Study identifies cellular 'death code'
Dying cells generally have two options: go quietly, or go out with a bang.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 7, 2018
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News tagged with inflammatory cells
Airway disease in racehorses more prevalent than previously thought, study finds
Racehorses need their breath to run their best. But inflammatory airway disease (IAD) can rob them of their stamina.
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2018
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Hydrogel heals without additives
Sometimes when you're invested in a project you fail to notice things that turn out to be significant.
Materials Science
Mar 13, 2018
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More realistic and accurate organs-on-chips
In a step toward better diagnosis and treatment of digestive conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease, scientists report in ACS Biomaterials & Engineering that they have developed a first-of-its-kind collagen-based ...
Materials Science
Mar 7, 2018
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Scientists are developing biologically active compounds for an anti-tumor drug
Researchers at RUDN University are actively involved in the development of isoxazoles, chemical compounds capable of suppressing the growth of malignant tumors. The results of the study were published in Tetrahedron.
Materials Science
Nov 10, 2017
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Scientists map genomic atlas of your inner fish gut
Scientists have discovered a network of genes and genetic regulatory elements in the lining of the intestines that has stayed remarkably the same from fishes to humans. Many of these genes are linked to human illnesses, such ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 29, 2017
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Lab tests show molecule appears to spur cell death in tumors, inflammation
A drug-like molecule developed by Duke Health researchers appears to intercede in an inflammatory response that is at the center of a variety of diseases, including some cancers, rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease.
Biochemistry
Aug 17, 2017
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Labeling a bacterial cell 'jacket': Team invents scientific method to track cells implicated in immune diseases
You have three to five pounds of bacteria living in and on your body right now. That's some 38 trillion bacteria, researchers estimate. Your immune system has to manage all of them, sorting out the good from the bad bugs.
Biochemistry
May 24, 2017
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The era of biological cataloging
Have you ever collected coins, cards, toy trains, stuffed animals? Did you feel the need to complete the set? If so, then you may be a completist. A completist will go to great lengths to acquire a complete set of something.
Biotechnology
Dec 19, 2016
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Bacterial 'sabotage' handicaps ability to resolve devastating lung inflammation
The chronic lung inflammation that is a hallmark of cystic fibrosis, has, for the first time, been linked to a new class of bacterial enzymes that hijack the patient's immune response and prevent the body from calling off ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 12, 2016
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