News tagged with cell membrane
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Putting the squeeze on Alzheimer's (w/ Video)
Brain cells exposed to a form of the amyloid beta protein, the molecule linked to Alzheimer's disease, become stiffer and bend less under pressure, researchers at UC Davis have found. The results reveal one mechanism by which ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 20, 2010 |
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Popping Bubbles Hold Promise in Cellular Drug Injection
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new technique that harnesses the power of mighty microscopic bubbles, developed by Duke engineers, can open for a blink of the eye nanometer-sized entries into individual cells.
Aug 20, 2010 |
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Single cell injections
Duke University physicists have developed a way to produce sharp fluid jets with enough precision that they can inject material into a single, living cell. The technique promises a way to deliver drugs to ...
Aug 09, 2010 |
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A turning point for young neurons
During neural development, newborn neurons extend axons toward distant targets then form connections with other cells. This process depends on the growth cone, a dynamic structure at the growing axon tip of ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 03, 2010 |
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Research of cell movements in developing frogs reveals new twists in human genetic disease
Mutations in a gene known as "Fritz" may be responsible for causing human genetic disorders such as Bardet-Biedl syndrome, University of Texas at Austin developmental biologist John Wallingford and Duke University human geneticist ...
Jul 30, 2010 |
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Researchers create fluorescent biosensor to aid in drug development
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new fluorescent biosensor that could aid in the development of an important class of drugs that target a crucial class of proteins called G protein-coupled receptors ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jul 29, 2010 |
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A breakthrough in tuberculosis research
Often causing no symptoms in carriers of the disease, worldwide tuberculosis (TB) infects eight to ten million people every year, kills two million, and it is highly contagious as it is spread through coughing and sneezing.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Scientists uncover mysterious workings of cholera bacteria
Researchers have found that an enzyme in the bacteria that causes cholera uses a previously unknown mechanism in providing the bacteria with energy. Because the enzyme is not found in most other organisms, including humans, ...
Jul 28, 2010 |
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Nanoblasts from laser-activated nanoparticles move molecules, proteins and DNA into cells
Using chemical "nanoblasts" that punch tiny holes in the protective membranes of cells, researchers have demonstrated a new technique for getting therapeutic small molecules, proteins and DNA directly into ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 27, 2010 |
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Simpler method for building varieties of nanocrystal superlattices
Collaboration by chemists, physicists and materials scientists at the University of Pennsylvania has created a simple and inexpensive method to rapidly grow centimeter-scale membranes of binary nanocrystal ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 22, 2010 |
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Retrovirus replication process different than thought
How a retrovirus, like HIV, reproduces and assembles new viruses is different than previously thought, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. Understanding the steps a virus takes for assembly could allow ...
Jul 15, 2010 |
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A new spin on drug delivery: Enhanced delivery of DNA payloads into cells
Chang Lu and his chemical engineering research group at Virginia Tech have discovered how to "greatly enhance" the delivery of DNA payloads into cells. The description of their work will be featured on the cover of Lab on a Chip (issue 16), the premier journal for researcher ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 09, 2010 |
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Researchers discover new biomarker to identify agressive thyroid cancer
Researchers at the University of Toronto and Mount Sinai Hospital have discovered a new way to identify aggressive thyroid cancer, as well as predict patient outcomes. The research was published late last week in the leading ...
Jul 07, 2010 |
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With Magnetic Nanoparticles, Scientists Remotely Control Neurons and Animal Behavior (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Clusters of heated, magnetic nanoparticles targeted to cell membranes can remotely control ion channels, neurons and even animal behavior, according to a paper published by University at Buffalo ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 06, 2010 |
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'Wonder gene' found to affect blood pressure
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have identified an important gene that regulates the function of the muscle cells in arteries and thereby helps determine blood pressure.
Jul 01, 2010 |
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