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Cancer begins in your cells, which are the building blocks of your body. Normally, your body forms new cells as you need them, replacing old cells that die. Sometimes this process goes wrong. New cells grow even when you don't need them, and old cells don't die when they should. These extra cells can form a mass called a tumor. Tumors can be benign or malignant. Benign tumors aren't cancer while malignant ones are. Cells from malignant tumors can invade nearby tissues. They can also break away and spread to other parts of the body.

Breakthrough Discovery in Mitochondrial Recycling Could Impact Health Treatments

Mitochondria, the so-called "powerhouse of the cell," depend on a newly discovered recycling mechanism identified by scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).

22 Aug 2024

Scientists Discover How AML Cells Use P-Bodies to Sustain Growth

An international team of scientists has uncovered a mechanism by which acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells sustain their growth.

22 Aug 2024

Study Reveals Dual Role of Skin Proteins in Strength and Cell Signaling

An extensive family of proteins that gives human skin mechanical strength also appears to organize molecular signals that control skin cell activity, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.

22 Aug 2024

Mitochondrial DNA Enzymes Prevent Disease Mutations

Researchers at the University of Queensland have identified a mechanism in DNA that controls the inheritance of disease-causing mutations.

22 Aug 2024

UChicago Team Secures $7.4 Million Grant to Study Cellular Adaptation

Cells use a variety of processes to adapt to changes and stressors in their environment, like increased temperature.

21 Aug 2024

Enhanced Drug Discovery with Novel Sulfur Fluoride Exchange Reagent

Researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center have created a new reagent that improves drug production precision. This novel approach, described in Nature Communications, presents a new sulfur fluoride exchange (SuFEx) reagent that enables the highly regulated manufacture of important sulfur-based compounds such as sulfinamides, sulfonimidamides, and sulfoximines.

19 Aug 2024

Harnessing Proteomics to Explore the Role of Probiotic Bacteria in Human Health

The currently available proteomics strategies can be used to identify and quantify probiotic bacterial proteins.

19 Aug 2024

Insights into Host Defense Mechanisms Through Cell Death and Immune Pathways

A new review was published as the cover paper of Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science), Volume 16, Issue 15, entitled, "Types of cell death and their relations to host immunological pathways".

19 Aug 2024

New Tool Revolutionizes Cell Migration Research with Simplified Data Analysis

Studying cell migration is vital because it plays a crucial role in many biological processes, including immune response, wound healing, and cancer metastasis.

19 Aug 2024

Lipid Accumulation Linked to Senescence in Dopaminergic Neurons

A new research perspective was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science), Volume 16, Issue 14 on July 19, 2024, entitled, "Lipid accumulation drives cellular senescence in dopaminergic neurons."

14 Aug 2024

Study Reveals Mechanisms Behind Lineage Restriction in Cell Development

A team of researchers from multiple institutions including the University of Chicago and VectorBuilder, has made a significant breakthrough in the understanding of lineage restriction, a biological phenomenon foundational to multicellular lifeforms as it secures the functional identities of the myriad cell types in the body.

14 Aug 2024

New Breast Cell Atlas Enhances Understanding of Cancer Origins

Scientists at the Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center at Indiana University have finished the largest mapping of healthy breast cells to date.

13 Aug 2024

Novel Technique to Study Ubiquitination

Once human proteins are synthesized, they go through some chemical changes. These adjustments control their stability, functionality, and structure.

13 Aug 2024

Light-Activated Macrophages Show Increased Appetite for Cancer Cells

The body has a veritable army constantly on guard to keep us safe from microscopic threats from infections to cancer.

13 Aug 2024

Advancing Genome Visualization with CRISPR/Cas9 Technology in Live Cells

Understanding the spatiotemporal organization of the genome in the nucleus is crucial for advancing our knowledge of chromatin structure and its functional dynamics in both normal and diseased states.

13 Aug 2024

New AI Model Predicts Protein-DNA Binding Specificity with High Accuracy

A new artificial intelligence model developed by USC researchers and published in Nature Methods can predict how different proteins may bind to DNA with accuracy across different types of protein, a technological advance that promises to reduce the time required to develop new drugs and other medical treatments.

12 Aug 2024