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Study finds a link between progression of Alzheimer’s disease and corpuscles in cell nuclei

Studies conducted on patients’ tissue as well as mini-brains created from stem cells have provided a better insight into Alzheimer’s disease.

15 Jun 2021

Scientists discover two drugs that provide effective SARS-CoV-2 suppression

COVID-19 continues to claim lives across the world and is infecting millions more. Although several vaccines have recently become available, making significant strides towards preventing COVID-19, what about the treatment of those who already have the infection?

From Tokyo University of Science 4 Jun 2021

Study provides new insights into the structure of the Ras protein

Researchers from Bochum and Osnabrück have gained new insights into the structure of the Ras protein, which acts as a molecular switch for cell growth and is involved in the development of cancer.

3 Jun 2021

Researchers study the mechanical properties of prostate cancer cells treated with anti-cancer drugs

Malignant tumor cells undergo mechanical deformation more easily than normal cells, allowing them to migrate throughout the body. The mechanical properties of prostate cancer cells treated with the most commonly used anti-cancer drugs have been investigated at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Cracow.

28 May 2021

Study identifies new epigenetic control pathways in multiple myeloma growth

An international group of researchers from Japan, the United States, and the UK studied the role of the histone demethylase KDM5A in multiple myeloma.

18 May 2021

New, patented method helps drugs to easily enter the cells

A new technique known as Progressive Mechanoporation allows genes or drugs to enter cells by mechanically disrupting cell membranes for a brief period.

13 May 2021

Study unravels the role of proteins in data processing in the brain

For data to travel from one nerve cell to the next, a complex association between different proteins is necessary.

10 May 2021

Study shows how T cells detect dangerous invaders in the human body

T-cells are known to play a crucial role in the human immune system.

7 May 2021

Critical intermediate in normal cellular metabolism may lead to cell death

A recent study shows that a critical intermediate in normal cellular metabolism is also a cause for cell death in the right sense.

27 Apr 2021

Study shows a possible link between pesticide exposure and increased COVID-19 susceptibility

Researchers have discovered a possible connection between increased vulnerability to COVID-19 infection and exposure to organophosphate pesticides.

27 Apr 2021

Study reveals key lipid-binding protein that contributes to cancer

Researchers have discovered how a portion of a protein communicates with a cell’s membrane to control crucial intercellular communications.

21 Apr 2021

New fluorescent probe that can discriminate B lymphocytes over T lymphocytes

Human blood contains several different components, including plasma, red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs), and platelets.

15 Apr 2021

Study reveals molecular mechanisms involved in eliminating unwanted cells in the body

Researchers have uncovered molecular mechanisms involved in removing unwanted cells in the body.

29 Mar 2021

Researchers identify address codes in odorant receptor proteins for the first time

A team of scientists led by Dietmar Krautwurst from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich has now identified address codes in odorant receptor proteins for the first time.

18 Mar 2021

Study reveals new mechanism through which cells build “mini-muscles”

Research teams have revealed how the motor protein, called myosin, which is responsible for causing the contraction of skeletal muscles, also functions in non-muscle cells.

3 Mar 2021

Cryogenic electron microscopy reveals shape of glutamate transporters involved in neurological diseases

An international research team has uncovered the shape of the glutamate transporter and helps explain how the human brain cells interact with each other.

18 Feb 2021

Synthetic biomolecule resembles dual stimuli-responsive channel

For the first time, researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and the University of Tokyo in Japan have produced a new artificial transmembrane ion channel—based on a naturally found transmembrane channel that plays a role in neuron signaling—that reacts to both electrical and chemical stimuli.

2 Feb 2021

Research shows how breast cancer cells evade immune attacks

Scientists from Indiana University have discovered how breast cancer cells evade immune cells to survive.

28 Jan 2021

Sugar-binding protein could serve as a useful biomarker for patients at risk of sepsis

According to a research team headed by the University of Connecticut Health, a sugar-binding protein could drive terrible inflammation and worsen sepsis—a disease that kills over 270,000 individuals per year in the United States alone.

5 Jan 2021

Twist‐and‐squeeze mechanism of transporter protein confers cancer drug resistance

In 1986, cellular biochemist Kazumitsu Ueda, currently at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, discovered that a protein called ABCB1 could transport multiple chemotherapeutics out of some cancer cells, making them resistant to treatment. How it did this has remained a mystery for the past 35 years.

29 Dec 2020