The short and long of protein tails: How they aid membrane insertion and may impact genetic disorders
The fatty membrane surrounding every living cell is a vibrant environment where countless biological processes take place.
Dietary supplement shown to restore cardiac function
A dietary supplement developed at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute has been found to stop the progression of heart ...
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New discovery links brain and muscle cells in signal transmission
The new research reveals a novel mechanism for signal transmission in brain cells and helps answer an open question in neuroscience about how intracellular signals travel over long distances in ...
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Dying cells trigger a lethal cascade in sepsis
Like a poison pen, dying cells prick their neighbors with a lethal message. This may worsen sepsis, Vijay Rathinam and ...
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Individual cells can be connected to plastic electrodes
Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have succeeded in creating a close connection between individual cells and ...
Scientists trace deadly cell-to-cell message chain that spreads in sepsis
Like a poison pen, dying cells prick their neighbors with a lethal message. This may worsen sepsis, Vijay Rathinam and ...
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Wound healing at a smaller scale: Study reveals membrane tension regulates cellular repair
These repair mechanisms are not limited to endothelial cells but are ... "Impaired plasma membrane repair plays a crucial role in the development of neurodegenerative diseases, muscle degradation ...