Scientists Discover Ancient Anti-Cancer Mechanism: DISE
A groundbreaking study, recently published in the journal Oncotarget delves into the depths of the cellular world, unveiling a potential ancient anti-cancer mechanism. The research…
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Decoding Life’s Secrets: Researchers Solve Protein Mystery
Proteins are key to all processes in our cells and understanding their functions and regulation is of major importance. “For many years, we have known…
Scientists Discover a “Switch” To Trigger Cancer Cell Death
A group of researchers from the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center identified a crucial epitope (a protein section that can activate the larger protein) on…
Cystic Fibrosis Surprise – Scientists Discover Unexpected Function of Rare Lung Cells
Researchers from the University of Iowa demonstrate that pulmonary ionocytes play a key role in the absorption of chloride and water. Researchers from the University…
Nature’s Anti-Aging Blueprint: How Naked Mole-Rats Are Redefining What We Know About Aging
Researchers from Japan have discovered a unique species-specific mechanism used by naked mole rats to resist age-related deterioration and diseases. The naked mole-rat (NMR), or…
“Explosive” Cell Death – Scientists Discover Genetic Trigger in 3% of Global Population
Researchers from WEHI in Australia have discovered a genetic variation present in up to 3% of the global population that heightens the risk of inflammation…
Stanford Scientists Discover Cellular “Neighborhoods” in Our Gut
When you think about your ideal neighborhood, perhaps you think of tree-lined streets or a close-knit community of people who help each other. You probably…
New Harvard Research Reveals How the Heart Starts Beating
Researchers find that heart cells in developing zebrafish begin to beat abruptly and all at once. Transforming from just a few cells into a fully…
Researchers Develop High-Speed Super-Resolution Microscope With a Large Field of View
Microscope based on fiberoptic components designed for studying cellular effects of drug combinations. Researchers have developed a fluorescence microscope that uses structured illumination for fast…
New Research Sheds Light on the Formation of One of Nature’s Most Fundamental Molecules
Life runs on ribosomes. Every cell across the globe requires ribosomes to convert genetic data into the vital proteins required for the organism’s operation, and,…
Molecular Mystery Solved – Harvard Scientists Discover a Previously Unknown Way Cells Break Down Proteins
The mechanism degrades short-lived proteins that support brain and immune functions Short-lived proteins control gene expression in cells and execute critical roles ranging from assisting…
Neuroscience Breakthrough – New Images Capture Unseen Details of the Synapse
Scientists have created one of the most detailed 3D images of the synapse, the important juncture where neurons communicate with each other through an exchange…
Scientists Discover New Achilles Heel of Bacterial Cell Wall
How one regulatory protein acts as a multi-tool of bacterial cell wall remodeling. For bacterial cells to grow and divide, their cell walls need continual…
Surprising Finding: Scientists Discover New, Unexpected Mechanism of Cancer Cell Spread
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC found that a key protein can move to the nucleus of cancer cells when they are…
Scientists Discover Secret Link Between Two Key Cancer Hallmarks
A graduate student’s curiosity has uncovered a previously unknown connection between two important hallmarks of cancer: chromosomal instability and epigenetic alterations. The ensuing research, recently…
Scientists Discover a Unique Group of Neurons With a Remarkable Ability
A group of nerve cells in the brain displays a remarkable ability to halt all forms of movement, as revealed by a recent study conducted…
Rewriting Textbooks: Scientists Discover Unexpected Complexity of Cerebellar Connections
Images of thousands of Purkinje cells reveal that almost all human cells have multiple primary dendrites. These structures, when observed in mice, facilitate connections with…
Zinc: The Overlooked Micronutrient Key to Human Health
Amy Palmer, a biochemistry researcher at CU Boulder, used advanced fluorescent sensors and computational modeling to track naturally cycling cells to better understand an essential…