Taking the brain apart to put it all together again
The human brain, with its 100 billion neurons that control every thought, word, and action, is the most complex and […]
Blood platelets are like the sand bags of the body. Got a cut? Platelets pile in to clog the hole […] Polyploidal cancer cells — cells that have more than two copies of each chromosome — are much larger than most […] All humans begin life as a single cell that divides repeatedly to form two, then four, then eight cells, all […] Cancer cells are more than a lump of cells growing out of control; they participate in active combat with the […] Imaging tools like X-rays and MRI have revolutionized medicine by giving doctors a close up view of the brain and […] A gene that’s associated with an autoimmune form of hair loss could be exploited to improve cancer immunotherapy, suggests a […] Senescent cells are damaged cells that do not perform their normal roles anymore but that are not dead -hence they […] Ultrasound waves applied to the whole brain improve cognitive dysfunction in mice with conditions simulating vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. […] Without T cells, we could not survive. They are a key component of our immune system and have highly sensitive […]Brain Tumor
Doctors may be able to enlist a mysterious enzyme to stop internal bleeding
First study on physical properties of giant cancer cells may inform new treatments
Recording every cell’s history in real-time with evolving genetic barcodes: New technique enables creation of a full developmental lineage record for cells in vivo
Cancer cells send out ‘drones’ to battle immune system from afar: Evasion of immune system points to new way to monitor patient response to immunotherapies
Mapping the inner workings of a living cell: Imaging tool flags new proteins, lipids and DNA to track metabolic changes in animals
Harnessing hair loss gene could improve cancer immunotherapy
Nano-carrier releases drugs into damaged cells
Treating dementia with the healing waves of sound: Ultrasound applied to brain could help treat patients with dementia
The immune system: T cells are built for speed: Immune cells are being examined using special microscopic methods, and this is causing previous ideas about the surface of T cells to be rethought