Sentences with phrase «for cell communication»

Finally, Dr. Todd recommends something called «Life Shotz» to get the adequate nutrients for cell communication.

Canola oil depletes the antioxidant vitamin E that is needed for cell communication which is helpful in preventing diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

La Jolla, CA — A Salk Institute team of biologists, mathematicians, and physicists has uncovered a novel paradigm for cell communication that provides new insights into the complex question of...

Researchers knew that cells in the inner ear below hair cells — known as supporting cells — can become the sensory cells themselves when stimulated by a protein that blocks Notch signaling, which is an important mechanism for cell communication.

Some of those matching genes are vital for embryo survival, including several responsible for cell communication, cellular energy and adhesion to the lining of the uterus.

Not exact matches

Teens typically use texting for trivial cell - to - cell communication («WHERE R U?»

Lately I've begun to thank God for it, this chemical that — if scientists are right, and they aren't even sure — inhibits my overly efficient reuptake of another chemical (serotonin) that somehow facilitates communication between nerve cells in my brain.

You may not be familiar with its name, but it's an essential nutrient that's needed for communication between cells, and supporting healthy brain function.

Too much stress suppresses glial cell division — and glial cells take care of myelinization at developmental plateaus (myelin is the capstone for a neuron and facilitates communication with other neurons).

One factor behind this evolution is that fact that the internet's main rivals as communications channels (general - audience broadcast advertising, phonebanking / robocalls and direct mail) are all gradually losing effectiveness as a result of a variety of factors including increased competition for viewer attention, cable channel proliferation, cell phone ubiquity, and overall junk - mail resistance.

Anyone who has ever received what looks like a local call on their cell phone but then gets a robocall sales pitch for discount diabetic supplies or a free Bahamas cruise may appreciate what the Federal Communications Commission is doing by cracking down on «spoof calls.»

Taking a closer look, the team found that the onset of sepsis disrupts the normal activity of specific interferons, signaling proteins used for communication between immune system cells.

Many efforts are underway to design atomically thin materials for quantum communication, low - power electronics and solar cells, according to Oliver Monti, a professor in the department and Eads» adviser.

Yang said the study not only indicated which genes are affected by traumatic brain injury and linked to serious disease, but also might point to the genes that govern metabolism, cell communication and inflammation — which might make them the best targets for new treatments for brain disorders.

They impact on signal transmission from cell to cell, but also affect intracellular communication,» explains Professor Robert Ernst, whose research group at the BMLS has been on the trail of fats» hidden functions for years.

Action potentials can be created by many types of cells, but are used most extensively by the nervous system for communication between neurons and to transmit information from neurons to other body tissues such as muscles and glands.

In research that has implications for diabetes and other metabolic diseases, an international study based at UT Southwestern Medical Center found that the protein connexin 43 (Cx43) forms cell - to - cell communication channels on the surface of emerging beige fat cells that amplify the signals from those few nerve fibers.

Sequencing the genome of one such organism, King and her colleagues found genes that code for pieces of the same proteins used for the binding of cells and communication between cells in animals — functions that would be unexpected in such an organism.

Dr Lee Campbell, Research Projects and Science Communications Manager at Cancer Research Wales, who part - fund the study, commented: «This is an exciting breakthrough as cancer stem cells are thought to be responsible for the failure of many cancer treatments and the re-emergence of cancers, often many years after the initial disease.

Researchers at Tufts University have created a genetically modified yeast that can more efficiently consume a novel nutrient, xylose, enabling the yeast to grow faster and to higher cell densities, raising the prospect of a significantly faster path toward the design of new synthetic organisms for industrial applications, according to a study published today in Nature Communications.

The study, published in Nature Communications, shows that membralin regulates the cell's machinery for producing beta - amyloid (or amyloid beta, Aβ), the protein that causes neurons to die in Alzheimer's disease.

They contain functional proteins and genetic materials and serve as a vehicle for communication between cells.

The ability of photonic crystals to control the flow of light makes them a suitable material for diverse applications including optical communications, biosensors and solar cells.

Based on a report published on August 20, 2015 in Nature Communications, it has been established that certain nutrients support CML stem cell activity in vivo, thus pointing towards a potential therapeutic target for CML therapy.

He plans to continue using optogenetics to pin down circuits of brain cells responsible for disease and to combine that knowledge with the colorful circuit images to home in on which wires need to go where to establish normal communication.

The finding, reported in the Apr. 28 issue of Nature Communications, adds to evidence for the intimate link between stem cells and cancer, and advances prospects for regenerative medicine and cancer treatments.

Injury to the brain stimulates the production of new neurons, but these new cells are sometimes hyperexcitable, disrupting neural circuits and causing recurring seizures, researchers with UT Southwestern's Texas Institute for Brain Injury and Repair reported in Nature Communications.

A new study published in eLife and headed by Jordi Casanova and Sofía J. Araújo, both scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and the Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB - CSIC), describes a cell communication mechanism that allows the organisation of the extracellular matrix and how this structure affects cells through a feedback system.

For example, a team led by Licheng Sun at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, is working on a system that uses a photosensitised anode similar to those used in dye - sensitised solar cells (Chemical Communications, DOI: 10.1039 / c0cc01828g).

«If cells do cooperate during metastasis, what is the molecular basis for their communication, and can we hit that?

Published in Nature Communications, the approach could open the door for detailed single - molecule localization studies in many areas of cell research.

«The communication between LKB1 and DIXDC1 is responsible for a «stay - put» signal in cells,» says first author and Ph.D. graduate student Jonathan Goodwin.

Cincinnati Cancer Center (CCC) and UC Cancer Institute researchers have found that a vaccine, targeting tumors that produce a certain protein and receptor responsible for communication between cells and the body's immune system, could initiate the immune response to fight cancer.

The study, published in Nature Communications, shows that some cells that are «born to be bad» could be identified early on, preventing the need for repeated endoscopies.

Mixing and matching materials this way may pave the way to brighter displays for cell phones and handheld games, spherical light - sensitive «eyes» that take in a wide field of view, and flexible communications devices that can be folded and stuffed into a backpack, says materials scientist John Rogers of the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign.

Beginning next October, for instance, the Federal Communications Commission will require cellular - phone service providers to be able to identify the location of a cell - phone caller who dials 911.

Also, while many of the genes involved in basic cell functions are the same in this plant and animals, the set of genes for cell - to - cell communication vary dramatically between the two kingdoms.»

The company has already supplied the U.S. military and outdoor enthusiasts with portable field chargers, largely for communication and other small electronic devices powered by such cells.

The study, which appears August 3 in the peer - reviewed journal Nature Communications, showed that pairing the chemotherapy with an experimental drug eliminates the deadly population of cells believed to be responsible for repopulating the tumor.

«Communication between lung tumors, bones contributes to tumor progression: Study identifying interaction among tumor cells, bone marrow and immune cells opens new avenue for immunotherapy.»

The extracellular matrix — the complex network of crosslinked proteins and polymers that connects living cells to one another and facilitates communication between them — offers a challenging subject for study.

Schaal, dean of the faculty of arts and sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, called for more effective communication and public engagement by scientists in explaining their work, both to policy makers and to the general public, across a range of topics — climate change, evolution, stem cells, and use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture.

Cell phones were first introduced purely for voice communications; then text messaging emerged as a simple additional innovation.

This technological advance will provide investigators with a new tool for comprehensive mapping of cell - cell communication, which is important in all aspects of cancer development, maintenance, and response to therapy.

Importantly, the antibody treatment also caused severe degeneration of nerve cell dendrites, the regions that are essential for normal communication between nerve cells.

They are responsible for communication between the cell and everything around it.

For the new study, described in the October 23rd issue of Nature Communications, scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston collected tissue samples containing normal cells, ovarian cancers, metastases that had spread elsewhere, and small cancers found in the fallopian tubes, which included single cell layers of cancer called «p53 signatures» and serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma, or STIC lesions.

A solar panel made of these cells ran at only 11 percent efficiency, but held up for 10,000 hours of illumination, or more than a year, according to research published in June in Nature Communications.

Claire Bale, Research Communications Manager at Parkinson's UK, said: «We've known for decades that problems with mitochondria — the batteries of the cell — play a key role in the death of nerve cells in Parkinson's, but the research in this area hasn't yet led to new treatments.

From the time an egg begins to develop in one of a woman's ovaries, the granulosa cells serve as a communication system — signaling, for example, when the egg needs nutrients and proteins.