Researchers determine how cells prevent RNA traffic jams under stress
A University of Michigan study offers fresh insights into how cells manage molecular crises.
Aug 29, 2025
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Cells: News and Research on Ribosomes
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Study links reduced ribosome levels to vulnerability in developing brain cells
A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists has identified a specific stage of neurodevelopment when differentiating neural cells produce fewer ribosomes, which are responsible for making proteins. This subsequent ...
Aug 4, 2025
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Newly discovered molecule may explain reduced muscle mass in type 2 diabetes
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered a previously unknown molecule that may explain why people with type 2 diabetes often suffer from muscle weakness and muscle loss—a condition that has a major impact on ...
Jul 10, 2025
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Peripheral nerve regeneration driven by hundreds of unknown RNA molecules
Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are capable of regenerating after injury. This is why injuries to the central nervous system are considered ...
Jul 9, 2025
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A universal gene therapy for Diamond-Blackfan anemia is poised for clinical trials
Efforts to develop a gene therapy for Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA)—a rare, life-threatening disorder in which bone marrow cannot make mature, functioning red blood cells—have been hampered by the fact that at least 30 ...
Nov 26, 2024
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How cancer cells may be using ribosomes to hide from the immune system
The protein factories of our cells are much more diverse than we thought they were. Scientists from the Netherlands Cancer Institute have now shown that cancer cells can use these ribosomes to boost their invisibility cloak, ...
Oct 21, 2024
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In beer yeast, scientists find potential path to starving cancer
The discovery of a surprising way yeast used to brew beer can survive starvation could open the door to new treatments for cancer.
Oct 15, 2024
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Study offers new insights into earliest stages of brain tumor development
Scientists working to better understand and find a cure for brain tumors have made progress in identifying initial events in cells that can lead to tumor growth.
Mar 12, 2024
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Creating a 'parts list' for cancer's spread, with help from a worm
What makes some cancer cells stay put while others break loose and spread through the body? A new study of C. elegans worms may hold some clues. Researchers at Duke University have put together what they say is the first ...
May 4, 2023
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Study discovers molecular control hub for skin inflammation
Inflammatory reactions in the skin can reduce damage from UV radiation or infections, but can also result in painful symptoms such as sunburn. A recent study at the University of Bonn and the University Hospital Bonn has ...
Nov 2, 2022
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