Genetics
New genes implicated in uterine fibroid development
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified new genes implicated in the development of uterine fibroids, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
Mar 14, 2024
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News tagged with human muscle cells
Gerontology & Geriatrics
Uncovering the link to combating muscle atrophy caused by aging and immobility
The loss of muscle mass, or muscle atrophy, is a relatively common condition in today's aging and increasingly sedentary societies. While the disuse of muscles is the most frequent catalyst for muscle atrophy, there are several ...
Jan 12, 2024
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Medical research
Researchers create genetic atlas detailing early stages of zebrafish development
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have published an atlas of zebrafish development, detailing the gene expression programs that are activated within nearly every cell type during the first five days of development, ...
Dec 18, 2023
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Cardiology
Zebrafish study demonstrates heart repair via neuroimmune crosstalk
Unlike humans, zebrafish can completely regenerate their hearts after injury. They owe this ability to the interaction between their nervous and immune systems, as researchers led by Suphansa Sawamiphak from the Max Delbrück ...
Nov 17, 2023
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Medical research
How your blood vessels tolerate high blood pressure
A research group at Lund University has studied how a molecular sensor located in the blood vessel wall, controls how the vessel compensates for high blood pressure. As we age, the sensor deteriorates, which can worsen vascular ...
Oct 12, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Exercise and muscle regulation: Implications for diabetes and obesity
How do our muscles respond at the molecular level to exercise? Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE) have unraveled the cellular basis and signaling pathways ...
Sep 20, 2023
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Genetics
Machine learning model could enable targeted gene therapies for genetic diseases
Though almost every cell in your body contains a copy of each of your genes, only a small fraction of these genes will be expressed, or turned on. These activations are controlled by specialized snippets of DNA called enhancers, ...
Aug 10, 2023
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Cardiology
Researchers develop fast, inexpensive, scalable method for engineering blood vessels from natural tissue
Blood vessels keep us alive. They are the highways that transport oxygen-rich blood and nutrients to all corners of our body—feeding our tissue and organs—while simultaneously removing toxic waste products.
Aug 1, 2023
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Medical research
Aging Fly Cell Atlas reveals how different cell types in the body age at different paces
As the body ages, organ function progressively declines and the risk for a wide range of diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, increases. Understanding how the body ages is an ...
Jun 15, 2023
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Gastroenterology
Long molecule of RNA essential to our GI tract's ability to contract and move food along
A long molecule of RNA found in abundance in the healthy smooth muscle cells that give our blood vessels strength and flexibility is also essential to the continuous contraction that moves food through our gastrointestinal ...
May 9, 2023
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