During brain development, the precursors of nerve cells sometimes have to migrate long distances from their place of origin to their destination. In this process, proteins, such as FLRTs (pronounced "flirts"), act as guide ...
Oct 24, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—If life were simple, a disease could be treated with one drug that hits one molecular target, like striking a piano key. Instead, researchers wrestle with the fact that most drugs hit multiple targets in ...
Mar 20, 2014
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All organisms begin life as a microscopic cluster of cells. What happens next, as they develop, is a source of endless fascination for scientists.
Dec 4, 2013
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If the development of our nervous system is disturbed, we risk developing serious neurological diseases, impairing our sensory systems, movement control or cognitive functions. This is true for all organisms with a well-developed ...
Sep 19, 2013
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Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have decoded an important molecular signal that guides the development of a key region of the brain known as the neocortex. The largest and most recently evolved region ...
Aug 7, 2013
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A team of researchers at the IRCM, led by Dr. Jean-François Côté, made an important discovery in breast cancer, which will published online this week by the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...
Apr 15, 2013
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Researchers at the University of Montreal's Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) have discovered a new mechanism that allows some cells in our body to move together, in some ways like the tortoise formation ...
Mar 12, 2013
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Mutations in single genes can cause catastrophic diseases, such as Huntington's Disease or sickle cell anemia. However, many conditions, including cancer, diabetes and birth defects are multigenic, arising from the collective ...
Jan 31, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—In a study to decipher clues about how prostate cancer cells grow and become more aggressive, Johns Hopkins urologists have found that reduction of a specific protein is correlated with the aggressiveness ...
Aug 27, 2012
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It is not unusual for babies to be born with congenital heart defects. This is because the development of the heart in the embryo is a process which is not only extremely complex, but also error-prone. Scientists from the ...
Jul 12, 2012
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