Medical research
Advance in the development of the first reversible male contraceptive
The outer membrane of sperm cells was first described as a result of the work by a Mexican biotechnologist.
Jan 14, 2015
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News tagged with plasma membrane
Medical research
Understanding and improving the body's fight against pathogens
Scientists from A*STAR's Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI) have uncovered the crucial role of two signalling molecules, DOK3 and SHP1, in the development and production of plasma cells. These discoveries, published ...
Sep 1, 2014
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Neuroscience
Control of secretory trafficking in neurons
(Medical Xpress)—Neuroscience typically proceeds by trimming back previous overly dogmatic statements. Such is the case with new findings that proteins are locally manufactured to order throughout an extended neuronal tree. ...
Medical research
Uncovering factors at the heart of muscle weakness
The most cited professor at Kanazawa University, Ikumi Tamai, has dedicated his career to investigating the molecules and genes responsible for cardiomyopathy, muscle weakness, and Reye's syndrome. His key discoveries relate ...
Sep 25, 2013
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Ophthalmology
Beating blindness with vegetable oil
Scientists working at the Research Center on Aging at the Health and Social Services Centre—University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke (CSSS-IUGS) have been studying strategies for protecting retinal pigment epithelium ...
Aug 15, 2013
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Immunology
Exosomal transmission of viral resistance in Hepatitis B
(Medical Xpress)—To move material in bulk, the standard shipping container used by cells, is the vesicle. These approximately 40-micron sized spheres are essentially recyclable grocery bags that can be loaded and adorned ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How cholera-causing bacteria respond to pressure
Cholera remains common in non-industrialized parts of the world today. It persists in part because V. cholera, the bacteria that causes the disease, is able to survive in diverse environments ranging from the intestinal lumen, ...
Jun 24, 2013
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Medical research
Cholesterol sets off chaotic blood vessel growth
A study at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine identified a protein that is responsible for regulating blood vessel growth by mediating the efficient removal of cholesterol from the cells. Unregulated ...
May 29, 2013
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Medical research
Study uses Botox to find new wrinkle in brain communication
National Institutes of Health researchers used the popular anti-wrinkle agent Botox to discover a new and important role for a group of molecules that nerve cells use to quickly send messages. This novel role for the molecules, ...
May 2, 2013
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Medical research
The biology of fats in the body
When you have your cholesterol checked, the doctor typically gives you levels of three fats found in the blood: LDL, HDL and triglycerides. But did you know your body contains thousands of other types of fats, or lipids?
Apr 29, 2013
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