When a child falls off her bike and scrapes her knee, skin stem cells rush to the rescue, growing new epidermis to cover the wound. But only some of the stem cells that will ultimately patch her up are normally dedicated ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 7, 2024
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After a severe bout with a respiratory illness like flu, COVID, or RSV some patients' lungs never fully recover. In these cases, scientists have seen cells normally found in the upper airway growing deep in the lungs, where ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 13, 2022
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In a study published today in the journal Nature Communications, researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University defined 11 subsets of cells found in the esophagus of mice, information that could potentially ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 22, 2022
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A cell's behavior is as mysterious as a teenager's mood swings. However, University of Missouri researchers are one step closer to understanding cell behavior, with the help of a specialized microscope.
Biochemistry
Oct 31, 2018
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital molecular biologists have identified an enzyme that activates and "supercharges" cellular machinery that controls how cells become specialized cells in the body.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 6, 2017
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A team of Hokkaido University researchers has established a method for capturing live, three-dimensional, high-resolution images deep within the skin of living mice, casting light on the precise manner in which cells divide ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 18, 2016
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Notch – the protein that can help determine cell fate – maintains a stable population of basal cells in the prostate through a positive feedback loop system with another key protein – TGF beta (transforming growth factor ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 1, 2012
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The trained eye of a dermatologist can identify many types of skin lesions, but human sight only goes so far. Now an international team of researchers has developed an advanced optics system to noninvasively map out the network ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 24, 2012
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Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found out how mouse basal cells that line airways "decide" to become one of two types of cells that assist in airway-clearing duties. The findings could help provide new ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 17, 2011
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