New Brain Discovery Challenges Long-Held Theory of Teenage Brain Development
This image shows densely accumulated dendritic spines. Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic “hotspot” that…
Bread Might Be Making You Gain Weight Even Without Eating More Calories
In a new study, mice strongly preferred foods like bread, rice, and wheat, abandoning their regular diet and…
Stem cell model recreates early human embryo with yolk sac
For the first time, a stem cell model has produced a structure resembling an early human embryo with…
Exploring water content in cells: A new measurement method
In this interview, News Medical-Life Sciences speaks with Teemu Miettinen, cell biologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,…
APC-deficient cancer cells rely on single enzyme for survival
A newly published study reports that APC-deficient cancer cells may depend on a single metabolic enzyme for survival,…
Pseudogene lncRNAs regulate cancer stem cell behavior and signaling
Cancer stem cells (CSCs), a critical subpopulation within tumors, drive cancer initiation, progression, metastasis, relapse, and resistance to…
Why some cancer-fighting immune cells lose their strength inside tumours
Dendritic cells (artist’s impression) use their tentacle-like projections to display protein fragments, triggering other immune cells to launch…
Scientists discover critical cell behavior driving cancer, immunity, and healing
A moving cell looks simple from a distance. One edge pushes forward, the rest follows, and the whole…
Study reveals how disordered proteins function without stable structure
A new LMU study shows how proteins function reliably even without a stable 3D structure – and the…
Simulating A Living Cell: First Simulation Of An Entire Cell Cycle
A simulated cell in the early stages of division. Left half shows membrane (green cubes), and ribosomes (yellow/purple)…
Engineered Listeria boosts innate immunity against cancer
After nearly 40 years of research on how Listeria bacteria manipulate our cells and battle our immune system…
AI, Automation, and Biosensors Speed the Path to Synthetic Jet Fuel
BYLINE: Will Ferguson Newswise — When it comes to powering aircraft, jet engines need dense, energy-packed fuels. Right…