A molecule produced by a Thai liver parasite could be the solution to those non-healing wounds
Every day 12 Australian diabetics have a limb amputated because of a non-healing wound. Globally, it's one every 30 seconds.
Every day 12 Australian diabetics have a limb amputated because of a non-healing wound. Globally, it's one every 30 seconds.
Biochemistry
May 25, 2017
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For several years, scientists have known that SIRT6 – one of seven sirtuins, a family of mammalian proteins with important biological functions, including promoting longer, healthier life – is a tumor suppressor. It has ...
Biochemistry
May 11, 2017
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Scientists study the germline of the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans to identify the mechanisms that control stem cell proliferation and homeostasis, as well as to advance our molecular understanding of homologous signaling ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 9, 2017
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Researchers from the Mechanobiology Institute (MBI) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have revealed the molecular events leading to the regulation of cell growth and proliferation in response to stiffness of the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 21, 2016
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The renewal of cells in a healthy stomach is being studied by A*STAR researchers through a multidisciplinary approach that combines cell lineage tracing experiments and mathematical modeling1. The models provide a valuable ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 9, 2016
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Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology found that fibroblast growth factors (Fgfs) play an important role in regeneration of damaged fins in zebrafish, offering potential clues on tissue regeneration in other species.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 4, 2016
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Hokkaido University scientists are getting closer to understanding the function of a protein involved in vital cellular processes. This may lead to the discovery of drugs that can treat some cancers and autoimmune disorders.
Biochemistry
Jun 17, 2016
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Biologists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have made an important discovery that helps explain how plants regulate the proliferation of their stem cells. The discovery has near-term implications for increasing the ...
Biotechnology
May 16, 2016
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James Umen, Ph.D., associate member at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, and colleagues have discovered a protein that enables the single-celled green alga Chlamydomonas to count cell divisions, a process that is critically ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 1, 2016
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Science has a new weapon in the global war against parasitic worms that kill hundreds of thousands or people annually: xWORM.
Plants & Animals
Dec 1, 2015
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