News tagged with cell adhesion

Metastatic breast cancer hitches a free ride from the immune system

Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is the most lethal form of breast cancer . It spreads easily through the lymphatic and blood vessels, forming metastasis which can lead to multi-organ failure. New research published in BioMed ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ISG15: A novel therapeutic target to slow breast cancer cell motility

Interferon-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15), a ubiquitin like protein, is highly elevated in a variety of cancers including breast cancer. How the elevated ISG15 pathway contributes to tumorigenic phenotypes remains unclear and ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lab-made tissue picks up the slack of Petri dishes in cancer research

New research demonstrates that previous models used to examine cancer may not be complex enough to accurately mimic the true cancer environment. Using oral cancer cells in a three-dimensional model of lab-made tissue that ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pill some day may prevent serious foodborne illness, scientist says

Modified probiotics, the beneficial bacteria touted for their role in digestive health, could one day decrease the risk of Listeria infection in people with susceptible immune systems, according to Purdue University resear ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bacterial attachment mimics the just-in-time industrial delivery model

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the human world of manufacturing, many companies are now applying an on-demand, just-in-time strategy to conserve resources, reduce costs and promote production of goods precisely when ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Molecules on branched-polymer surfaces can capture rare tumor cells in blood

The removal of rare tumor cells circulating in the blood might be possible with the use of biomolecules bound to dendrimers, highly branched synthetic polymers, which could efficiently sift and capture the diseased cells, ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

3-D long-term bone marrow culture to analyze stromal cell biological function

Stromal cells, as distinct from hematopoietic cells, are an essential component of the bone marrow microenvironment and are necessary for the long-term maintenance of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in vitro. Previous studies ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Nanotechnology of Sundew and English Ivy

Fifteen small sundew plants perch on a window sill, collecting sunlight and eating meat in the lab of Mingjun Zhang on the University of Tennessee's Knoxville campus. Sundew plants are carnivores, consuming ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Biochemists identify how tissue cells detect and perfect

Scientists have discovered how cells detect tissue damage and modify their repair properties accordingly. The findings, published today [6 October] in the journal Developmental Cell, could open up new opportunities for im ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Scientists take up golf to prove long-standing theory of cell stickiness

State-of-the-art, highly-sensitive golf clubs, developed by scientists, regularly catch the eye of golf's elite; however before the likes of Rory McIlroy get excited this time, this new golf putter is being ...

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A stem cell target for expanding waistlines?

Researchers may have found the key to developing a method to rid the body of stem cells responsible for driving fat expansion. According to a report in the June 16 Cell Stem Cell, a Cell Press publication, they've landed ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New protein linked to Alzheimer's disease

After decades of studying the pathological process that wipes out large volumes of memory, scientists at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research discovered a molecule called c-Abl that has a known role in leukemia also ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 24, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Loss of cell adhesion protein drives esophageal and oral cancers in mice

Squamous cell cancers of the oral cavity and esophagus are common throughout the world, with over 650,000 cases of oral cancer each year and esophageal cancer representing the sixth most common cause of cancer death in men. ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Out of thin air

Imagine a priceless painting that has been all but ruined by a ravaging storage room fire. The beautiful paint, painstakingly applied in a multitude of colors, is obscured by layers of dark soot. A masterpiece ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 23, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New microscopy method opens window on previously unseen cell features

Despite the sophistication and range of contemporary microscopy techniques, many important biological phenomena still elude the precision of even the most sensitive tools. The need for refined imaging methods for fundamental ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast