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Protecting stem cells around hippocampus in brain reduces rate of memory loss in cancer patients

Protecting the stem cells that reside in and around the hippocampus - a C-shaped area in the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain associated with the ability to form and store memories - substantially reduces the rate of cancer patients' memory loss during whole-brain radiotherapy without a significant risk of recurrence in that area of the brain, a new study shows.

24 Sep 2013

Study: Ciclopirox drug completely eradicates infectious HIV from cell cultures

The topical anti-fungal drug Ciclopirox causes HIV-infected cells to commit suicide by jamming up the cells' powerhouse, the mitochondria—according to a study by researchers at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. And unlike current anti-HIV drugs, Ciclopirox completely eradicates infectious HIV from cell cultures, with no rebound of virus when the drug is stopped.

24 Sep 2013

Kessler researcher receives Clinical Biomechanics Award from American Society of Biomechanics

Peter Barrance, PhD, of Kessler Foundation received the 2013 Clinical Biomechanics Award on September 7 at the 37th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics in Omaha, Nebraska.

24 Sep 2013

Researchers discover drug that halts growth of brain tumor cells

Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that weeks of treatment with a repurposed FDA-approved drug halted the growth of - and ultimately left no detectable trace of - brain tumor cells taken from adult human patients.

24 Sep 2013

Researchers reveals key role for stem cells that promote inflammation in atherosclerosis

University at Buffalo translational researchers are developing a richer understanding of atherosclerosis in humans, revealing a key role for stem cells that promote inflammation.

24 Sep 2013

Biosafe expands its stem cell banking business in India

Biosafe is pleased to announce that, in partnership with its Indian Distributor Span Healthcare Private Ltd., it has achieved major expansion of its stem cell banking business in India, winning major new customer deals consecutively.

23 Sep 2013

Lpath receives NIH SBIR grant to investigate effect of Lpathomab compound on diabetic neuropathy

Lpath, Inc., the industry leader in lipidomics-based therapeutics, announced receipt of a Notice of Grant Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This $145,000 Phase 1 SBIR grant will support the study of Lpath's therapeutic monoclonal antibody, Lpathomab™, in animal models of diabetic neuropathic pain and diabetic neuropathy.

23 Sep 2013

Biolife Solutions to distribute SAVSU's precision thermal packaging products

BioLife Solutions, Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary clinical grade hypothermic storage and cryopreservation freeze media products for cells and tissues, and contract aseptic media manufacturer, and SAVSU Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Barson Corporation, today jointly announced an agreement wherein BioLife will exclusively market and distribute SAVSU's proprietary precision thermal packaging products to the stem cells and regenerative medicine markets.

23 Sep 2013

International symposium to focus on celiac disease and gluten-related disorders

Preliminary results from a multinational project to study the impact of early childhood nutrition on celiac disease will be among the highlights of this month's 15th International Celiac Disease Symposium, hosted by the University of Chicago Medicine Celiac Disease Center.

23 Sep 2013

New regulatory mechanism could help develop novel therapies for cancer

Molecular microbiologists at the University of Southern California (USC) have uncovered intricate regulatory mechanisms within the cell that could lead to novel therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and other diseases.

23 Sep 2013

Scientists one step closer to developing universal flu vaccine

Scientists have moved closer to developing a universal flu vaccine after using the 2009 pandemic as a natural experiment to study why some people seem to resist severe illness.

23 Sep 2013

Researchers report encouraging results from T1DAL study on type 1 diabetes

Encouraging results from the T1DAL study (Targeting effector memory T cells with alefacept in new onset type 1 diabetes), led by Mark R. Rigby MD, PhD from Indiana University and Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis and sponsored by the Immune Tolerance Network (ITN) with additional support from JDRF, are published today in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

23 Sep 2013

New study on propofol drug may help develop effective anesthetics with fewer side effects

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Imperial College London have identified the site where the widely used anesthetic drug propofol binds to receptors in the brain to sedate patients during surgery.

23 Sep 2013

Cardinal Health grants funds to support Tissue Engineering Program at Nationwide Children's Hospital

Cardinal Health recently donated $1 million to Nationwide Children's Hospital to help advance the work and research of its Tissue Engineering Program.

23 Sep 2013

Sodium-potassium pump is pivotal to body's function

The story of the sodium-potassium pump has strong ties to Denmark. In 1997, the Danish scientist Jens Chr. Skou received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery, and over the years, research on the pump has remained a strong focus area at Aarhus University.

23 Sep 2013

Researchers develop new, improved technique for single-cell gene expression analysis

A team of researchers affiliated with Ludwig Cancer Research and the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report in the current issue of Nature Methods a dramatically improved technique for analyzing the genes expressed within a single cell -- a capability of relevance to everything from basic research to future cancer diagn

23 Sep 2013

UNC receives grants from FDA and NIH to establish Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received two separate grants from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health today as part of an on-going interagency partnership. UNC will house two of 14 Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science, which are receiving a total of up to $53 million for tobacco-related research in fiscal year 2013.

21 Sep 2013

Cell News and Research

Protecting stem cells around hippocampus in brain reduces rate of memory loss in cancer patients

Study: Ciclopirox drug completely eradicates infectious HIV from cell cultures

Kessler researcher receives Clinical Biomechanics Award from American Society of Biomechanics

Researchers discover drug that halts growth of brain tumor cells

Researchers reveals key role for stem cells that promote inflammation in atherosclerosis

Biosafe expands its stem cell banking business in India

Lpath receives NIH SBIR grant to investigate effect of Lpathomab compound on diabetic neuropathy

Biolife Solutions to distribute SAVSU's precision thermal packaging products

International symposium to focus on celiac disease and gluten-related disorders

New regulatory mechanism could help develop novel therapies for cancer

Scientists one step closer to developing universal flu vaccine

Researchers report encouraging results from T1DAL study on type 1 diabetes

New study on propofol drug may help develop effective anesthetics with fewer side effects

Cardinal Health grants funds to support Tissue Engineering Program at Nationwide Children's Hospital

Sodium-potassium pump is pivotal to body's function

Researchers develop new, improved technique for single-cell gene expression analysis

UNC receives grants from FDA and NIH to establish Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science

Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School to launch dual-degree program

Research on synapse stabilization aids understanding of autism, schizophrenia, intellectual disability

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