Researchers centered at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify novel type of cell death in Huntington's disease that may uncover new treatments.
Nov 22, 2016
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From the blood coursing through our veins to the fly landing on our arm, we sense forces both inside and outside of our bodies through certain receptors on our cells. A new Duke University study takes researchers a step further ...
Oct 3, 2016
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All neurons in our brain are wired via a micron-sized connection unit called synapse, and each synapse contains a layer of densely-packed, protein rich compartment called postsynaptic density (PSD), which is responsible for ...
Aug 25, 2016
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Better treatment for burn victims could follow the discovery of a new marker that can selectively isolate stem cells from a skin sample. This technique, developed by a Singaporean research collaboration, could produce more ...
Feb 11, 2016
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"All these complicated diseases that we don't have a good handle on—they all have this mechanical component. Well why is that?"
Jan 6, 2016
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A new discovery published in the Nov. 2015 issue of The FASEB Journal shows that cancer cells use previously unknown channels to communicate with one another and with adjacent non-cancerous cells. Not only does this cast ...
Nov 2, 2015
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The next frontier in developing therapies for cancer and other diseases could come through studying organ development or tumor growth in living humans. Problem is, there's no ethical way of doing that using current technology.
Sep 23, 2015
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The Food and Drug Administration released its proposal Thursday for naming lower-cost biotech drugs, a critical step in creating a market for the new class of medicines.
Aug 27, 2015
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Fibre from a semiconducting polymer, developed for solar cells, is an excellent support material for the growth of new human tissue. Researchers at Linköping University have shown that the fibre glows, which makes it possible ...
Jul 21, 2015
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The ability to track and observe live cells in the body has offered unprecedented opportunities to the scientific community to understand key biological processes. Until now, reporter systems to track cells, especially in ...
Jun 10, 2015
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