Psychedelics stimulate hippocampal cells to reduce anxiety, study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A classic psychedelic, similar to LSD, psilocybin and mescaline, activates a type of cell in the ...
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Low gravity in space travel weakens and disrupts the normal rhythm of heart muscle cells
Heart tissue in one of the chambers ready for launch. Credit: Jonathan Tsui Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine who arranged ...
Researchers ‘boost’ vaccine delivery by stimulating ‘bystander’ immune cells in animal models
Credit: Immunity (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.08.017 Researchers at Monash University have developed a new technique to improve the effectiveness of traditional ...
New method developed to relocate misplaced proteins in cells
Cells before and after TRAM introduction. TRAMs bind a shuttle protein (red) and a target protein (green). Without TRAM, the ...
Fever leads to increased mitochondrial activity and damage in a subset of T cells, study finds
Jeffrey Rathmell, Ph.D., left, and Darren Heintzman defined the molecular events of the T cell response to feverish temperatures. Credit: ...
Immune cells linked to blood vessel damage and neurodegeneration
BAMs mediate the deleterious cerebrovascular effects of ApoE4 through NOX-derived ROS. Credit: Neuroscience of Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024-01757-6 A new ...
One-of-a-kind tool lets scientists manipulate cells without touching them
Diagram illustrating the mechanism of acousto-dielectric clamps. Credit: Scientific progress (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado8992 When studying the spread of cancer or ...
Changes in the chromosomes of cancer cells may increase their sensitivity to anticancer drugs
Characterization of paired aneuploid and pseudo-diploid clones. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52176-x Two complementary studies conducted by Tel Aviv ...
Researchers develop new method to deliver RNA and drugs into cells
Ionizable analogues of fulvestrant were formulated into nanoparticles with cholesterol, DSPC and DMG-PEG (molar ratio 50:38.5:10:1.5) to encapsulate siRNA (FXNP). ...
A new way to reprogram immune cells and direct them towards anti-tumor immunity
In a new study by MIT scientists, virus-like particles (dark gray) coated with glycans (green) were administered via vaccination, triggering ...
