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Using bivalves as model organisms offers promising avenues for medical research

Shellfish like oysters and mussels have the potential to revolutionize human health research, according to a new paper in Developmental and Comparative Immunology.

30 Jan 2019

Scientists create 3D human epidermal equivalent using mathematical model

Scientists have successfully constructed a three-dimensional human epidermis based on predictions made by their mathematical model of epidermal homeostasis, providing a new tool for basic research and drug development.

28 Jan 2019

Researchers create synthetic growth factor that offers comparable biological response

Growth factors are ligands that play important roles in the body - they are responsible for tissue regeneration, wound healing, and the maintenance and growth of cells.

28 Jan 2019

Scientists use integrative approach to study how COQ9 binds and interacts with lipids

The synthesis and transport of biological lipids across the mostly water-filled interior of the cell is a longstanding problem in biology.

28 Jan 2019

New lessons learned from adult neurogenesis debate

Since the 1960s, consensus about whether human adults generate new neurons with age has swayed back and forth from "yes, at least in some places in the brain" to "no, not at all."

25 Jan 2019

Studies show broad benefits of rocking motion during sleep

Anyone who has ever put a small child to bed or drifted off in a gently swaying hammock will know that a rocking motion makes getting to sleep seem easier.

25 Jan 2019

New study solves mystery behind how proteins interact with cell membrane

Trillions of cells -- all different shapes and sizes -- form a human body's structure. Surrounding each cell is a membrane, jointly acting as hostess and security -- welcoming certain information into the cell while making sure its components don't spill out into the body's void.

25 Jan 2019

Newly developed algorithms can predict and correct errors in single cell analyses

Modern technology makes it possible to sequence individual cells and to identify which genes are currently being expressed in each cell.

24 Jan 2019

Researchers reveal important signaling pathway in breast cancer

Researchers at Kanazawa University report in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America that a particular signaling pathway in breast-cancer tumors causes cancer cells to divide symmetrically, expanding the tumor. Inhibiting the pathway by drugs could become a strategy for eliminating the cancer cells.

24 Jan 2019

Training heart cells in culture to mimic human cardiac tissue

Engineering researchers have developed a “training” device that can be used to grow cardiac tissue and measure how effectively it beats.

24 Jan 2019

Enzyme that breaks down amino acids plays key role in promoting cellular senescence

Permanently arrested cell growth is known as "cellular senescence", and the accumulation of senescent cells may be one cause of aging in our bodies. Japanese researchers have discovered that a certain enzyme in our bodies promotes cellular senescence by producing reactive oxygen species.

24 Jan 2019

Study reveals how staying in shape is crucial for reproductive success of cells

Cells must keep their shape and proportions to successfully reproduce through cell division, finds new research from the Crick and King’s College London.

From The Francis Crick Institute 24 Jan 2019

New research focuses on noise sensitivity and general fearfulness of canine behavior

Researchers in the Hannes Lohi research group in the University of Helsinki focused on two forms of canine fearfulness: noise sensitivity and general fearfulness.

24 Jan 2019

Transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils unlikely to cause extinction, study reveals

A new study of Tasmanian devils has revealed that a transmissible cancer which has devastated devil populations in recent years in unlikely to cause extinction of the iconic species.

24 Jan 2019

Old oligodendrocytes can repair damage in the brains of patients with multiple sclerosis

A new study shows that there is a very limited regeneration of cells in the brain of patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

23 Jan 2019

Researchers design interleukin protein to balance overshooting immune response

Small infections can be fatal: Millions of people die each year from sepsis, an overreaction of the immune system.

23 Jan 2019

Gene-edited chickens could prevent future flu pandemic

British researchers are genetically engineering flu-resistant chickens in an effort to prevent the next deadly human flu pandemic.

23 Jan 2019

Scientists discover new blood vessels in bone

Researchers have discovered new blood vessels in the long bones of mice and similar new vessels in human long bones that could be used to further our understanding of osteoporosis.

23 Jan 2019

DeNovix introduces first imaging cell counter without slides

DeNovix Inc.

From DeNovix Inc. 23 Jan 2019

INTEGRA offers new 24-channel pipetting heads for VIAFLO 96/384 to make cell culture easy

INTEGRA has responded to customers’ requests and developed two new 24-channel pipetting heads, extending the capabilities of its popular VIAFLO 96/384.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 23 Jan 2019

Cell Biology

Using bivalves as model organisms offers promising avenues for medical research

Scientists create 3D human epidermal equivalent using mathematical model

Researchers create synthetic growth factor that offers comparable biological response

Scientists use integrative approach to study how COQ9 binds and interacts with lipids

New lessons learned from adult neurogenesis debate

Studies show broad benefits of rocking motion during sleep

New study solves mystery behind how proteins interact with cell membrane

Newly developed algorithms can predict and correct errors in single cell analyses

Researchers reveal important signaling pathway in breast cancer

Training heart cells in culture to mimic human cardiac tissue

Enzyme that breaks down amino acids plays key role in promoting cellular senescence

Study reveals how staying in shape is crucial for reproductive success of cells

New research focuses on noise sensitivity and general fearfulness of canine behavior

Transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils unlikely to cause extinction, study reveals

Old oligodendrocytes can repair damage in the brains of patients with multiple sclerosis

Researchers design interleukin protein to balance overshooting immune response

Gene-edited chickens could prevent future flu pandemic

Scientists discover new blood vessels in bone

DeNovix introduces first imaging cell counter without slides

INTEGRA offers new 24-channel pipetting heads for VIAFLO 96/384 to make cell culture easy

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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