by RCSI University of Medicine Researchers have identified a critical new step in how brain cells function in people with one of the most common forms of epilepsy. This could lead to new treatment approaches for people with drug-resistant epilepsy. The study was led by researchers at FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and...
by Maria Fernanda Ziegler, FAPESP Immune system cells in the blood of breast cancer patients undergo alterations early in the disease course, according to a study published in the journal Clinical & Translational Immunology. The authors believe that this discovery may contribute to the early identification of aggressive tumors and help enhance personalized immunotherapy strategies...
July 20, 2018, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Chronic regeneration of damaged endothelial cells at sites of disturbed blood flow in the vasculature promotes the development of atherosclerosis. Now an LMU team has further elucidated the role of a short RNA molecule in atherogenesis. Credit: Design-Cells / fotolia.com Atherosclerosis – the condition is popularly known as hardening...
Study finds previously unknown strategy cells use to make protein CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY Scientists have long known that RNA encodes instructions to make proteins. The building blocks that comprise RNA–A, U, C, and Gs–form a blueprint for the protein-making machinery in cells. To make proteins, the machinery latches on RNA at one end and...
