cell biology

Scientists Uncover Mechanism Of Post-Menopausal Bone Loss

Scientists in Japan have found that a protein known as Sema3A interacts with estrogen signaling to maintain bone health.

Machine Learning To Keep An Eye On Migrating Cells

Japanese researchers have developed a machine learning tool that allows the study of label-free cells migrating in vitro.

How Blood Stem Cells Renew And Differentiate

Scientists in Japan have revealed how the enzyme ragnase-1 is required for the normal production of blood cells in the body.

Arthritis Drug Breathes New Life Into Heart Repair

Scientists in Japan have discovered that an anti-inflammatory drug commonly prescribed for rheumatic diseases can promote the reprogramming of fibroblasts into cardiac muscle cells.

Lung Microbes Promote Pulmonary Fibrosis In Mice

Chinese researchers have uncovered how lung microbiota produce outer membrane vesicles to trigger a host immune response that causes pathological progression of pulmonary fibrosis.

Predicting Which Cells Can Take The BiTE Out Of Cancer

Using bispecific T-cell engager technology, or BiTE, researchers in Japan have found that the cancer-killing activity of T-cells in tumors can be estimated from T-cells in the blood.

Single Cells Move To A Different Beat

Unlike their unicellular counterparts, aggregated social amoebae need physical contact to get them going, say researchers from Japan.

A Bone To Pick With Vit D

Scientists in Japan have found that vitamin D signaling promotes the pathological accumulation of collagen fibers in bone.

Nanoparticles May Cause Blood Vessel Leakiness

Nanoparticles made from specific materials may widen the gap between cells that make up blood vessels, with implications for cancer metastasis.