Articles Tagged “cells”
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Testing the effectiveness of new pharmaceuticals may get faster
Testing the effectiveness of new pharmaceuticals may get faster thanks to a new technique incorporating quantum dots developed at the University of Central Florida. Some drug testing can take a decade or more, but UCF…
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Short spiral-shaped proteins can efficiently deliver DNA segments to cells
Clinical gene therapy may be one step closer, thanks to a new twist on an old class of molecules. A group of University of Illinois researchers, led by professors Jianjun Cheng and Fei Wang, have…
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The secret of organ regeneration?
German scientists have discovered the mechanism by which zebra fish manage to regenerate lost body parts. They knew that some species use a special acid to regenerate amputated member or to repair damaged organs, but…
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Was made the first transfusion with blood created in the laboratory
Erythrocytes – or red blood cells – artificial, generated in the laboratory were first successfully injected into a human volunteer. Step is vital in terms of a future in which all the blood needed for…
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Scientists have measured the speed at which neurons communicate
A new study indicates that it takes a few seconds for the brain cells to regroup and re-use chemicals that help to fast and continuous data communication. Neurons communicate with each other by a space…
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AIDS: The explanation for poor immune response to the HIV virus
Scientists have identified a cellular factor that could explain why dendritic cells, true “sentinel” of the immune system, sometimes have a poor response to the HIV virus, this discovery paving the way for the development…
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Reconstructed urinary tracts, based on cells taken from a patient, cultivated in the laboratory
A team by American and Mexican researchers managed to reconstruct the urinary tracts, based on cells taken from a patient, cultivated in the laboratory. In 2006, the Institute by Regenerative Medicine in Winston Salem (North…
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Body’s cells communicate by sending electrical signals through nano-thin membrane tubes
Most of the body’s cells communicate with each other by sending electrical signals through nano-thin membrane tubes. A sensational Norwegian research discovery may help to explain how cells cooperate to develop tissue in the embryo…
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Metformin treatment protection against endometrial cancer
Research led by Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick has found that metformin, a drug treatment used to treat diabetes and also in women with polycystic vary syndrome (PCOS), may potentially provide protection…
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Algae inside Salamander cells – first endosymbiosis species
A species of algae long known to associate with spotted salamanders has been discovered to live inside the cells of developing embryos, say scientists from the U.S. and Canada, who report their findings in this…