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Blocking a pair of sugar-transporting proteins slows lung tumor growth

Blocking a pair of sugar-transporting proteins may be a useful treatment approach for lung cancer, suggests a new study in mice and human cells published today in eLife.

24 Jun 2020

Preventing sugar uptake increases cancer cells' sensitivity to chemotherapy

By preventing sugar uptake, researchers succeeded in increasing the cancer cells' sensitivity to chemotherapeutic treatment.

24 Jun 2020

Five-minute urine test measures quality of people's diets

Scientists have completed large-scale tests on a new type of five-minute urine test that measures the health of a person's diet, and produces an individual's unique urine 'fingerprint'.

23 Jun 2020

Developments in Engineered T Cells for Type 1 Diabetes

AZoLifeSciences speaks to Professor David J. Rawlings from the Seattle children's hospital about recent developments in engineered T cells for type 1 diabetes.

23 Jun 2020

Researchers unlock a weakness in common type of cancer cells

Like any cells in the body, cancer cells need sugar - namely glucose - to fuel cell proliferation and growth. Cancer cells in particular metabolize glucose at a much higher rate than normal cells.

19 Jun 2020

Using organic electrochemical transistor to measure extracellular electron transfer in bacteria

Scientists at Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University, have developed an organic electrochemical transistor that they can use to measure and study in fine detail a phenomenon known as extracellular electron transfer in which bacteria release electrons.

18 Jun 2020

Camelina sativa oil and fatty fish have major positive effect on lipid metabolism

Camelina sativa oil and fatty fish are rich in polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids, but their health benefits seem to differ.

17 Jun 2020

A new rapid-prototyping system to accelerate the design of biological systems

Northwestern University synthetic biologists have developed a new rapid-prototyping system to accelerate the design of biological systems, reducing the time to produce sustainable biomanufacturing products from months to weeks.

16 Jun 2020

Study identifies significant role of membrane proteins in metabolic processes of plants

Metabolic processes are particularly complex in plants because of their obligate sessile lifestyle.

8 Jun 2020

Researchers discover how a microRNA protects vascular integrity

Ludwig-Maximilian-Universitaet in Munich researchers have discovered a hitherto unknown molecular function of a specific microRNA that preserves integrity of the endothelium and reduces the risk of atherosclerosis.

5 Jun 2020

Research suggests new possibility for how glucose transporters operate

Some of the most essential processes on the planet involves water and energy entering and leaving cells.

2 Jun 2020

Study may help develop medical implants for diabetic patients

For the first time, a research team led by Martin Fussenegger, a professor at ETH Zurich, has successfully used electric current to directly manipulate gene expression.

1 Jun 2020

Researchers use CRISPR technology to control many genes simultaneously

Researchers from UMD are using CRISPR technology in an effort to develop first-of-their-kind microelectronic devices that link with biological systems.

21 May 2020

New weight loss amphetamine could avoid side effects of older treatments

Researchers developed a new weight loss amphetamine that could potentially avoid the side effects of older treatments.

14 May 2020

Determining effect of drugs in pancreatic islets through single-cell RNA-seq approach

Scientists have developed a technique to assess the impact of particular drugs in pancreatic tissues by using an advanced single-cell RNA sequencing approach.

12 May 2020

Mice study identifies protein vital for liver restoration and regeneration after hepatic surgery

Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona and the CELLEX Biomedical Research Centre from IDIBAPS have identified in a study with mice a protein which is fundamental to guarantee the restoration and regeneration of the liver after a transplant or hepatic surgery.

12 May 2020