Cell Adhesion
Cell Adhesion: the process by which cells interact and attach to a surface, substrate or another cell, mediated by interactions between molecules of the cell surface. Cell adhesion occurs from the action of transmembrane glycoproteins, called cell adhesion molecules.
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JAN 16, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
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JAN 29, 2018One of the most common gastric diseases in the world is due to a parasitic infection from Giardia parasites....Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2018Cardiology
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JAN 15, 2018Scientists have a new way to treat heart attacks, and it involves providing cardiac stem cells with what is essentially a road map to the site of the injur...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 04, 2018Immunology
JAN 04, 2018How does a West African monkey species called sooty mangabeys resist SIV, the “monkey version” of HIV, and prevent the infection from developin...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 13, 2017Microbiology
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AUG 04, 2017One reason cancer is so deadly is that cancer cells can break away from where they originated and spread disease throughout the body. Researchers may have found one way to stop it....Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 22, 2017Mammalian development is a wonder of nature, but there has been debate about how the process is orchestrated. New work suggests it's a simple process....Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
JAN 16, 2019
A protein called Nischarin can help stop breast cancer from growing and metastasizing....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
JAN 07, 2019
Between 12 and 17% of all breast cancer cases are triple-negative, a highly aggressive type with few therapeutic options....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
DEC 09, 2018
The human endocannabinoid system (ECS) is one of the body's largest network of neurotransmitters, receptors, and neuromodulators. This system plays a r...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
NOV 28, 2018
Videos
NOV 28, 2018
Researchers want to create tiny drug delivery systems that can move through biological tissue....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2018
Videos
OCT 04, 2018
Cannabis is known to treat nausea and vomiting from cancer chemotherapy. Most recent studies have revealed that THC and other cannabinoids are able to slow...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
JUL 26, 2018
Microbiology
JUL 22, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 22, 2018
Researchers are getting closer to creating targeted therapies that are delivered directly where needed....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2018
Health & Medicine
JUN 21, 2018
Bariatric surgery, where the stomach is reduced or partially bypassed has come into favor in the last ten years due to better surgical methods. In most pat...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 12, 2018
Cancer
JUN 12, 2018
CD44 is a known cell surface protein involved in numerous interactions; it is overexpressed in cancerous tissue and its isoforms are being investigated as targets for cancer immunotherapy...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 01, 2018
Immunology
JUN 01, 2018
The unique activity of estrogen hormones and their cell receptors in the female body may explain why women are more likely than men to develop autoimmune d...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 21, 2018
Microbiology
MAY 21, 2018
New research has found when triclosan is used with another FDA-approved drug, it can help fight deadly illness....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2018
Cancer
MAY 21, 2018
The malarial parasite expresses a protein, VAR2CSA, that binds to chondroitin sulfate (CS) found on both placental and cancer tissues. Recombinant rVAR2 could be used to target drugs to CS....
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 25, 2018
Cancer
APR 25, 2018
Researchers are looking to biotechnology to enhance the detection of diseases including cancer. A group utilized the consistent presence of long-term hypercalcemia to detect early cancer....
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 17, 2018
Cancer
APR 17, 2018
New research suggests polarity of tumor cells changes as part of the metastatic progression process and increases metastatic abilities for adhesion and transmigration....
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 06, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
APR 06, 2018
The research team of Professor Akihiro Kusumi used fluorescent markers and a new imaging technique to watch proteins dance across the membrane....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2018
Microbiology
JAN 29, 2018
One of the most common gastric diseases in the world is due to a parasitic infection from Giardia parasites....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2018
Cardiology
JAN 26, 2018
After a heart attack, heart cells lose sensitivity. According to recent discoveries from Queen Mary University of London, this means that heart cells lose ...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 15, 2018
Cardiology
JAN 15, 2018
Scientists have a new way to treat heart attacks, and it involves providing cardiac stem cells with what is essentially a road map to the site of the injur...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 04, 2018
Immunology
JAN 04, 2018
How does a West African monkey species called sooty mangabeys resist SIV, the “monkey version” of HIV, and prevent the infection from developin...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 13, 2017
Microbiology
NOV 13, 2017
Caulobacter crescentus is an interesting type of aquatic bacteria that can survive in harsh environments such as fresh water, salt water, and soil. Nutrien...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 29, 2017
Microbiology
SEP 29, 2017
Algae like Chlamydomonas use sunlight to perform photosynthesis, that’s old news. New research by Oliver Bäumchen from the Göttingen Max Pl...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 03, 2017
Microbiology
SEP 03, 2017
I always jump at the chance to learn about a new microbe, and I’ve got a soft spot for protists - you know, the little guys that live in pond scum. R...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 04, 2017
One reason cancer is so deadly is that cancer cells can break away from where they originated and spread disease throughout the body. Researchers may have found one way to stop it....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 22, 2017
Mammalian development is a wonder of nature, but there has been debate about how the process is orchestrated. New work suggests it's a simple process....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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