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Universal Networking Principles Wire Up Different Brains

A new study by physicists and neuroscientists from the University of Chicago, Harvard and Yale describes how connectivity among neurons comes about through general principles of networking and self-organization, rather than the biological features of an individual organism.

18 Jan 2024

Understanding How Inherited DNA Variations Influence Blood Cancer Development

Large-scale genetic analysis has helped researchers uncover the interplay between cancer-driving genetic mutations and inherited genetic variants in a rare type of blood cancer.

18 Jan 2024

Commercializing Innovation in a Life Sciences Ecosystem

In this interview, Glennis Mehra, the Director of BioLabs at NYU Langone, shares her journey through the life sciences industry and delves into the role of BioLabs as an incubator for early-stage life science companies.

17 Jan 2024

USC Scientists Discover Protein Key to 3D Genome Control and Gene Silencing

Each cell’s nucleus contains DNA, which is the blueprint for human life.

17 Jan 2024

‘Mini-Placentas’ Help Scientists Study the Causes of Pre-eclampsia and Pregnancy Disorders

Scientists have grown ‘mini-placentas’ in the lab and used them to see how the placenta develops and interacts with the inner lining of the womb – findings that could help scientists better understand and, in future, potentially treat pre-eclampsia.

17 Jan 2024

The Role of Diffusion Barriers in Cellular Functions

According to a recent paper published in the “Journal of Cell Biology” by the Barral group (IBC), diffusion barriers are established by mitochondria independently of physical separation.

16 Jan 2024

Uncovering the Role of Faulty Signalling in Immune Cell Development

An autoimmune disease occurs when the body’s own cells are attacked by the immune system in addition to external pathogens.

16 Jan 2024

The Crucial Role of Nucleolus Organizing Regions in Chestnut Genetics

The nucleolus organizing region (NOR), a crucial area of the genome, indicates that the chromosomes of Chinese and American chestnuts are not as comparable as previously thought.

16 Jan 2024

Algal Blooms May Pose More Health Risks Than Previously Thought

Florida's 156-mile-long Indian River Lagoon (IRL) borders five different counties and has five inlets that connect the lagoon with the Atlantic Ocean.

16 Jan 2024

Breakthrough 3D Vascular Sheet Mimics Atherosclerosis for High-Throughput Drug Screening

A groundbreaking 3D, three-layer nanomatrix vascular sheet that possesses multiple features of atherosclerosis has been applied for developing a high-throughput functional assay of drug candidates to treat this disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers report in the journal Biomaterials.

16 Jan 2024

Live-Cell Imaging Reveals How STING Activates Innate Immunity

When pathogens attack the body, the innate immune system goes to work protecting against the invading disease.

12 Jan 2024

EBV-Targeting T-Cells Linked to Early MS Damage

The body's immune response to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may play a role in causing damage in people with multiple sclerosis, according to a new study led by UTHealth Houston.

12 Jan 2024

Simple Blood Test Uncovers Gene Expression Secrets

The brain is the most protected organ in the body, sheathed in a complex and nearly impenetrable barrier of specialized blood vessels.

12 Jan 2024

Understanding Thermal Stress Response in Corals Species

For the first time, scientists have identified a single-celled microbe that can protect corals from ocean warming-related events like bleaching.

12 Jan 2024

Preventing Immunological Rejection Following Transplantation

According to researchers, genetically modified stem cells may also open the door to novel regenerative medicine therapies for conditions including Type 1 diabetes.

12 Jan 2024

Human Conjunctiva Model Developed For First Time

The Hubrecht Institute's Organoid group created the first organoid model of the human conjunctiva. The function of these organoids is mimicked by the human conjunctiva, a tissue involved in the formation of tears.

12 Jan 2024

Unexpected Situations Trigger Chandelier Cell Activity

According to a recent study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, certain brain cells, known as chandelier cells, become active in unexpected circumstances.

11 Jan 2024