The Sex of Your Cells Matters When It Comes to Heart Disease
Most mammals, including humans, have two sex chromosomes, X and Y. One sex chromosome is usually inherited from each parent, and they pair up as…
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New Insight Into Possible Origins of Life: For the First Time Researchers Create an RNA Molecule That Replicates
Experiment sheds light on the molecular evolution of RNA. Researchers at the University of Tokyo have for the first time been able to create an…
“Eat-Me” Signal Discovered in Synaptic Pruning and Maturation of New Neurons in the Adult Brain
The synaptic pruning of newborn neurons by microglia depends on phosphatidylserine in the adult brain. This mechanism is essential for the maturation of newborn neurons….
Yale Scientists “Supercharge” Tumor-Attacking T Cells To Improve Cancer Immunotherapy
Yale scientists have identified a way to “supercharge” tumor-attacking T cells, a finding that may not only improve the effectiveness of a promising type of…
Study Untangles Mitochondria – The Energy Powerhouse of Our Cells – To Reap Rewards of Exercise
New research has uncovered how mitochondria – the energy powerhouse of our cells implicated in devastating mitochondrial disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancers – respond…
P53 Protein Plays a Critical Role in Tissue Repair
New research led by the University of Bristol has found the protein p53 plays a key role in epithelial migration and tissue repair. The findings…
Human Nose Organoids Reveal First Steps of COVID-19 Infection
Preclinical models that recapitulate aspects of human airway disease are essential for the advancement of novel therapeutics and vaccines. In the current study published in…
“Jumping Genes” – Human Gut Bacteria Have Sex to Share Vitamin B12
Essential nutrient passes between cells via ‘jumping genes.’ Your gut bacteria need vitamin B12 just as much as you do. Though DNA is usually passed…
“Sonogenetics” Breakthrough: Researchers Control Mammalian Cells With Sound
Salk researchers pinpoint a sound-sensitive mammalian protein that lets them activate brain, heart or other cells with ultrasound. Salk scientists have engineered mammalian cells to…
Molecular Movie Reveals How To Get Chloride Ions Into the Cell
For the first time, a molecular movie has captured in detail the process of an anion transported across the cell membrane by a light-fuelled protein…
Hungry Yeast Are Microscopic, Living Thermometers
Membranes are crucial to our cells. Every cell in your body is enclosed by one. And each of those cells contains specialized compartments, or organelles,…
Landing Therapeutic Genes Safely in the Human Genome – Improving Gene and Cell Therapies
Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School, and the ETH Zurich predict and validate genomic safe harbors for therapeutic genes, enabling safer, more efficient,…
Magnesium Is Essential for the Immune System – Important in the Fight Against Cancer
The level of magnesium in the blood is an important factor in the immune system’s ability to tackle pathogens and cancer cells. Writing in the…
Landmark Advancement in Flow Cytometry Technology With Potential To Transform Immunology and Genomics Research
Technology breakthrough has potential to transform wide range of disciplines from immunology and genomics research to cell-based therapeutics. BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX),…
Scientists Discover How To Halt and Control Cellular Death Process – Previously Thought To Be Irreversible
A study published by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago describes a new method for analyzing pyroptosis — the process of cell death that…
Key Molecule Identified That May Lead to New Treatments for COVID
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering studies hope to find drugs that work against variants. Many treatments for COVID-19 focus on the spike protein that the…
In Down Syndrome Cells, Genome-Wide Disruptions Mimic a Senescence-Like State – Points to Potential Treatment
Extra chromosome alters chromosomal conformation and DNA accessibility in neural progenitor cells; study establishes senescence as a potentially targetable mechanism for future treatment. In Down…
New Research Reveals How the Lung’s Immune Cells Develop After Birth
From our first breath, our lungs are exposed to microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses. Thanks to immune cells in the lungs, so-called macrophages, we…
