MIT Develops a Synthetic Gene Circuit to Trigger Immune System Attack on Cancer
MIT researchers have developed a synthetic gene circuit that triggers the body’s immune system to attack cancers when it detects signs of the disease. The…
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Sugar Molecule Helps Fight Off Pathogenic Helicobacter Strains
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute discover a novel innate surveillance mechanism to fight off pathogenic Helicobacter strains. Half of all people are chronically infected…
Study Shows Nucleolar Size Correlates with Health and Lifespan in Organisms
New research from the Max Planck Institute shows that nucleolar size correlates with health and lifespan in organisms as diverse as roundworms, flies and humans….
Harvard Study Casts Doubt on the Prevailing Model of Fixed Memory Formation
A newly published study from the Harvard Medical School casts doubt on the prevailing model of fixed memory formation, suggesting that the brain may be…
New Yale Study Shows Paraoxonase 2 Facilitates Pancreatic Cancer Growth
New research from Yale University reveals that pancreatic cancer cells use glucose to survive and also to spread to other organs. Pancreatic cancer is a…
Yale Study Shows PUM1 and PUM2 Help Older Brains Gain New Cells
A newly published study from Yale University identified two genes that are crucial to creation of neurons in the brain region responsible for learning and…
Study Shows Increased Functional DNA in Mitochondria Cures Male Infertility
In a mouse model, new research from the Max Planck Institute shows that a higher number of mitochondrial DNA-molecules can compensate for negative effects of…
Study Shows Lysosomes Greatly Accelerate Formation of Amyloid Plaques
New research from Yale University shows that increased lysosomes in neural projections in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s greatly accelerated formation of amyloid plaques. Lysosomes…
“Mini-Brains” Shed Light on How Imbalances Contribute to Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Using human pluripotent stem cells to grow an organoid called the human medial ganglionic eminence, Yale researchers shed light how the human brain evolved and…
New Yale Study Shows Protein Nlrp9b Recognizes Rotavirus and kills Viral Cells
New research from Yale University reveals that the protein Nlrp9b recognizes rotavirus and forms a complex inflammatory response to kill viral cells and prevent further…
A Possible New Treatment for Baldness, Regulatory T Cells Facilitate Hair Growth
Researchers reveal that regulatory T cells, a type of immune cell generally associated with controlling inflammation, directly trigger stem cells in the skin to promote…
Researchers Generate Blood-Forming Stem Cells in the Lab Using Pluripotent Stem Cells
For the first time, researchers have generated blood-forming stem cells in the lab using pluripotent stem cells, which can make virtually every cell type in…
Researchers Use Human Stem Cells to Create Model of the Human Kidney Glomerulus
A team of researchers from Harvard’s Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering have developed an in vitro model of the human kidney glomerulus, which could…
Scientists Reveal Four Genes Linked to Cystic Diseases of the Kidney and Liver
New research from Yale University reveals four genes linked to cystic diseases of the liver and kidney. These findings provide a more complete definition of…
Yale Research Provides New Clues to How Cancer Cells Spread
New research from Yale University shows how a melanoma cell and a white blood cell can fuse to form a hybrid with the ability to…
Yale Scientists Track the Development of the Embryo
Scientists at Yale University have discovered a way to track the precise bits of RNA that control the development of the embryo into trillions of…
Inhibiting the AIM2 Pathway Could Potentially Limit Radiation Damage to Cells
New research from Yale University shows that a drug that blocks or inhibits the AIM2 pathway could potentially limit the deleterious side effect of chemotherapy…
Researchers Identify a New Way to Suppress Lung Tumors
A team of researchers has identified a new blocking mechanism that acts more like a dimmer switch and potently inhibits lung tumor cell growth. Lung…