Articles Tagged “cells”
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Revolutionary Laser Technique Destroys Viruses And Bacteria Without Damaging Human Cells
Physicists in Arizona State University have designed a revolutionary laser technique which can destroy viruses and bacteria such as AIDS without damaging human cells and may also help reduce the spread of hospital infections such…
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Radio Waves Fire Up Nanotubes Embedded In Tumors, Destroying Liver Cancer
Cancer cells treated with carbon nanotubes can be destroyed by non-invasive radio waves that heat up the nanotubes while sparing untreated tissue, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D.…
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Gamma Interferon Could Aid Fight Against Fungal Infections
Interferon, the “superhero” cure for viral infections, may be a strong weapon in the battle against fungal infections in immunocompromised patients, according to an article in the November issue of Microbiology Today. Fungal infections (mycoses)…
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Mice help researchers understand Chlamydia
Genetically engineered mice may hold the key to helping scientists from Queensland University of Technology and Harvard hasten the development of a vaccine to protect adolescent girls against the most common sexually transmitted disease, Chlamydia.…
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Structure Of Influenza B Virus Protein Gives Clues To Next Pandemic
Determining the structure of a protein called hemagglutinin on the surface of influenza B is giving researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University in Houston clues as to what kinds of mutations could…
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Physicians Breathe Life Into Cutting-edge Stem Cell Procedure
Patients living with Myasthenia Gravis (MG) may breathe easier thanks to a rare bone marrow transplant procedure performed at The Bone Marrow Transplant Program at University of California, San Diego Medical Center, the only program…
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Human Embryonic Stem Cells Remain Embryonic Because Of Epigenetic Factors
A human embryonic stem cell is reined in — prevented from giving up its unique characteristics of self-renewal and pluripotency — by the presence of a protein modification that stifles any genes that would prematurely…
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Chemical Compound Found In Tree Bark Stimulates Growth, Survival Of Brain Cells
Researchers have identified a compound in tree bark that mimics the chemical reactions of a naturally occurring molecule in the brain responsible for stimulating neuronal cell signaling. Neuronal cell signaling plays a crucial role in…
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Cell Response To Skin-damaging UV Rays Explained
It’s well known that overexposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun can cause major skin problems, ranging from skin cancer to sunburns and premature wrinkles. A tan, for example, is nature’s own UV protection and…
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Popular Prostate Cancer Treatment May Encourage Spread Of Cancer
A popular prostate cancer treatment called androgen deprivation therapy may encourage prostate cancer cells to produce a protein that makes them more likely to spread throughout the body, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers…