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How the “Sixth Sense” Shapes the Skeleton

How the “Sixth Sense” Shapes the Skeleton

03.09.2020
Systems Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development
The findings point to a surprising origin for scoliosis and hip dysplasia
Potential Heart-Repair Protein Advances to a New Stage

Potential Heart-Repair Protein Advances to a New Stage

01.09.2020
Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Pre-clinical studies suggest a protein, Agrin, could limit scarring and promote natural repair mechanisms after a heart attack
immune cells in cancer

Opening Cancer to Attack

31.08.2020
Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology
A possible cause for cancer resistance to immunotherapy could be reversed
Folded, but Not Insolvent

Folded, but Not Insolvent

26.08.2020
Structural Biology, Biochemistry
Could protein segments be more “exposed” when they’re folded?
TOOKAD

Shining a Light on Laser-Based Therapy

24.08.2020
Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
Researchers reveal early response of tumor vessels to anti-cancer therapy  
Two-photon microscope image of a direction-selective cell in a mouse retina (the cell and its dendritic tree are in red) and the starburst (green) cells surrounding that mediate the computation of motion direction

Changing Direction

18.08.2020
Brain & Behavior
Direction-selection cells in the retina can flip their orientations
Having Their Fortress and Leaving It Too

Having Their Fortress and Leaving It Too

18.08.2020
Viruses & Microorganisms
Humble amyloids have many uses – for bacteria, at least – aiding both migration and antibiotic resistance 
Reprogrammed cells: β cells expressing insulin (green) and the closely related δ cells expressing somatostatin (red). Blue staining shows cell nuclei. Many reprogrammed cells contain two nuclei (a unique feature of some exocrine cells) demonstrating their exocrine cell origin

No REST for Beta Cells

18.08.2020
Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Why is reprogramming cells to cure diabetes so difficult?
pain response

Targeting a Chronic Pain Gateway Could Bring Relief

14.08.2020
Biochemistry, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
A new approach to chronic pain treatment targets a molecule that moves pain messages into nerve cell nuclei
One-Sided Memories and Sleep

One-Sided Memories and Sleep

03.08.2020
Brain & Behavior
A unique sleep experiment to uncover brain activity comes up smelling of roses 

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