Highlights
Institute Of Medical Biology (IMB)
Mutation linked to rare skin disease
18 April 2018Impaired melanin production underlies an inherited pigmentation disorder
Big Data
Data analysis tool empowers the people
18 April 2018Despairing
of data sets? Here’s an automatic, cloud-based system designed for data rookies
A*STAR Institute Of Molecular And Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB)
Relocated enzymes make cancer more mobile
18 April 2018Relocation
of enzymes involved in protein modification makes it easier for cancer to
spread
Electroencephalography
An adaptive approach to stroke recovery
18 April 2018A
new method for reading brain waves improves the usefulness of motor imagery
exercises
Chief Cells
The stomach’s ‘chief’ source of stem cells
22 March 2018Stem cell reserves found in the stomach have
implications for the genesis of gastric cancer
Institute Of Medical Biology (IMB)
Aiming for the heart
22 March 2018Genetic switch activates transformation of stem cells into heart muscle cells
Silicon
Tiny droplets for big color impact
22 March 2018High-resolution
full color images can be formed using silicon-nanostructure pixels
Institute Of Medical Biology (IMB)
The molecular path to better oral cancer care
22 March 2018A
better understanding of how genetics influences responses to mouth cancer drugs
could lead to improved treatment
A*STAR Institute Of Molecular And Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB)
Targeting the root of the problem
22 March 2018Tumor growth in a mouse model of lung cancer is
reduced using an RNA-based therapeutic that inhibits a metabolic pathway in tumor-initiating
cells
Development
Putting muscle nuclei in their place
15 March 2018Microtubules
anchored to proteins in the nuclear membrane position muscle cell nuclei
Drug Delivery
Reach for the stars
15 March 2018Star-shaped
nanoparticles that release their drug payload only after entering cells could improve current treatments
STT-MRAM
Dynamic solution for accurate reading
15 March 2018A sensing scheme that
responds dynamically to voltage fluctuations could improve accuracy when
reading data from spin-based memory storage
Breast Cancer
A blood test for cancer recurrence
15 March 2018Assay
for genetic quirk can provide a wealth of
information on patient disease status and prognosis
