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Using ultrasensitive protein detection method to evaluate embryo quality

Infertility is estimated to affect 9% of reproductive-aged couples globally, and many couples consequently turn to assisted reproductive technology.

7 Apr 2020

Novel research explores interaction between engineered gene circuits and biological host cells

Recent discoveries by two research teams in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University are advancing the field of synthetic biology.

7 Apr 2020

Study reveals how serotonin balances communication within the brain

Our brain is steadily engaged in soliloquies. These internal communications are usually also bombarded with external sensory events.

7 Apr 2020

Study provides insights into how microbes protect gut health in early life

A new study has provided insights into how microbes protect gut health from the moment of birth.

7 Apr 2020

MIT neuroscientists identify memory cells that help us interpret novel situations

Imagine you are meeting a friend for dinner at a new restaurant. You may try dishes you haven't had before, and your surroundings will be completely new to you.

6 Apr 2020

Natural approaches along with current therapies could improve colon cancer treatment

Using a modified natural substance along with current approaches could improve colon cancer treatment, according to findings by University of California, Irvine biologists.

6 Apr 2020

Study unravels antibacterial effects of nanopillars in insect wings

Some insect wings such as cicada and dragonfly possess nanopillar structures that kill bacteria upon contact. However, to date, the precise mechanisms that cause bacterial death have been unknown.

6 Apr 2020

Researchers find direct link between MCL1 protein and cell-cycle checkpoint protein

Human cells respond to stresses like DNA damage, metabolic imbalance and starvation by first trying to repair the problem.

5 Apr 2020

Scientists examine the molecular causes of rare hereditary disease

Scientists in EMBL Barcelona’s Ebisuya group, with collaborators from RIKEN, Kyoto University, and Meijo Hospital in Nagoya, Japan, have studied oscillating patterns of gene expression, coordinated across time and space within a tissue grown in vitro, to explore the molecular causes of a rare human hereditary disease known as spondylocostal dysostosis.

5 Apr 2020

Damaged powerhouses of cells can self-repair in a kind of workshop mode

If the energy supply of a cell is disturbed by damage, it can protect itself from functional losses and repair itself in a kind of workshop mode.

2 Apr 2020

New study overturns ‘snapshot’ model of cell cycle accepted since 1974

Cells have a big decision: Should they replicate or sleep? Healthy cells can go either way. Cancer cells' replication switches are stuck in the 'on' position.

2 Apr 2020

Extracellular forces regulate the formation of epithelia-integrating actomyosin bundles

Different surfaces and organs of the body are covered by epithelial tissue, which is composed of cells tightly connected to each other.

2 Apr 2020

Researchers uncover novel role for autophagy in the brain

Scientists from the laboratory of Dr. Natalia Kononenko at the CECAD Center of Excellence in Aging Research at the University of Cologne have found out that autophagy - the process of cellular self-recycling, or waste clearance - is dispensable for the survival of the neurons in mice.

31 Mar 2020

Scientists unravel a new mechanism that triggers cell death and inflammation

Z-form nucleic acids are double-stranded DNA and RNA molecules with an unusual left-handed double helix structure, as opposed to the classical right-handed Watson-Crick double helix. Z-nucleic acids were discovered more than 40 years ago, but their biological function has remained poorly understood.

31 Mar 2020

Amyloid plaque formation causes brain tissue loss in animals

Amyloid plaque formation directly causes brain tissue loss in animals, but a drug called lithium reduces the life-shortening effects of this loss, shows a study published today in eLife.

31 Mar 2020

Combination of exercise and cell-aging drug could help people with chronic inflammatory myopathy

Exercise can only improve strength in muscle-degenerating diseases when a specific type of muscle cell ages, report a Hokkaido University researcher and colleagues with Sapporo Medical University in Japan. Their findings utilizing mice models were published in the journal Nature Communications.

31 Mar 2020

Novel immunotherapy eradicates solid tumors in mice without adverse side effects

Scientists have developed a new immunotherapy that eradicates solid tumors in mice without adverse side effects, according to a new study published today in eLife.

31 Mar 2020

New microfluidic chip can mimic hypoxic conditions after a heart attack

Researchers led by biomedical engineers at Tufts University invented a microfluidic chip containing cardiac cells that is capable of mimicking hypoxic conditions following a heart attack - specifically when an artery is blocked in the heart and then unblocked after treatment.

30 Mar 2020

Study reveals new mechanism underlying organelle communication in brown fat cells

In recent years, brown fat has garnered increasing attention as the so-called good fat that can protect against obesity and associated health risks, like cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

30 Mar 2020

Researchers discover new way to refine production of retinal cells to treat blindness

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and St Erik Eye Hospital in Sweden have discovered a way to refine the production of retinal cells from embryonic stem cells for treating blindness in the elderly.

30 Mar 2020

Cell Biology

Using ultrasensitive protein detection method to evaluate embryo quality

Novel research explores interaction between engineered gene circuits and biological host cells

Study reveals how serotonin balances communication within the brain

Study provides insights into how microbes protect gut health in early life

MIT neuroscientists identify memory cells that help us interpret novel situations

Natural approaches along with current therapies could improve colon cancer treatment

Study unravels antibacterial effects of nanopillars in insect wings

Researchers find direct link between MCL1 protein and cell-cycle checkpoint protein

Scientists examine the molecular causes of rare hereditary disease

Damaged powerhouses of cells can self-repair in a kind of workshop mode

New study overturns ‘snapshot’ model of cell cycle accepted since 1974

Extracellular forces regulate the formation of epithelia-integrating actomyosin bundles

Researchers uncover novel role for autophagy in the brain

Scientists unravel a new mechanism that triggers cell death and inflammation

Amyloid plaque formation causes brain tissue loss in animals

Combination of exercise and cell-aging drug could help people with chronic inflammatory myopathy

Novel immunotherapy eradicates solid tumors in mice without adverse side effects

New microfluidic chip can mimic hypoxic conditions after a heart attack

Study reveals new mechanism underlying organelle communication in brown fat cells

Researchers discover new way to refine production of retinal cells to treat blindness

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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