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Scientists unlock new insights into neural stem cell activation

Scientists unlock new insights into neural stem cell activation

Nov. 17, 2023 — Researchers have identified a protein key to the development of a type of brain cell believed to play a role in disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and used the discovery to grow the ...


Keeping it together: How calcium signals help cells bury their dead neighbors

Keeping it together: How calcium signals help cells bury their dead neighbors

A research team from Kyushu University in Japan has recently discovered a calcium-based mechanism that plays a key role in the disposal of dead cells, shedding light on how our bodies protect themselves from injury and disease.


How are pronouns processed in the memory-region of our brain?

How are pronouns processed in the memory-region of our brain?

To make it a bit more challenging, we also added some trick questions, with two people of the same gender: "Jennifer Aniston and Kamala Harris walked into a bar.


New insights into DNA organization during embryonic development

New insights into DNA organization during embryonic development

Guerreiro tells: "Uncovering the mechanism behind the unusual nuclear organization that characterizes the early embryo has the potential to improve regenerative medicine strategies and human in vitro fertilization outcomes."


DNA repair mutations act as a switch for bowel cancer

DNA repair mutations act as a switch for bowel cancer

Bowel cancer cells have the ability to regulate their growth using a genetic on-off switch to maximize their chances of survival, a phenomenon that's been observed for the first time by researchers at UCL and University Medical Center Utrecht.


Exercise boosts tumor-killing white blood cells in breast cancer patients

Exercise boosts tumor-killing white blood cells in breast cancer patients

"In our previous study, we found small indications that the type of breast cancer might affect the effects of exercise on white blood cells, which is why we wanted to examine it further.


Moffitt scientists develop breakthrough method for scalable synthesis of withanolides

Moffitt scientists develop breakthrough method for scalable synthesis of withanolides

The scalable synthesis of withanolides means that scientists can now produce these compounds in larger amounts, facilitating new research and accelerating the development of withanolide-based cancer treatments.


Europe’s new clinical guidelines enable better understanding of childhood bone cancer

Europe’s new clinical guidelines enable better understanding of childhood bone cancer

The new guidance, which will be implemented across every hospital and research institute in Europe that works with patients with bone cancer, are ultimately aimed at moving treatment away from untargeted chemotherapy and more towards precision medicine.