New procedure allows long-term culturing of adult stem cells
A new procedure developed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) may revolutionize the culturing of adult stem cells. In their report that has been published online...
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Cholera vaccine study in Haiti suggests problems with current booster regimen
Cholera outbreaks are on the rise. To prevent and control them, three oral cholera vaccines are currently approved by WHO. A study published in PLOS...
A single species of gut bacteria can reverse autism-related social behavior in mice
HOUSTON – (June 16, 2016) – The absence of one specific species of gut bacteria causes social deficits in mice, researchers at Baylor College of...
Pregnant women’s high-fat, high-sugar diets may affect future generations
New research suggests that mothers who eat high-fat, high-sugar diets can predispose multiple generations to metabolic problems, even if their offspring consume healthy diets. While...
Unlocking secrets of the immune system could help combat colitis
Researchers have unlocked secrets of our ancient immune system, a major scientific advance which could help scientists and clinicians in the global fight against disease....
Lab-grown nerve cells make heart cells throb
Human stem cells were turned into sympathetic neurons, which were then grown together with heart muscle cells. The neurons connected to the heart cells, which...
How fat becomes lethal — even without weight gain
Sugar in the form of blood glucose provides essential energy for cells. When its usual dietary source — carbohydrates — is scarce, the liver can...
BC Children’s Hospital researchers discover an early warning sign of transplant rejection
Dr. Schultz is a Senior Clinician Scientist and Head of the Childhood Cancer & Blood Research (Vancouver, BC – June 16, 2016) A new study...
Summer session fruit fly data leads to promising new target in colorectal cancer
In summer 2011, University of Colorado Cancer Center investigators Joaquín Espinosa, PhD, and Matthew Galbraith, PhD, taught a summer symposium on gene expression at Cold...
Cancer-preventing protein finds its own way in our DNA
Geneticists from KU Leuven, Belgium, have shown that tumour protein TP53 knows exactly where to bind to our DNA to prevent cancer. Once bound to...
Scientific gains may make electronic nose the next everyday device
Researchers at the Texas Analog Center of Excellence (TxACE) at UT Dallas are working to develop an affordable electronic nose that can be used in...
Researchers find potential key to preventing heart attacks, strokes in older adults
COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 15, 2016) — As men and women grow older, their chances for coronary heart disease also increase. Atherosclerosis is a condition in...
African subterranean animal exhibits ‘extraordinary’ cancer resistance
Naked mole-rats (NMR) are the longest-living rodent species and exhibit ‘extraordinary’ resistance to cancer. Mole-rats live up to 30 years, 10 times longer than mice,...
Super-resolution microscopy reveals unprecedented detail of immune cells’ surface
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA–When the body is fighting an invading pathogen, white blood cells–including T cells–must respond. Now, Salk Institute researchers have imaged how...
Penn-led study resolves long-disputed theory about stem cell populations
Adult stem cells represent a sort of blank clay from which a myriad of different cell and tissue types are molded and as such are...
