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…
Cell Biology
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…
New Yale Studies Explore the Science of Cardiovascular Diseases
Yale University scientists detail how basic science research insights are key to future breakthroughs in cardiovascular disease. Professor of cardiology Martin A. Schwartz led two…
Genomic Regions That Set Humans Apart From Other Primates Carry Many Autism-Linked Mutations
New research from Harvard Medical School suggests that mutations in genetic regulatory elements may be important in both autism spectrum disorder and human evolution. Small…
MIT Biologists Reveal How lncRNA Helps to Control Cell Fate
New research details how biologists from MIT deciphered the structure of one type of long noncoding RNA and used that information to figure out how…
UCSD Researchers Use Adenosine to Command Stem Cells to Build New Bone
A team of scientists from UC San Diego have discovered an easy and efficient way to coax human pluripotent stem cells to regenerate bone tissue…
Study Reveals a Promising New Target to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
Scientists at Yale University reveal promising new target for drugs to treat type 2 diabetes. When the body’s cells don’t respond normally to insulin —…
Harvard Researchers Identify a Key Instigator in Lou Gehrig’s Disease
A team of scientists from Harvard Medical School has identified a key instigator of nerve cell damage in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive…
MIT Biological Engineers Program Human Cells to Store Complex Histories in Their DNA
Newly published research details how biological engineers from MIT developed a way to record complex histories in the DNA of human cells, allowing them to…
Yale Scientists Recode Organisms to Resist Viral Contamination
Scientists from Yale University have discovered a novel way to combat viral contamination of bio-factories that produce a growing number of drugs, chemicals, and fuels….
New Study Improves Our Understanding of Intercellular Communication
New research reveals how cells can pack and release active ephrins and Eph receptors through extracellular vesicles, improving our understanding of intercellular communication and paving…
Yale Study Reveals How a Cancer Gene Promotes Tumor Growth
A new discovery by Yale researchers may help lead to individualized treatments for lung cancer and other types of cancer. A Yale-led study describes how…
New Findings Provide a Design for an HIV Vaccine Germline-Targeting Immunogen
A team of researchers has found HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibody precursor B cells that are present in most people, and has described the design of…
Yale Study Shows Key Protein In Pancreatic Cancer Growth May Also Be Its Undoing
In a newly published study, Yale scientists reveal that the overexpression of a protein called renalase in pancreatic cancer plays a critical role in spurring…
Scientists Reveal Amino Acids Supply Most Building Blocks for Tumor Cells
New research shows that amino acids, not glucose, account for the majority of cell mass in proliferating mammalian cells. Cancer cells are notorious for their…
Yale Study Shows Gut Bacteria Aggressively Protect Their Territory
A newly published study from Yale University details how human gut bacteria take on many tasks crucial to health. Bacterially speaking, it gets very crowded…
MIT Research Shows How Diet Influences Colon Cancer
New research from MIT reveals ties high-fat diet to changes in intestinal stem cells, helping to explain an increased cancer risk. Over the past decade,…
