Archive for the Cell Biology Articles

How a protein mutation causes leukaemia

April 8 : An international team of researchers has gained fresh insight into how the mutation in a protein called C/EBPa causes leukaemia, cancer of blood or bone marrow.

New brain cells linked to cannabinoid signalling machinery

Mar 27 : In a new study, researchers have found that it’s not only neurons in the brain that are sensitive to cannabinoids—the active chemicals in marijuana, but also cells

Discovery about fertilization may pave way for malaria vaccine

Mar 26 : Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre have discovered a reproductive

How breast cancer cells’ walk turns into a run

Jan 1 : Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered that cancer cells, even in the early stage of breast cancer, are highly motile and might trigger the recurrence of tumors in the same breast by traveling through the milk ducts.

Eating broccoli may keep genetic skin disorder at bay

Dec 3 : Eating broccoli is a very good idea for people suffering from a devastating genetic skin disorder, say researchers at the Johns Hopkins

Molecular switch may help limit leading cause of premature babies’ death

Dec 3 : Scientists have revealed that by blocking signals from a key molecular receptor that normally switches on the intestine’s immune response may help reverse

New glucose powered fuel cell to act as biomass resource

Nov 30: Scientists have built a glucose-powered fuel cell that would help to reduce the reliance on fossil fuels and increase the usage of biomass resources.

New drugs may hold hope for diseases of aging, including Type 2 Diabetes

Nov 29 : A pharmaceutical company has developed drugs that hold the potential of treating

Scientist discovers pathway that can prevent type 1 diabetes

Nov 29 : An Indian researcher and his team at UC Davis Health System has discovered a

Researchers identify genes that may be responsible for type 1 diabetes

Nov 22 : Researchers at the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, UK, have identified faulty versions of two genes that may be responsible for type 1 diabetes.