Tag Archives: cell
How The Heart Can Regulate Energy Balance Throughout the Body
According to a study in the April 27 edition of Cell, Dr. Chad Grueter, a postdoctoral researcher in molecular biology and his team from the UT Southwestern Medical Center have, for the first time, demonstrated the heart’s ability to regulate … Continue reading
Scientists Demonstrate The Promise Of Synchrotron Infrared Spectroscopy Of Living Cells For Medical Applications
Knowing how a living cell works means knowing how the chemistry inside the cell changes as the functions of the cell change. Protein phosphorylation, for example, controls everything from cell proliferation to differentiation to metabolism to signaling, and even programmed … Continue reading
Diabetic Amputations Reduced By Autologous Bone Marrow-Derived Mononuclear Cell Transplants
Autologous (self-donated) mononuclear cells derived from bone marrow (BMMNCs) have been found to significantly induce vascular growth when transplanted into patients with diabetes who are suffering from critical limb ischemia caused by peripheral artery disease (PAD), a complication of diabetes… … Continue reading
New Method Yields Insulin-Producing Pancreatic Cell Clusters
Three-dimensional clusters of pancreatic beta-cells that live much longer and secrete more insulin than single cells grown in the laboratory are valuable new tools for studying pancreatic diseases such as diabetes and for testing novel therapies. This cutting-edge advance is … Continue reading
Key Role Played By Cell-Signaling Pathway In Development Of Gestational Diabetes
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a cell-signaling pathway that plays a key role in increasing insulin secretion during pregnancy and, when blocked, leads to the development of gestational diabetes. Their findings are available online … Continue reading
