Posts Tagged ‘cell biology’
Fasting slows spread of cancer
USC (US) — Cancer in animals appears less resilient, judging by a study that found chemotherapy drugs work better when combined with cycles of short, severe fasting. Continue…
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 16:13 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Jan 30, 2012 11:00 - 5 Comments
Mate tea compounds kill colon cancer
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Human colon cancer cells die when exposed to the amount of bioactive ingredients in just one cup of yerba mate tea. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 27, 2012 12:22 - 0 Comments
Cell’s mechanical changes nudge cancer
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Mechanical property changes in cells may be responsible for the progression of cancer—a discovery that could pave the way for new ways to predict, treat, and prevent the disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 10, 2012 12:24 - 0 Comments
By stopping misfolds, genes keep us healthy
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Researchers have identified a set of genes that prevent protein misfolding, a condition linked to a range of disorders, including Alzheimer’s and cancer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 9, 2011 13:38 - 0 Comments
Open ‘back door’: How to reprogram cells
USC (US) — Proteins that can reprogram switched-off genes offer new clues to how cells can be reprogrammed, from skin, for example, to muscle or vice versa. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 21, 2011 12:03 - 15 Comments
Flower petals show evolution at cell’s level
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A new study of flower petals shows evolution in action, and contradicts more that 60 years of scientific thought. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 18, 2011 11:42 - 0 Comments
30% more heart cells after stem cell therapy
U. BUFFALO (US) — Animals with heart disease generated healthy new heart cells after a stem cell infusion. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 10, 2011 16:15 - 0 Comments
Chemists reveal the force within you
EMORY (US) — A new method for visualizing mechanical forces on the surface of a cell offers the first detailed view of those forces, as they occur in real-time. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 20, 2011 14:02 - 2 Comments
Fatal attraction: Cells ingest nanotubes
BROWN U. (US) — Carbon nanotubes and other long nanomaterials can spell trouble for cells. The reason: Cells mistake them for spheres and try to engulf them. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 29, 2011 12:21 - 3 Comments
Bacteria turn newspapers into biofuel
TULANE (US) — A novel bacterial strain uses recycled newspaper to produce butanol, a biofuel that can serve as a substitute for gasoline. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 17, 2011 15:04 - 1 Comment
Skin cells bypass embryo cell obstacles
UC DAVIS (US) — Stem cells from a patient’s own skin may be effective in treating a variety of health conditions and at the same time would avoid the controversy of using stem cells from human embryos. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 9, 2011 9:22 - 0 Comments
How to build a better clinical trial
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — A new study calls into question the reliance on using animal models, specifically mice, in human cardiovascular research. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 4, 2011 15:48 - 0 Comments
Seventh, eighth bases of DNA identified
UNC CHAPEL HILL (US) — Researchers have discovered the seventh and eighth bases of DNA, adding to the original four basic units—adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine—and two more that were discovered later. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 20, 2011 13:11 - 0 Comments
Virus with sweet tooth causes diarrhea
RICE (US) — Scientists have defined the structure, down to the atomic level, of a virus that causes juvenile diarrhea. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 20, 2011 12:04 - 1 Comment
Cancer, stem cells: Separated at birth?
USC (US) — Protein mutation helps determine the path a healthy cell will take—toward cancer or toward stem-like cells that can be used to treat a variety of diseases. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 13, 2011 11:16 - 1 Comment
Cough med drug may ease MS symptoms
UC DAVIS (US) — A drug commonly found in over-the-counter cough medicine may pave the way for a new and inexpensive therapy for multiple sclerosis. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2011 15:09 - 0 Comments
Protein tail crucial to membrane fusion
RICE U. (US) — New findings shed light on the role that a protein plays in a group of hereditary neurological disorders that affects 20,000 people in the U.S. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 7, 2011 15:25 - 0 Comments
Structure of DNA transcription ‘machine’
INDIANA U. (US) — Scientists have deciphered the structure of an essential part of Mediator, a complex molecular machine that plays a vital role in regulating the transcription of DNA. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 17, 2011 14:26 - 4 Comments
Molecule may revive injured nerve cells
UC DAVIS (US) — Scientists have discovered a target for the development of drugs and stem cell therapies that could aid in the recovery of patients with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and stroke. (more…)
