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Space radiation causes long-term health consequences for astronauts

While people protect their eyes from the sun's radiation during a solar eclipse, NASA's Human Research Program is working to protect the whole human body from radiation in space. Space radiation is dangerous and one of the primary health risks for astronauts.

21 Sep 2017

Study identifies slowly proliferating and highly invasive melanoma cells

A study conducted at The Wistar Institute has led to the identification of a slowly proliferating and highly invasive melanoma cell subpopulation, characterized by production of a protein associated with invasive behavior. The research was published in the journal Oncogene.

21 Sep 2017

JAX professor receives $5.4 million grant to study 'cognitive resilience' to Alzheimer's disease

A new five-year grant totaling $5,382,423 to Jackson Laboratory Assistant Professor Catherine Kaczorowski will fund research to explore why some people with a family history of Alzheimer's disease, and even brain changes associated with the disease, nevertheless manage to maintain their cognitive capabilities.

21 Sep 2017

Communication breakdowns between care facilities can pave way for drug-resistant infection

Communication breakdowns between care facilities can pave the way for outbreaks of infection, according to research on the spread of an extensively drug-resistant bacterium.

21 Sep 2017

UTMB scientists gain new insights into factors that lead to preterm birth

A group of scientists led by Ramkumar Menon at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has gained new insights into what factors lead to preterm birth. This study is currently available in The American Journal of Pathology.

21 Sep 2017

Regeneration ability may lie with the body's innate immune system, study shows

The answer to regenerative medicine's most compelling question -- why some organisms can regenerate major body parts such as hearts and limbs while others, such as humans, cannot -- may lie with the body's innate immune system, according to a new study of heart regeneration in the axolotl, or Mexican salamander, an organism that takes the prize as nature's champion of regeneration.

21 Sep 2017

Researchers propose new treatment strategy for colon cancer patients

Colorectal cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. In a new study, researchers demonstrate for the first time that a previously uncharacterized protein is increased in colon cancer. The protein is immunoglobulin containing proline rich receptor-1 (IGPR-1) which was recently identified in the same laboratory as a cell adhesion molecule.

20 Sep 2017

Encapsulating stem cells in nanogel could help repair damage to the heart

Heart disease and heart-related illnesses are a leading cause of death around the world, but treatment options are limited. Now, one group reports in ACS Nano that encapsulating stem cells in a nanogel could help repair damage to the heart.

20 Sep 2017

New solutions for autonomous LC-MS sample preparation introduced by Tecan

Tecan has unveiled its latest innovation, the automated RESOLVEX™ A200 positive pressure workstation for LC-MS sample prep.

20 Sep 2017

Researchers find significant link between foot pain and knee or hip pain

A study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery and Harvard Medical School suggests new guidelines may be in order for evaluating and treating lower extremity pain. Investigators set out to determine if there was a relation between foot pain and lower extremity joint pain, and they found a significant association between foot pain and knee or hip pain.

20 Sep 2017

Eczema patients’ lack of disease knowledge could lead to misinformed treatment choices

To mark National Eczema Week, Gladskin is releasing a new survey showing that two-thirds of UK eczema patients don’t know bacteria play a role in their condition, whereas studies show the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is present on the skin of over 70% of patients and is associated with the severity and flares of eczema.

20 Sep 2017

Discovery reveals new role for endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation

The discovery of a puddle of mouse urine seems like a strange scientific "eureka" moment. However, for one team of researchers, that's exactly what led to a new discovery.

20 Sep 2017

Researchers identify role of tumor-infiltrating B-cells in melanoma progression, resistance to therapy

In a multi-institutional collaborative study, scientists at The Wistar Institute and the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, have identified the role of tumor-infiltrating or tumor-associated B-cells ("TABs") in melanoma progression and resistance to targeted therapy.

20 Sep 2017

PET imaging helps scientists to study progression of Zika virus infection in mice

For the first time, scientists have used Positron Emission Tomography imaging to study brain inflammation following Zika virus infection in mice, according to a study recently published online in the journal Molecular Imaging and Biology.

19 Sep 2017

UTSW receives $34 million CPRIT award for cancer research and faculty recruitment

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas has awarded UT Southwestern researchers more than $34 million for cancer research and faculty recruitment, including support for programs in pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, and melanoma.

19 Sep 2017

Leading researchers join forces to create a “standard model” of the brain

Leading neuroscientists are teaming up to study the brain in a way that is modelled on physics projects, where researchers look for new particles.

19 Sep 2017

Analytical Science in Precision Medicine

Pittcon is an analytical conference, so naturally my talk will be about analytical chemistry and how analytical chemistry will become increasingly important in delivering healthcare solutions, not only for rich people, but also, hopefully, for poor people across the world.

From Pittcon 19 Sep 2017

Study reveals how cells from patients with developmental disease differ from healthy cells

By reprogramming skin cells into nerve cells, researchers at Karolinska Institutet are creating cell models of the human brain. In a new study published in Molecular Psychiatry the researchers describe how cells from patients with the severe developmental disease lissencephaly differ from healthy cells.

19 Sep 2017

Gene therapy could be novel approach to treat alcoholism, research suggests

Researchers used gene transfer to block the expression of one of the two main enzymes that break down alcohol in the liver, leading to the accumulation in liver cells of acetaldehyde, a metabolic byproduct of ethanol.

19 Sep 2017

Houston Methodist researchers find pathway for treating diseases caused by flesh-eating bacteria

Researchers at Houston Methodist have solved a 100-year-old mystery, providing them a possible key to unlock a pathway for treating diseases caused by flesh-eating bacteria. This is timely news, given the current dangers lurking in the debris and destruction left behind by Hurricane Harvey's floodwaters that destroyed tens of thousands of homes in Texas.

19 Sep 2017

Laboratory News and Research

Space radiation causes long-term health consequences for astronauts

Study identifies slowly proliferating and highly invasive melanoma cells

JAX professor receives $5.4 million grant to study 'cognitive resilience' to Alzheimer's disease

Communication breakdowns between care facilities can pave way for drug-resistant infection

UTMB scientists gain new insights into factors that lead to preterm birth

Regeneration ability may lie with the body's innate immune system, study shows

Researchers propose new treatment strategy for colon cancer patients

Encapsulating stem cells in nanogel could help repair damage to the heart

New solutions for autonomous LC-MS sample preparation introduced by Tecan

Researchers find significant link between foot pain and knee or hip pain

Eczema patients’ lack of disease knowledge could lead to misinformed treatment choices

Discovery reveals new role for endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation

Researchers identify role of tumor-infiltrating B-cells in melanoma progression, resistance to therapy

PET imaging helps scientists to study progression of Zika virus infection in mice

UTSW receives $34 million CPRIT award for cancer research and faculty recruitment

Leading researchers join forces to create a “standard model” of the brain

Analytical Science in Precision Medicine

Study reveals how cells from patients with developmental disease differ from healthy cells

Gene therapy could be novel approach to treat alcoholism, research suggests

Houston Methodist researchers find pathway for treating diseases caused by flesh-eating bacteria

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