Could sleeping stem cells hold key to treatment of aggressive blood cancer?
Scientists studying an aggressive form of leukaemia have discovered that rather than displacing healthy stem cells in the bone marrow as previously believed, the cancer is putting them to sleep to...
View ArticleNew modular vaccine design combines best of existing vaccine technologies
A new method of vaccine design, called the Multiple Antigen Presentation System (MAPS), may result in vaccines that bring together the benefits of whole-cell and acellular or defined subunit...
View ArticleStudy identifies therapy that may curb kidney deterioration in patients with...
A team led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health has overcome a major biological hurdle in an effort to find improved treatments for patients with a rare disease called methylmalonic...
View ArticleAberrant splicing saps the strength of 'slow' muscle fibers
When you sprint, the "fast" muscle fibers give you that winning kick. In a marathon or just day-to-day activity, however, the "slow," or type 1 fibers, keep you going for hours.
View ArticleBreastfeeding duration appears associated with intelligence later in life
Breastfeeding longer is associated with better receptive language at 3 years of age and verbal and nonverbal intelligence at age 7 years, according to a study published by JAMA Pediatrics.
View ArticleHuman cells respond in healthy, unhealthy ways to different kinds of happiness
Human bodies recognize at the molecular level that not all happiness is created equal, responding in ways that can help or hinder physical health, according to new research led by Barbara L....
View ArticleYour eyes are half a billion years old
Look after your eyes – they are at least half a billion years old, and a good deal older than your brain. The eyes are one of our most remarkable and precious organs, yet their origins have been...
View ArticleResearchers uncover how a potent compound kills prostate cancer cells
One major hallmark of cancer cells is their ability to survive under stressful conditions. A new study spearheaded by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute reveals how a promising...
View ArticleTechnique filters cancer where chemo can't reach
(Medical Xpress)—A cancer therapy that removes malignant cells from a patient's cerebrospinal fluid may soon be available to prevent metastases and decrease complications of cancers involving the...
View ArticleExercise may be the best medicine for Alzheimer's disease
New research out of the University of Maryland School of Public Health shows that exercise may improve cognitive function in those at risk for Alzheimer's by increasing the efficiency of brain activity...
View ArticleIn mice, diabetes drug metformin tied to longer, healthier lives
(HealthDay)—A new study in mice hints that the widely used diabetes drug metformin might have life-extending benefits beyond its effects on diabetes.
View ArticlePatient, heal thyself: Functional blood vessels regenerated in vivo from...
(Medical Xpress)—Vasculogenesis – the process of blood vessel formation through a de novo production of endothelial cells (ECs, or those forming a thin layer lining the interior surface of blood and...
View ArticleReprogramming patients' cells offers powerful new tool for studying, treating...
First produced only in the past decade, human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are capable of developing into many or even all human cell types. In new research, scientists reprogrammed skin...
View ArticleHow many extra calories add up to obesity for kids?
(HealthDay)—Overweight kids may be consuming far more calories than their doctors or parents realize, a new study suggests.
View ArticleControlling contagion by restricting mobility
In an epidemic or a bioterrorist attack, the response of government officials could range from a drastic restriction of mobility—imposed isolation or total lockdown of a city—to moderate travel...
View ArticleBPA exposure disrupts human egg maturation
As many as 20 percent of infertile couples in the United States have unexplained reasons for their infertility. Now, new research led by Catherine Racowsky, PhD, director of the Assisted Reproductive...
View ArticleStem cells in urine easy to isolate and have potential for numerous therapies
Could harvesting stem cells for therapy one day be as simple as asking patients for a urine sample? Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine and...
View ArticleTake urine, add mouse cells and grow a new tooth
(Medical Xpress)—How to grow new teeth for people who are missing teeth because of old age, accidents, or disease has been an area of interest among researchers. Scientists in China say they have grown...
View ArticleA new tool for brain research
Physicists and neuroscientists from The University of Nottingham and University of Birmingham have unlocked one of the mysteries of the human brain, thanks to new research using functional Magnetic...
View ArticleUsing interdisciplinary tools to find cure for human herpes virus
Human herpes virus, commonly known as herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2), is like that friend who ends up crashing on your couch and never leaves.
View Article