Cancer Cells Eat Themselves to Survive Life-Threatening Damage
It is the membrane of cancer cells that is at the focus of the new research now showing a completely new way in which cancer cells can repair the damage …
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Potential Treatment May Prevent Cancer Cells From Hijacking Metabolic Pathways
Metabolic Enzyme Promotes Neuroblastoma Aggressiveness High-risk neuroblastoma is an aggressive childhood cancer with poor treatment outcomes. Despite intensive chemotherapy and radiotherapy, less than 50 percent of these children survive for …
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Mysteries of Epigenetics: There’s More to Genes Than DNA
Biologists in the UK and Austria have discovered 71 new imprinted genes in the mouse genome. Biologists at the Universities of Bath and Vienna have discovered 71 new ‘imprinted’ genes …
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New Research Uncovers Dangers of Artificial Sweeteners – Potentially Leading to Serious Health Issues
Sweeteners could cause gut bacteria to invade the intestine. New research has discovered that common artificial sweeteners can cause previously healthy gut bacteria to become diseased and invade the gut …
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Avocado Discovery May Point to Better Leukemia Treatment
A compound in avocados may ultimately offer a route to better leukemia treatment, says a new University of Guelph study. The compound targets an enzyme that scientists have identified for …
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Apples May Boost Brain Function, Stimulate the Production of New Brain Cells
Natural compounds found in apples and other fruits may help stimulate the production of new brain cells, which may have implications for learning and memory, according to a new study in mice …
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Parkinson’s, Cancer, and Type 2 Diabetes Share a Key Element That Drives Disease
Parkin protein (green signal) is in a different part of the cell than the mitochondria (red signal) at time 0 (left image) but then co-localizes with the mitochondria after 60 …
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Researchers Discover How the Intestinal Epithelium Folds and Moves by Measuring Cellular Forces
Intestine cross-section showing its characteristic folded structure. Credit: Amy Engevik An international team led by Xavier Trepat at IBEC, with support from “La Caixa Foundation, measures the cellular forces in …
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