Scientists discover new method to view proteins in human cells
This device is useful in enabling the cell to tag itself without causing any unnecessary harm by placing it from outside the cell.
Jul 16, 2018, 12:05 PM IST
New patches made with human cells help boost recovery from heart attack
The research was conducted by Jianyi `Jay` Zhang, from University of Alabama at Birmingham Biomedical Engineering, a joint department of the UAB School of Medicine and the UAB School of Engineering.Each patch is 1.57 by 0.79 inches in size and nearly as thick as a dime.
Jan 13, 2018, 15:52 PM IST
Scientists reverse ageing in old human cells in breakthrough study
The research, published in the journal BMC Cell Biology, has the potential to lead to therapies which could help people age better, without experiencing some of the degenerative effects of getting old.
Nov 09, 2017, 11:01 AM IST
Neurons that are 'master controller' of habits identified
The findings, published in the journal eLife, may point towards new treatments for addiction or compulsive behaviour in humans.
Sep 07, 2017, 15:58 PM IST
Researchers develop new method to 3D print living tissues
In a step towards helping repair damaged body parts, scientists in Britain have developed a new method to 3D-print laboratory-grown cells to form living structures.
Aug 16, 2017, 18:49 PM IST
New technology can reverse ageing in human cells
Researchers focused on telomeres, which are found at the tip of each chromosome, like the tip of a shoelace, holding the chromosome together.
Aug 01, 2017, 15:57 PM IST
Types of HIV carried by chimps can infect humans: Study
A new study led by researchers have found the evidence that strains of chimpanzee-carried simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) and even the forms of HIV, can infect human cells.
Jul 23, 2016, 10:37 AM IST
Breakthrough in human cell transformation for better health
The fuller understanding, at the molecular level of cell production leading on from this, may allow the researchers to grow whole organs from somebody's own cells, the findings, published in Nature Genetics, showed.
Jan 24, 2016, 16:31 PM IST
Our bodies don't harbour more bacteria than human cells
If you were convinced till now that your body has more bacteria (good and bad) and other microbes than human cells, it is time to revisit the decades-old assumption, says a team of researchers from Israel and Canada.
Jan 12, 2016, 18:43 PM IST
Smokers, e- cigarettes can harm human cells
If you were thinking that electronic cigarettes are harmful for your health, then a recent study reveals that they can damage cells in ways that could lead to cancer and this damage can occur even with nicotine-free versions of the product.
Dec 30, 2015, 16:40 PM IST
Indian firm says 3D-printed liver tissue developed
A Bengaluru-based biotechnology start-up has developed a 3D-printed tissue that functions like a human liver and can one day be used for full-fledged liver transplants, according to the developers.
Dec 26, 2015, 00:11 AM IST
Bacteria use sugars to bind to human cells
Previous to this, the interaction was not thought possible or was considered a weak non-important interaction.
Dec 15, 2015, 16:26 PM IST
