Cells under the spotlight reveal their inner secrets
All living things are made of cells, and the molecular machinery within them is imperative to survival. Different…
The heart’s constant beating suppresses tumor growth in cardiac tissues
The heart’s constant beating may actively suppress tumor growth in cardiac tissues, a new study reports. This is…
Losing weight improves heart muscle contraction in people with obesity and heart failure
In a new research report, a team of scientists led by Johns Hopkins Medicine say people with severe…
Intercellular heme transfer pathway sustains red blood cell production under stress
Scientists have long been puzzled by how maturing red blood cells manage to produce all the hemoglobin they…
Fibroblast subtype found to be essential for coordinating immune cells within lymph nodes
The research group of Prof. Sanjiv Luther at the Department of Immunobiology of the University of Lausanne has…
Scientists identify new inflammatory mechanism to treat chronic health conditions
A protein long understood to drive inflammation by producing nitric oxide has a second, previously unknown role –…
Study identifies epigenetic patterns affecting insulin and glucagon production in type 2 diabetes
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have carried out the most detailed mapping to date of the epigenome…
Study reframes Hodgkin lymphoma as a cancer of failed cell development
For the first time, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have demonstrated that Hodgkin lymphoma cancer cells from patient samples…
Innovative light probes allow real-time visualization of cellular processes
Fluorescent proteins have revolutionized science, enabling researchers to tag and visualize individual molecules in living cells, tissues, 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,…