Researchers show how cancer cells resist chemotherapy
A study in human cell lines reveals cancer cells can activate a force-generating mechanism to survive a cancer therapy.
Oct 24, 2023
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Cells: News and Research on Microtubules
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'New' ALS gene destabilizes neuron's structure and chokes off its nucleus
The viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge a few years ago raised major funding that resulted in the discovery of new genes connected to the disease. One of those genes is NEK1, in which mutations have been linked to as much as 2% ...
Aug 16, 2023
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Centrosome shown to play an important role in neuron migration
Researchers from the DZNE have solved an important puzzle in neurobiology: the wiring and the movement of nerve cells are interwoven, but separately controlled.
Feb 15, 2023
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Neuroscientists solve mysteries about leading biomarker for Alzheimer's
University of Virginia neuroscientists have revealed how a toxic form of tau protein, notorious for forming tangles in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease and several other neurodegenerative disorders, spreads through ...
Jan 12, 2023
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Tau hot spots open new avenues of discovery into dementia
Newly discovered cellular hot spots of a potentially toxic protein could open new research avenues into how Alzheimer's disease progresses in the brain.
Sep 13, 2022
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Gaining insights into spastic paraplegia
Rare diseases, as the name indicates, only affect a small part of the population. However, for those affected they are particularly challenging, often especially because research into such rare diseases tends to be less of ...
Aug 2, 2022
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