Calcium acts as missing link to dead cell clean-up
Scientists have found that extracellular calcium mediates the activation of a membrane protein that waves the flag signaling cell death.
Scientists have found that extracellular calcium mediates the activation of a membrane protein that waves the flag signaling cell death.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 14, 2023
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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that the protein Musashi-2 (Msi2) plays a key role in the regulation of mass and metabolic processes in skeletal muscle. They studied mice with the Msi2 gene knocked ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 11, 2023
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Scientists have identified a molecule that plays a key role in how cells detect when they are being pushed or pulled which could lead to the development of future drugs for obesity, osteoporosis, and inflammatory diseases.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 17, 2023
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By some estimates, the human nose can detect up to a trillion different smells with its hundreds of scent receptors. But even just catching a quick whiff of certain chemicals known as nerve agents can be lethal, even in tiny ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 9, 2023
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The human body consists of trillions of cells, and 60% of the energy used within a cell is dedicated to a specific molecular machine. That machine is responsible for producing proteins, which are fundamental building blocks ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 21, 2023
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In a groundbreaking study, researchers have unlocked a new frontier in the fight against aging and age-related diseases. The study, conducted by a team of scientists at Harvard Medical School, has published the first chemical ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 13, 2023
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Recently, a research team led by Prof. Chen Chunying from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) revealed that peripheral nerve fibers act as direct conduits for ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 13, 2023
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A UCL-led research team has opened and closed the blood-nerve barrier for the first time and used it to deliver drugs to target tissues.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 8, 2023
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University of Queensland researchers have shown for the first time that some of the world's most painful ant stings target nerves, like snake and scorpion venom. This research is published in Nature Communications.
Plants & Animals
Jun 6, 2023
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A team of biomedical researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, San Jose State University and the University of Pennsylvania has found that nematodes need sleep in order to consolidate their odor memories ...