Stem cells: a new mechanical transducer
Professor Jiwon Jang and Seungbok Yang, PhD candidate, from the Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology… Read More »Stem cells: a new mechanical transducer
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ERR-gamma ‘trains’ stomach stem cells to become acid-producing cells
Common diseases such as indigestion and heartburn, as well as peptic ulcers, autoimmune gastritis, and stomach and esophageal cancer have… Read More »ERR-gamma ‘trains’ stomach stem cells to become acid-producing cells
Using Stem Cell-Derived Cardiac Muscle Cells to Advance Regenerative Heart Therapy
Regenerative cardiac therapies involve transplanting heart muscle cells into damaged areas of the heart to restore lost function. However, the… Read More »Using Stem Cell-Derived Cardiac Muscle Cells to Advance Regenerative Heart Therapy
Tumor cells evade the immune system from the beginning: a newly discovered mechanism could significantly improve cancer immunotherapies
Tumors actively prevent the formation of immune responses by so-called cytotoxic T cells, which are essential in the fight against… Read More »Tumor cells evade the immune system from the beginning: a newly discovered mechanism could significantly improve cancer immunotherapies
Protect brain cells with cannabinol
One in 10 people over the age of 65 develops an age-related neurological disorder, such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s, but… Read More »Protect brain cells with cannabinol
Decoding the language of cells: revealing the proteins behind cellular organelle communication
In cell biology, unraveling the complexities of cellular function at the molecular level remains a paramount endeavor. Significant scientific attention… Read More »Decoding the language of cells: revealing the proteins behind cellular organelle communication
How the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus enters our cells
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with JLP Health and others, have identified how the tick-borne Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus… Read More »How the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus enters our cells
Reverse effects of trauma? Older brain cells unexpectedly persist before dying
For oligodendrocytes (the central nervous system cells critical to brain function), age may not bring wisdom, but it does bring… Read More »Reverse effects of trauma? Older brain cells unexpectedly persist before dying
Researchers turn back the clock on cancer cells to offer a new treatment paradigm
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital reversed an aggressive cancer, returning malignant cells to a more normal state. Rhabdoid… Read More »Researchers turn back the clock on cancer cells to offer a new treatment paradigm
As we age, our cells are less likely to express longer genes
Aging may have less to do with specific “aging genes” and more to do with the length of a gene.… Read More »As we age, our cells are less likely to express longer genes