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Researchers provide mechanistic insight into protein co-aggregation in Alzheimer's disease

A research team lead by Ludmilla Morozova Roche at Umeå University, Sweden, has provided the mechanistic insight into protein co-aggregation in Alzheimer's disease.

26 Jun 2020

A novel strategy to achieve site-selective chiral drug synthesis in living systems

Enantioselectivity plays an important role in the pharmacological and toxicological processes of chiral drugs.

26 Jun 2020

Researchers discover key signaling pathway in the pathogenesis of Paget's disease

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, in collaboration with their colleagues from Beijing, China, have gained new insights into the development of poorly understood malignant skin cancers collectively known as Paget's disease.

26 Jun 2020

Researchers identify new protein complex that regulates chromosome separation

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have identified a novel protein complex that regulates Aurora B localization to ensure that chromosomes are correctly separated during cell division

26 Jun 2020

Researchers identify new molecules to study specific glial cells integral to synapses

While the brain is composed of two types of cells, glia tend to receive far less attention for their importance in brain function and disease than the more celebrated neurons.

26 Jun 2020

Researchers discover receptor that makes mice strong and slim

Increasing abdominal girth and shrinking muscles are two common side effects of aging. Researchers at the University of Bonn have discovered a receptor in mice that regulates both effects.

25 Jun 2020

Simplified artificial cell brings to light the dynamics of cellular symmetry

Symmetry and asymmetry are fundamental properties of nature. Seen from above, butterflies have left-right symmetry, while male fiddler crabs show dramatic asymmetry.

25 Jun 2020

Study provides novel insights into how fat cells reduce lipid metabolism with age

Knowledge of how human fat tissue is affected by age has long been defined by numerous mouse-based studies.

25 Jun 2020

Scientists pinpoint mutations that increase bacterial deadliness

As far as humans are concerned, bacteria can be classified as either harmful, pathogenic bacteria and harmless or beneficial non-pathogenic bacteria.

25 Jun 2020

Scientists study how magnetic nanoparticles affect cancer cells in the liver

Scientists from the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU) and National University of Science and Technology "MISiS" have studied how magnet nanoparticles affect cancer cells in the human liver.

25 Jun 2020

Certain genes that predispose to cancer also affect the immune system, study shows

The study shows that the involvement of certain genes that predispose to cancer also affects the immune system, which could facilitate tumor growth.

25 Jun 2020

Berkeley Lights announces Opto™ antigen-presenting bead kit to accelerate the expansion of antigen-specific T cells used to develop cell-based therapies

Berkeley Lights, Inc. today announced the Opto Antigen-Presenting Bead kit, a new reagent kit that activates and expands antigen-specific T cells in blood.

From Bruker Cellular Analysis 25 Jun 2020

Tiny protein in mitochondria has a big impact on health and longevity, study shows

A new study led by researchers at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology is the first to demonstrate that a tiny protein has a big impact on health and longevity in both animals and humans.

24 Jun 2020

Cell signaling pathway may offer new drugs for tuberous sclerosis complex

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a neurological disorder causing non-cancerous tumors, called cortical tubers, to grow throughout the brain and body, as well as other conditions like epilepsy and autism.

24 Jun 2020

Researchers investigate nelarabine drug for treating leukemia

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common kind of cancer in children. T-ALL, a subtype that resembles T-lymphocytes, can be treated successfully with the drug nelarabine.

24 Jun 2020

New technique helps measure dNTP concentrations with greater sensitivity

A highly sensitive and easy-to-use technique applicable for tissue samples can be useful, for example, to researchers specialised in mitochondrial diseases and cancer.

24 Jun 2020

Researchers develop less invasive genetic tools to understand cellular activity

Graduate student Ubadah Sabbagh placed a cold glass slide on the microscope. It was getting late and the lab was quiet.

24 Jun 2020

Kerafast offers the Delta-G-VSV Pseudotyping System for coronavirus research

Kerafast Inc., developers of an online platform to facilitate access to unique lab-made bioresearch materials, today announced the availability of the Delta-G-VSV Pseudotyping System for coronavirus research applications. The system, developed by the Michael Whitt laboratory at University of Tennessee, enables studies of SARS-CoV-2 viral entry and COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness at just biosafety level 2 (BSL-2) containment.

From Kerafast 24 Jun 2020

A new approach to track down cryptic peptides

Almost all cells of the human body present fragments of cellular proteins on their surface, so-called human leukocyte antigens or HLA peptides, which play an important role in the immune response.

23 Jun 2020

Scientists create hollow, spherical sacks using protein and RNA

Using protein and RNA, scientists have created hollow, spherical sacks known as vesicles.

23 Jun 2020

Cell Biology

Researchers provide mechanistic insight into protein co-aggregation in Alzheimer's disease

A novel strategy to achieve site-selective chiral drug synthesis in living systems

Researchers discover key signaling pathway in the pathogenesis of Paget's disease

Researchers identify new protein complex that regulates chromosome separation

Researchers identify new molecules to study specific glial cells integral to synapses

Researchers discover receptor that makes mice strong and slim

Simplified artificial cell brings to light the dynamics of cellular symmetry

Study provides novel insights into how fat cells reduce lipid metabolism with age

Scientists pinpoint mutations that increase bacterial deadliness

Scientists study how magnetic nanoparticles affect cancer cells in the liver

Certain genes that predispose to cancer also affect the immune system, study shows

Berkeley Lights announces Opto™ antigen-presenting bead kit to accelerate the expansion of antigen-specific T cells used to develop cell-based therapies

Tiny protein in mitochondria has a big impact on health and longevity, study shows

Cell signaling pathway may offer new drugs for tuberous sclerosis complex

Researchers investigate nelarabine drug for treating leukemia

New technique helps measure dNTP concentrations with greater sensitivity

Researchers develop less invasive genetic tools to understand cellular activity

Kerafast offers the Delta-G-VSV Pseudotyping System for coronavirus research

A new approach to track down cryptic peptides

Scientists create hollow, spherical sacks using protein and RNA

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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