News tagged with vesicles
Insight into cell survival
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology report details on the biological mechanisms through which cells degrade own cellular material, allowing them to survive starvation conditions.
Medical research
May 17, 2013 |
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U-M researchers find new way to clear cholesterol from the blood
Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified a new potential therapeutic target for lowering cholesterol that could be an alternative or complementary therapy to statins.
Cardiology
Apr 10, 2013 |
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Vesicle-attached ATP generator, not mitochondria, powers axonal transport
(Medical Xpress)—Neurons have developed elaborate mechanisms for transporting critical components, like transmitter-laden vesicles, down their axons to the synaptic terminations. An axon in a blue whale ...
Neuroscience
Mar 25, 2013 |
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Newly discovered molecule could deliver drugs to treat diseases
(Medical Xpress)—Kansas State University researchers have discovered a molecule that may be capable of delivering drugs inside the body to treat diseases.
Medical research
Sep 24, 2012 |
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TGen method isolates biospecimens for treatment of kidney disease
Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have developed a method of isolating biospecimens that could lead to a less costly, less invasive and more accurate way of diagnosing chronic kidney disease, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 11, 2012 |
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Study reveals new mechanism that might promote cancer's growth and spread in the body
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that promotes the growth and spread of cancer. The mechanism involves key immune cells and a new role for small regulatory molecules called microRNA. The findings ...
Cancer
Jul 10, 2012 |
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New research yields insights into Parkinson's disease
Researchers at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) used an innovative technique to examine chemical interactions that are implicated in Parkinson's Disease.
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Jun 04, 2012 |
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Scientists link dietary DHA to male fertility
Who knew that male fertility depends on sperm-cell architecture? A University of Illinois study reports that a certain omega-3 fatty acid is necessary to construct the arch that turns a round, immature sperm cell into a pointy-headed ...
Health
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Novel treatment protects mice against malaria; approach may work in humans as well
Malaria is a major global health concern, and researchers are in need of new therapeutic approaches. To address this concern, a study published Oct. 26 in the online journal PLoS ONE reveals new information about the host c ...
Medical research
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Clues revealed to cause of deadly kidney disease in newborns
Babies born with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) often develop kidney failure because they have very large kidneys filled with tiny cysts. Even with excellent medical care, about 30% die shortly after ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 24, 2011 |
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Zinc's role in the brain: Research gives insight into 50-year-old mystery
Zinc plays a critical role in regulating how neurons communicate with one another, and could affect how memories form and how we learn. The new research, in the current issue of Neuron, was authored by Xiao-an Zhang, now a ...
Neuroscience
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Researchers clock the speed of brain signals
Two studies featuring research from Weill Cornell Medical College have uncovered surprising details about the complex process that leads to the flow of neurotransmitters between brain neurons -- a dance of ...
Neuroscience
Jun 22, 2011 |
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