[ad_1] New uLIPSTIC technology can track physical interactions between cells, like the above depiction of a dendritic cell activating a T cell. | Photo credit: Rockefeller University A fundamental goal of basic biology is to understand how various types of cells work together to form tissues, organs, and organ systems. While recent efforts to catalog … Read more
[ad_1] Scientists lay blame for Alzheimer’s on culprit proteins Researchers may have discovered a new key to combating Alzheimer’s disease. A recent study suggests that the root cause lies in the accumulation of fat droplets inside brain cells. Michael Haney of the University of Pennsylvania said new scientist that targeting these droplets could lead to … Read more
[ad_1] New research from Oregon Health and Science University describes the science behind a promising technique for treating infertility by converting a skin cell into an egg capable of producing viable embryos. OHSU researchers documented in vitro gametogenesis, or IVG, in a mouse model using the preliminary steps of a technique that relies on transferring … Read more
[ad_1] Scientists have long believed that a newborn’s immune system was an immature version of an adult’s, but new research from Cornell University shows that newborns’ T cells (white blood cells that protect against disease ) surpass those of adults in the fight against many infections. These results help clarify why adults and infants respond … Read more
[ad_1] Scientists from Trinity College Dublin and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland have developed innovative color-changing fluorescent dyes to visualize different biological environments using a single dye. These dyes, capable of being “turned on” and “off” depending on their location within cellular structures, allow for real-time, high-contrast images of cellular processes. This breakthrough, … Read more