carried out by Umeå chemists in collaboration with the research facilities ESS and ISIS and is published in Nature Communications Biology.

28 Apr 2021

Study reveals mechanisms that cause muscle weakness in patients with Becker disease

Muscle weakness in patients with Becker disease is caused by unusual electrical activity in muscle fibres termed 'plateau potentials' that make them temporarily inactive, says a study published today in eLife.

27 Apr 2021

Scientists identify many genes that are important in fruit flies' neuron development

Neurons result from a highly complex and unique series of cell divisions. For example, in fruit flies, the process starts with stem cells that divide into mother cells (progenitor cells), that then divide into precursor cells that eventually become neurons.

27 Apr 2021

UCI biologists develop new mouse model to study late-onset Alzheimer's disease

University of California, Irvine biologists have developed a new genetically engineered mouse model that, unlike its predecessors, is based on the most common form of Alzheimer's disease.

27 Apr 2021

SARS-CoV-2 suppresses the immune response in the gut

In an effort to determine the potential for COVID-19 to begin in a person's gut, and to better understand how human cells respond to SARS-CoV-2, the scientists used human intestinal cells to create organoids - 3D tissue cultures derived from human cells, which mimic the tissue or organ from which the cells originate.

27 Apr 2021

Cell Biology

Researchers identify important factor in the development of dendritic cells

Researchers reveal how the brain may adapt to processing complex information

Single protein could be a new target for delaying onset of aging symptoms in the brain

Researchers discover how SARS-CoV-2 hijacks human cell machinery to blunt immune response

New collaboration to study early detection of developmental differences in children

Using light-activated 3D printing to manufacture self-healing hydrogels with complex architectures

Researchers investigate how the brain's circadian rhythm control center regulates behavior

New method could be used to develop more effective treatments for cancer, metabolic disorders

Researchers develop first 3D organoid models of the pancreas from human stem cells

Nanobodies may be the key to blocking tick-borne bacterial infection

First-of-its-kind method cryopreserves fruit fly embryos in liquid nitrogen

Scientists identify blood cells most likely to be targeted by HIV during a real-life infection

New technique to hyperpolarize and purify fumarate for MRI

Researchers suggest new approach to build a 'nanopore' biosensor for detecting specific molecules

Novel platform has potential to detect many disease-related biomarkers in just one test

Scientists gain atomic-level insight into behavior of a protein that promotes cancer growth

Study reveals mechanisms that cause muscle weakness in patients with Becker disease

Scientists identify many genes that are important in fruit flies' neuron development

UCI biologists develop new mouse model to study late-onset Alzheimer's disease

SARS-CoV-2 suppresses the immune response in the gut

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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