Neuron Discovered That Suppresses Eating May Lead to Effective Diet Drugs
A CALCR cell found in mice may stop feeding without subsequential nauseating effects as well as influence the long term intake of food. Ever eaten…
Cell Biology
Stunning Time-Lapse Video Shows Surprising Beauty Found in Bacterial Cultures
E. coli and A. baylyi form intricate flower patterns under the microscope. Microbial communities inhabit every ecosystem on Earth, from soil to rivers to the…
11 Year-Old Bertrand Might Can’t Cry – Scientists Have Now Discovered Why
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown that cells from children with NGLY1 deficiency — a rare disorder first described in 2012…
Body Clock Biologists Find That Beauty Sleep Is Real – Discovery May Unlock the Mysteries of Aging
Biologists from The University of Manchester have explained for the first time why having a good night’s sleep really could prepare us for the rigors…
Benefits of Exercise Without Working Out? A Protein Called Sestrin Might Be the Answer
A protein called Sestrin might be responsible for many of the benefits of a good workout. Whether it be a brisk walk around the park…
Genetics Breakthrough in Malaria Research
Despite great efforts in medicine and science, more than 400,000 people worldwide are still dying of malaria. The infectious disease is transmitted by the bite…
Fascinating Shark and Ray Vision Evolution Research Reveals Sharks Can’t See Colors
Vision is a crucial sense for most animals, and vertebrates have evolved a highly adaptable set of opsin genes that generate light-sensitive pigments to decode…
Real-Time Movement of Millions of Molecules Captured in 3D
New interferometry technique has applications for tracking molecules at a cell or tissue scale. The human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, wages war in our bodies…
New Microscopic “Fishing” Technique Catches More Than 9,000 Proteins From Human Cells
Using a new microscopic “fishing” technique, scientists at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) and Université de Montréal have successfully snagged thousands of proteins key…
How Cells Learn to ‘Count’ – Solving the Mysteries of Multicilliated Cells
One of the wonders of cell biology is its symmetry. Mammalian cells have one nucleus and one cell membrane, and most humans have 23 pairs…
Breakthrough in Understanding Evolution – Mitochondrial Division Conserved Across Species
New study shows exactly how the manner in which mitochondria divide has remained the same since evolution began. Cellular origin is well explained by the…
Strange New Organelle That Helps Prevent Cancer Discovered in Our Cells
Could lead to better treatments, spare patients ones that won’t work. Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered a strange new…
Bacteria Can ‘Outsmart’ Programmed Cell Death Overriding an Immune System Defense Mechanism
Certain bacteria can override a defense mechanism of the immune system, so-called programmed cell death, through inhibition of death effector molecules by their outer membranes…
Researchers in China Transformed Mouse Granulosa Cells Into Egg Cells and Produced Healthy Offspring
By introducing a chemical cocktail to granulosa cells, researchers in China induced the cells to transform into functional oocytes in mice. Once fertilized, these oocytes…
The World’s Smallest Universal Joints in Unprecedented Resolution
Researchers at Osaka University used electron cryomicroscopy to solve the structure of an essential component of the bacterial flagellum with unprecedented resolution, with important implications…
Possible New Route for Cancer Therapy After Engineers Track Evolution of Individual Cell
Study shows tumors with softer, larger cells at their periphery are more likely to spread; may suggest new route for cancer therapy. Engineers at MIT…
MIT Scientists Reveal Brain Rhythm Role in Alzheimer’s Research
MIT neuroscientists in the lab of Professor Li-Huei Tsai at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory are studying whether sensory stimulation — light and/or…
“Scar in a Dish” Model Using Human Stem Cells Could Lead to Fibrosis Treatment
Researchers create accurate model of organ scarring using stem cells in a lab. Advance could help identify drugs to eventually treat fibrosis. Every organ in…