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Study discovers links between DNA methylation and gene expression in children

A new study headed by ISGlobal, an organization financed by “Ia Caixa” Foundation, finds links between DNA methylation patterns and gene expression levels in blood samples from youngsters.

7 Apr 2022

Breakthrough discovery provides a desirable drug target to tackle metabolic diseases

In a breakthrough discovery, scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio today reported that inhibiting a liver enzyme in obese mice decreased the rodents' appetite, increased energy expenditure in adipose (fat) tissues and resulted in weight loss.

6 Apr 2022

Certain RNA molecules may serve as markers of cellular stress in different diseases

The body's ability to respond to various types of stress is essential for maintaining health, and failure of such adaptive stress responses can trigger or worsen numerous diseases.

6 Apr 2022

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals temporal patterning network in Drosophila medulla neuroblasts

The nervous system is made up of diverse cells that arise from progenitors in a specific time-dependent pattern.

6 Apr 2022

Mice study sheds light on why tissues often fail to regenerate from muscle-loss injuries

Tissues often fail to regenerate from traumatic muscle-loss injuries such as gunshot wounds and car accidents, and new research in mice from the University of Michigan sheds light on why.

6 Apr 2022

A critical subset of supporting cells may lie at the origins of scleroderma

Supporting actors sometimes steal the show. In a new study published today in Cell, researchers headed by Prof. Ido Amit at the Weizmann Institute of Science have shown that supporting cells called fibroblasts, long viewed as uniform background players, are in fact extremely varied and vital.

5 Apr 2022

Biologists unravel the mystery behind nuclear anomaly in blood cancer cells

The mystery is being unraveled of why the control centers, or nuclei, of certain blood cancer cells have a distinctly odd shape.

5 Apr 2022

Powerhouse-pruning protein may be a sound target to help trigger new blood vessel growth

A protein that helps keep our cell powerhouses working at a premium appears to also help make energy rapidly available when it's time to make new blood vessels.

5 Apr 2022

Phenolic extract from blueberries enhance vascularization and cell migration

According to a new study, treating wounds with an extract made from wild blueberries can help them recover faster. The findings will be presented at the American Physiological Society’s (APS) annual meeting, Experimental Biology 2022, in Philadelphia.

5 Apr 2022

Researchers employ CRISPR gene-editing technology in human blood to cure HIV

Northwestern Medicine researchers are employing recent developments in CRISPR gene-editing technology to discover novel biological method that could lead to longer-lasting treatments and new therapeutic tactics for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

5 Apr 2022

Researchers explore a new procedure to disrupt gene regulation

What role does DNA packing play in regulating gene activity? Fanka Rang and Kim de Luca, researchers from Jop Kind’s (group leader at the Hubrecht Institute and Oncode Investigator) group, created a way to monitor both gene activity and DNA packaging at the same time to address this topic.

5 Apr 2022

Cell Guidance Systems and Manchester BIOGEL collaborate to launch PODS-PeptiGels for 3D cell culture

Cell Guidance Systems Ltd today announced a collaboration to launch PODS®-PeptiGels®.

From Cell Guidance Systems 5 Apr 2022

Researchers discover new type of cell that may play a key role in human lung diseases

A new type of cell that resides deep within human lungs and may play a key role in human lung diseases has been discovered by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

4 Apr 2022

Plant compound may be a good therapeutic candidate for treating food allergies

Researchers combined advanced computational methods with experimental studies to gain new insight, at the cell level, into how the plant compound formononetin might be used to treat food allergies.

4 Apr 2022

Researchers discover a gene linked to touch in sea anemones as well as hearing in humans

An international team of investigators, including several researchers in biological sciences from the U of A, have published a paper that reports the discovery of a developmental gene linked to touch in the tentacles of sea anemones as well as hearing in humans.

4 Apr 2022

Cell News and Research

Study discovers links between DNA methylation and gene expression in children

Breakthrough discovery provides a desirable drug target to tackle metabolic diseases

Certain RNA molecules may serve as markers of cellular stress in different diseases

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals temporal patterning network in Drosophila medulla neuroblasts

Mice study sheds light on why tissues often fail to regenerate from muscle-loss injuries

A critical subset of supporting cells may lie at the origins of scleroderma

Biologists unravel the mystery behind nuclear anomaly in blood cancer cells

Powerhouse-pruning protein may be a sound target to help trigger new blood vessel growth

Phenolic extract from blueberries enhance vascularization and cell migration

Researchers employ CRISPR gene-editing technology in human blood to cure HIV

Researchers explore a new procedure to disrupt gene regulation

Cell Guidance Systems and Manchester BIOGEL collaborate to launch PODS-PeptiGels for 3D cell culture

Researchers discover new type of cell that may play a key role in human lung diseases

Plant compound may be a good therapeutic candidate for treating food allergies

Researchers discover a gene linked to touch in sea anemones as well as hearing in humans

Scientists produce the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome

Researchers discover a unique technique to fight hospital-borne disease

New insights into better crime scene investigation

Light-induced cellular apoptosis method can kill diseased cells without causing adverse reactions

Understanding how cleaning up bad mitochondria affects stem cell division

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

Revolutionizing Mass Spectrometry: A Deep Dive into Plasmion’s SICRIT® Technology

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