The membranes of cancer cells are more pliant than the membranes of normal cells. A research collaboration has discovered that…
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Washington University receives $7.5 million to support NIH's research on senescent cells
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is joining the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) new research network focused…
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Cell labeling method from microscopy adapted for use in whole-body imaging
Processes and structures within the body that are normally hidden from the eye can be made visible through medical imaging….
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Revival of the cell and gene therapy field opens new avenues for repairing the Parkinsonian brain
After several decades of pre-clinical development, cell- and gene-based therapies for Parkinson's disease (PD) are now actively being explored. In…
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Immune cell betrayal explains why it gets colder as we age
Human evolution has provided us a level of protection from the existential threat of cold temperature with the capacity to…
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Only one human fat cell subtype responds to insulin stimulation
It is well known that fat cells can influence our sensitivity to insulin. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden…
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UMD receives funding to enhance quality of pork production through improved muscle growth in pigs
The University of Maryland (UMD) received funding from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture…
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Repurposed drugs for COVID-19 treatment identified through virtual screening and cell-based assays
A joint research group from KAIST and Institut Pasteur Korea has identified repurposed drugs for COVID-19 treatment through virtual screening…
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Study explores the potential role of gene polymorphisms in pathogenesis of prostate cancer
Oncotarget published "The presence of polymorphisms in genes controlling neurotransmitter metabolism and disease prognosis in patients with prostate cancer: a…
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Understanding new resting phase of stem cells could help put glioma tumors to sleep
Christopher Plaisier, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University,…
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