iPS cells to regulate immune rejection upon transplantation
Credit: Hokkaido University Scientists suggest a new strategy that uses induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to regulate immune reaction to ...
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Scientists identify new biochemical ‘warning sign’ of early-stage depression
High levels of anthranilic acid in blood are indicative of an increased risk of developing major depressive disorder, new study ...
Fly model offers new approach to unraveling ‘difficult’ pathogen
Transgenic fruit flies help scientists trace the cascade of symptoms caused by toxic infectionCredit: Bier Lab, UC San Diego The ...
UCLA research could be step toward lab-grown eggs and sperm to treat infertility
Credit: Broad Stem Cell Research Center A new study on how and when the precursors to eggs and sperm are ...
Cedars-Sinai to study how fat may promote cancer spread to liver
$9.1 million federal grant to focus on 'cross-talk' between liver and cancer cells that prompts liver metastasisCredit: Photo by Cedars-Sinai. ...
Chemical found in drinking water linked to tooth decay in children
Credit: Aira Burkhart/West Virginia University Children with higher concentrations of a certain chemical in their blood are more likely to ...
Portable lab you plug into your phone can diagnose illnesses like coronavirus
Smartphone lab delivers test results in 'spit' secondCredit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services Engineers with the University of Cincinnati have ...
Geography, age and anemia shape childhood vaccine responses in Sub-Saharan Africa
Credit: Vaccine responses in the developing immune systems of children may depend on factors such as age, location and anemia ...
Palliative Medicine Reports launching spring 2020
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 6, 2020--Palliative Medicine Reports, a new peer-reviewed open access companion ...
Virtual reality programmes support the treatment of children with acquired brain injury
Credit: Marju Himma/Estonian Public Broadcasting Use of a computer environment is a new and fast-developing field in paediatric neurorehabilitation. The ...
‘Fluorescent markers’ to illuminate cancer begins Phase 3 clinical trials
Credit: On Target Laboratories On Target Laboratories Inc., a privately held biotechnology company developing the use of Purdue University-discovered fluorescent ...
UNH researchers find synchronization of memory cells critical for learning and forming memories
Credit: UNH DURHAM, N.H. - The phrase "Pavlov's dogs" has long evoked images of bells, food and salivating dogs. Even ...
AOCS Research Awards go to five UMass Amherst food science Ph.D. students
Student researchers work in lab of renowned food scientist Julian McClementsCredit: UMass Amherst Five food science Ph.D. students at the ...
What interventional radiologists need to know about frostbite and amputation
American Journal of Roentgenology meta-analysis of thrombolytic therapy for severe frostbite injuries finds promising results for both intraarterial and intravenous ...
Engineered living-cell blood vessel provides new insights to progeria
New model reveals a unique role of the cells lining blood vessels in progeria, a rare accelerated-aging diseaseCredit: Progeria Research ...
New robot does superior job sampling blood
First clinical trial of an automated blood drawing and testing deviceCredit: Unnati Chauhan In the future, robots could take blood ...
Toxic protein, linked to Alzheimer’s and neurodegenerative diseases, exposed in new detail
Columbia-led team harnesses two powerful technologies to identify promising targets for diagnosing and treating neurodegenerative diseasesCredit: Veronica Falconieri Hays and ...
How hereditary genetic testing results impact breast cancer treatment
A new study finds breast cancer patients with an inherited genetic mutation don't always get treatment that follows guidelinesCredit: University ...
Hard times are coming: Brain tissue stiffness is crucial for neurogenesis
Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum München / Jacob Kjell In mammalian adult brains, neural stem cells are only present in few specific ...
Recognise and control new variants of the deadly Ebola virus more quickly
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) The situation is extraordinary: there have only ever been four declarations ...
