Age Accelerating “Zombie Cells” – A New Study Sheds Light on These Unique Cells
Researchers have found a new pathway for the buildup of “zombie cells,” which promote aging. Senescent cells, or cells that have lost their ability to divide,…
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New Molecule Discovered That Strongly Stimulates Hair Growth
SCUBE3 has been found to be a potential therapeutic option for treating androgenetic alopecia. A signaling molecule known as SCUBE3, which was discovered by researchers…
Cancer Breakthrough: Unexpected Link Discovered Between Most Common Cancer Drivers
An unexpected relationship between two of the most frequent cancer-causing factors might lead to more effective drugs. According to a recent study from the University…
New Invention Restores Life-Saving Cells
Nanoparticle “backpack” repairs damaged stem cells. Stem cells that might save a baby’s life and be utilized to treat illnesses like lymphoma and leukemia are…
Scientists Discover a Massacre: “Assassin” Cells Murder Innocent Cells
University of Haifa research has identified killer cells. A process that involves the “murder” of living, newly-generated cells has been discovered for the first time…
Recently Discovered Lipid Can Prevent Your Cells From Dying
A recently found lipid inhibits cell death. An organism uses programmed cell death as a critical tool to maintain its health. Various stress responses are…
Scientists Unlock the Secrets of Cellular Aging: What Happens After You Turn 70?
A new explanation for aging has been developed by researchers who have shown that genetic abnormalities that develop gradually over a lifetime cause substantial alterations…
Why a Widely Used Drug Causes Birth Defects and Autism
Researchers determined that valproic acid prevents nervous system cells from properly developing and dividing When used during pregnancy, the drug valproic acid, which is used…
A Shortcut to Preventing Cancer
A new theory suggests that mutations have few straightforward ways to establish themselves in cells and cause tumors. For many researchers, the road to cancer…
Skin Cancer Breakthrough: Researchers Succeed in Making Cells Commit ‘Suicide’
A trigger for ‘cell suicide’ might lead to new skin infection therapies Every second, one million cells in your body die. That means 2.6 pounds…
Scientists Measure and Control the Temperature Inside Living Cells
DARPA researchers have developed new techniques that allow them to measure and control the temperature in living cells. The techniques could support thermal management, control…
Using Urine to Make Brain Cells
Urine could be used as a powerful source of brain cells to study some disease, and could even be used one day in therapies to…
Disabling MicroRNAs Allows Mice to Regenerate White Cells and Platelets Depleted by Chemotherapy
Using a novel technique to analyze simultaneously large numbers of microRNAs in living mice, scientist at Yale University identified and disabled miR-150, allowing mice to…
Chemical Model Shows How First Life Forms Might Have Packaged RNA
Using polymers, scientists at Penn State created primitive cell-like structures that they infused with RNA, demonstrating how the molecules would react chemically under conditions that…
3-D Scaffold That Could Monitor Electrical Activity of Engineered Tissue
Designed by a team of scientists from Harvard, MIT and Boston Children’s Hospital, electronic sensors made of silicon nanowires could be used to monitor electrical…
Shape Determines Therapeutic Properties of Engineered Cells
In a recently published study, MIT scientists show that implanted cells’ therapeutic properties depend on their shape, which is determined by the type of scaffold…
Microfluidic System Precisely Measures Mammalian Cell Growth Rates
Using a microfluidic system for simultaneously measuring single-cell mass and cell cycle progression over multiple generations, a team of researchers from MIT and Harvard Medical…
Optogenetics Regulates Metabolic Activity in the Membranes of Cells
By using optogenetics, a new study from a team of scientists is one of the first to use light to regulate metabolic activity in the…
