Category: Biological

Jammed Cells Expose the Physics of Cancer | Quanta Magazine

The subtle mechanics of densely packed cells may help explain why some cancerous tumors stay put while others break off and spread through the body. >>>

Posted: August 19, 2016 in Biological

Legions of nanorobots target cancerous tumors with precision: Administering anti-cancer drugs redefined — ScienceDaily

Researchers have just achieved a spectacular breakthrough in cancer research. They have developed new nanorobotic agents capable of navigating through the bloodstream to administer a >>>

Posted: August 15, 2016 in Biological

Anti-inflammatory drug shows promise for Alzheimer’s disease treatment – UPI.com

The NSAID mefenamic acid helped fix memory problems in mice, suggesting it may reduce inflammation and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in humans. Source: Anti-inflammatory drug >>>

Posted: August 13, 2016 in Biological

Breakthrough in understanding how stem cells become specialized: Pluripotency factor primes genes involved in differentiation — ScienceDaily

Scientists have made a major advance in understanding how the cells of an organism, which all contain the same genetic information, come to be so >>>

Posted: August 8, 2016 in Biological

The Mystery Of Why Sunflowers Turn To Follow The Sun — Solved

Scientists have answered a burning question central to the charm of sunflowers: Why do young flowers move their blooms to always face the sun over >>>

Posted: August 6, 2016 in Biological

‘Nose-y’ Bacteria Could Yield A New Way To Fight Infection : Shots – Health News : NPR

The search for lifesaving antibiotics is on. Scientists have turned up one promising candidate in an unlikely place — the human nose. Source: ‘Nose-y’ Bacteria >>>

Posted: July 27, 2016 in Biological

Mysterious And Known As The ‘Raven’: Scientists Identify New Whale Species : The Two-Way : NPR

“There have been a lot of people out there surveying whales for a long time and never come across this,” a researcher says. But Japanese >>>

Posted: July 27, 2016 in Biological

Leukemic Stem Cells Evade Chemotherapy by Metabolic Adaptation to an Adipose Tissue Niche: Cell Stem Cell

Source: Leukemic Stem Cells Evade Chemotherapy by Metabolic Adaptation to an Adipose Tissue Niche: Cell Stem Cell

Posted: July 21, 2016 in Biological

Stem cells engineered to grow cartilage, fight inflammation: Technique uses 3-D weaving to grow a living hip replacement — ScienceDaily

With a goal of treating worn, arthritic hips without extensive surgery to replace them, scientists have programmed stem cells to grow new cartilage on a >>>

Posted: July 21, 2016 in Biological

Alzheimer’s breakthrough: Vaccine developed by Australian and US researchers may reverse dementia and Alzheimer’s

Experts at Adelaide’s Flinders University have made an Alzheimer’s breakthrough that may result in world’s first dementia vaccine. Developed by Australian and US scientists, this >>>

Posted: July 18, 2016 in Biological