Stem cell secretions may protect against glaucoma
Credit: Ben Mead, Ph.D. A new study in rats shows that stem cell secretions, called exosomes, appear to protect cells...
Cholesterol-like molecules switch off the engine in cancer-targeting…
Credit: Dr. David Finlay, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists have just discovered how the engine that powers cancer-killing cells functions. Crucially,...
New species of amoeba is named after a character in The Lord of the…
Credit: images: Jordana C. Féres & Alfredo L. Porfírio Sousa Thecamoebians are among the 30-45 lineages of amoebae known to...
Therapeutic fusion protein could mitigate blood vessel damage from cardiovascular disease
Credit: Credit: Hla lab/Boston Children's Hospital Scientists from Boston Children's Hospital Vascular Biology Program have revealed an engineered fusion protein...
Heavily used pesticide linked to breathing problems in…
Elemental sulfur, the most heavily-used pesticide in California, may harm the respiratory health of children living near farms that use...
Bacteria as pacemaker for the intestine
Credit: Animation: Andrea Murillo-Rincon, Dr. Alexander Klimovich Spontaneous contractions of the digestive tract play an important role in almost all...
Ludwig researchers identify counterintuitive approach to treating a…
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research The loss of the tumor suppressor gene PTEN has been linked to tumor growth and chemotherapy...
Ludwig researchers unravel novel mechanism by which tumors grow…
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research NOVEMBER 23, 2017, New York — A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a key mechanism...
Research points to development of single vaccine for Chikungunya,…
What if a single vaccine could protect people from infection by many different viruses? That concept is a step closer...
Special brain activities while mother and autism spectrum disorder…
Credit: Kanazawa University Special activities in the brains while mother and her child with autism spectrum disorder are gazing each...
FDA approves personalized cellular therapy for advanced leukemia…
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA – In a landmark decision for the field of cancer immunotherapy, the U.S. Food and Drug...
Key to the development of fundamental treatment methods for Parkinson’s disease
IMAGE: The analysis results for typical Lewy bodies: The central region (core) contains a large amount of proteins (second from...
What causes gene transfer to trigger T cell activation and exhaustion?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 27, 2017–Researchers are beginning to gain a clearer understanding of...
Sanford Health clinical trial using stem cells reaches full enrollment
David Pearce, Ph.D., executive vice president of innovation and research at Sanford Health The trial is the first in the...
Secondhand smoke ups heart disease in unique group of female nonsmokers — Amish…
Credit: University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, Md. – May 5, 2017. New research at the University of Maryland...
Genes responsible for severe congenital heart disease identified by…
Credit: University of Pittsburgh/Nature Genetics PITTSBURGH, May 22, 2017 – The first known identification of two genes responsible for hypoplastic...
In Huntington’s disease, traffic jams in the cell’s control center kill brain…
Credit: Credit: Courtesy of Cell Press, Neuron April 5, 2017 Working with mouse, fly and human cells and tissue, Johns...
Scientists ID human protein essential for human cytomegalovirus…
Credit: Lin Y-T, et al. (2017) Scientists have demonstrated that a human protein known as valosin containing protein (VCP) is...
Cells that stand in the way of HIV cure: Discovery expands understanding of marrow’s…
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Every day, 17 million HIV-infected people around the world swallow pills that...
Researchers map out genetic ‘switches’ behind human brain evolution
Credit: Luis de la Torre-Ubieta/UCLA Health FINDINGS UCLA researchers have developed the first map of gene regulation in human neurogenesis,...
