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AIM suppression could help prevent obesity-associated diseases

Obesity is linked to the widespread epidemics of diabetes and heart disease that plague society, but a lesser-known fact is that the weight can also lead to autoimmune disease.

5 Apr 2013

BioInvent International presents clinical results of BI-505 at myeloma workshop in Kyoto

BioInvent International AB announce that the previously communicated positive results from a phase I trial of BI-505 is presented today at The International Myeloma Workshop in Kyoto, Japan.

4 Apr 2013

UC San Francisco researchers outline cell-based therapeutics as a "third pillar” of medicine

Treating patients with cells may one day become as common as it is now to treat the sick with drugs made from engineered proteins, antibodies or smaller chemicals, according to UC San Francisco researchers.

4 Apr 2013

Research: Specific gene action during exposure to adolescent trauma is critical for development of PTSD

Research led by Ya-Ping Tang, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has found that the action of a specific gene occurring during exposure to adolescent trauma is critical for the development of adult-onset Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD.)

4 Apr 2013

Scientists develop a new way to generate induced pluripotent stem cell lines from human fibroblasts

A team of New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute scientists led by David Kahler, PhD, NYSCF Director of Laboratory Automation, have developed a new way to generate induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell lines from human fibroblasts, acquired from both healthy and diseased donors.

4 Apr 2013

TSRI scientists identify new drugs for human prion disease

Human diseases caused by misfolded proteins known as prions are some of most rare yet terrifying on the planet—incurable with disturbing symptoms that include dementia, personality shifts, hallucinations and coordination problems.

4 Apr 2013

Overexpression of miR-155 promotes growth of blood vessels in tumors and metastasis

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have determined that the overexpression of microRNA-155 (miR-155), a short, single strand of ribonucleic acid encoded by the miR-155 host gene, promotes the growth of blood vessels in tumors, tumor inflammation, and metastasis.

4 Apr 2013

Scientists develop new cancer immunotherapy treatment for children with high-risk solid tumors

Recently, research using adoptive T-cell immunotherapy in blood cancers have shown success, most notably in the case of a seven-year-old girl whose leukemia went into remission using altered T-cells and a disabled HIV virus.

4 Apr 2013

Integrated advanced cardiovascular imaging modalities can change cardiac care

Focusing on problem solving clinical approach, places the emphasis firmly on identifying the best test to answer each specific question in the most efficient way.

4 Apr 2013

Schizophrenia patients experiencing relapse are more likely to develop UTIs

Schizophrenia patients experiencing relapse are 29 times more likely than healthy individuals to have a urinary tract infection, researchers report.

4 Apr 2013

Researchers identify vulnerability of lung-cancer cells that can be exploited for new therapies

Physician-researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a vulnerability of certain lung-cancer cells - a specific genetic weakness that can be exploited for new therapies.

4 Apr 2013

RayBiotech's array system identifies key factors involved in dissemination of leprosy infection

RayBiotech, Inc. announced today that the application of its Mouse Cytokine Antibody Array has enabled the identification of key factors involved in the dissemination of leprosy infection in humans.

4 Apr 2013

Lund University researchers examine why people suffer vision loss in eye diseases

Using new technology and new approaches, researchers at Lund University in Sweden hope to be able to explain why people suffer vision loss in eye diseases such as retinal detachment and glaucoma.

4 Apr 2013

TGen to present scientific benefits of whole genome sequencing at myeloma workshop

The scientific benefits of whole genome sequencing at the Translational Genomics Research Institute will be presented at the 14th International Myeloma Workshop, April 3-7 at the Kyoto International Conference Center.

4 Apr 2013

Study shows relationship between cocaine-induced brain deficits in prefrontal cortex and cocaine-seeking

Could drug addiction treatment of the future be as simple as an on/off switch in the brain? A study in rats has found that stimulating a key part of the brain reduces compulsive cocaine-seeking and suggests the possibility of changing addictive behavior generally.

4 Apr 2013

New form of radiation cancer therapy with no harmful side-effects

Cancer painfully ends more than 500,000 lives in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The scientific crusade against cancer recently achieved a victory under the leadership of University of Missouri Curators' Professor M. Frederick Hawthorne.

4 Apr 2013

Epileptic seizures can propagate via anatomically connected networks in brain

The seizures that affect people with temporal-lobe epilepsy usually start in a region of the brain called the hippocampus.

4 Apr 2013

Polymer scaffolds can advance the development of cancer therapeutics

Porous polymer scaffolds fabricated to support the growth of biological tissue for implantation may hold the potential to greatly accelerate the development of cancer therapeutics.

3 Apr 2013

Researchers diagnose genetic disease in embryonic DNA without biopsy

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) technologies allow identification of genetic disorders in human preimplantation embryos after in vitro fertilization (IVF) and before the embryo is transferred back to the patient.

3 Apr 2013

Study suggests drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration

A new study raises the intriguing possibility that drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration, a blinding eye disease. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss in Americans over 50, shares a common link with atherosclerosis.

3 Apr 2013

Cell News and Research

AIM suppression could help prevent obesity-associated diseases

BioInvent International presents clinical results of BI-505 at myeloma workshop in Kyoto

UC San Francisco researchers outline cell-based therapeutics as a "third pillar” of medicine

Research: Specific gene action during exposure to adolescent trauma is critical for development of PTSD

Scientists develop a new way to generate induced pluripotent stem cell lines from human fibroblasts

TSRI scientists identify new drugs for human prion disease

Overexpression of miR-155 promotes growth of blood vessels in tumors and metastasis

Scientists develop new cancer immunotherapy treatment for children with high-risk solid tumors

Integrated advanced cardiovascular imaging modalities can change cardiac care

Schizophrenia patients experiencing relapse are more likely to develop UTIs

Researchers identify vulnerability of lung-cancer cells that can be exploited for new therapies

RayBiotech's array system identifies key factors involved in dissemination of leprosy infection

Lund University researchers examine why people suffer vision loss in eye diseases

TGen to present scientific benefits of whole genome sequencing at myeloma workshop

Study shows relationship between cocaine-induced brain deficits in prefrontal cortex and cocaine-seeking

New form of radiation cancer therapy with no harmful side-effects

Epileptic seizures can propagate via anatomically connected networks in brain

Polymer scaffolds can advance the development of cancer therapeutics

Researchers diagnose genetic disease in embryonic DNA without biopsy

Study suggests drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration

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