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Researchers develop promising blood substitute for transfusions

Blood transfusions can save the lives of patients who have suffered major blood loss, but hospitals don't always have enough or the right type on hand. In search of a solution, researchers have developed a promising substitute using blood's oxygen-carrying component, hemoglobin.

19 Apr 2017

Strawberry extract can inhibit spread of breast cancer cells, mice study shows

A study by European and Latin American researchers has shown that strawberry extract can inhibit the spread of laboratory-grown breast cancer cells, even when they are inoculated in female mice to induce tumours.

19 Apr 2017

Cytokine plays critical role in driving immune cells to promote or suppress inflammatory bowel disease

A certain cytokine, or small protein that helps cells communicate during immune responses, can control whether immune cells promote or suppress inflammatory bowel disease, a finding that could lead to new treatments, according to a study led by Georgia State University.

18 Apr 2017

Researchers correct Duchenne muscular dystrophy using gene-editing alternative

Using the new gene-editing enzyme CRISPR-Cpf1, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have successfully corrected Duchenne muscular dystrophy in human cells and mice in the lab.

13 Apr 2017

Study shows um-PEA as safe and efficacious adjuvant treatment for advanced PD patients

Parkinson disease (PD) is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system.

12 Apr 2017

Researchers uncover mechanism that leads to disorders in pancreatic development, infant diabetes

Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, have uncovered a mechanism through which a mutation in the STAT3 gene leads to a disorder in the development of the pancreas and to infant diabetes.

11 Apr 2017

New nanowire technology may serve as platform to screen drugs for neurological diseases

A team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed nanowires that can record the electrical activity of neurons in fine detail.

11 Apr 2017

Scientists develop lab-scale laser device for treatments based on optical hyperthermia applications

Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, in collaboration with Universitat Politécnica de Valencia and CIBER's Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, have designed a laser device specifically designed for optical hyperthermia applications.

7 Apr 2017

Salk scientists discover chemical cocktail that enables stem cells to generate tissues

When scientists talk about laboratory stem cells being totipotent or pluripotent, they mean that the cells have the potential, like an embryo, to develop into any type of tissue in the body.

6 Apr 2017

Scientists develop new understanding of how first blood cells form during human development

Scientists at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new understanding of how the first blood cells form during human development as they transition from endothelial cells to form blood cells of different types.

6 Apr 2017

OSU scientists find way to fight solid tumors using new cancer-drug delivery system

A new cancer-drug delivery system shows the ability to exploit the oxygen-poor areas of solid tumors that make the growths resistant to standard chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

4 Apr 2017

Experts report serious limitations to technology for screening embryos

The healthy development of an embryo created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) depends on whether most, if not all, of the cells have the proper number of chromosomes.

31 Mar 2017

Could light from LED screens cause irreversible eye damage?

The study carried out by the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain) –UCM – is the first to evaluate retinal damage using tablets with LED screens available in the market with living animals.

30 Mar 2017

Researchers propose novel theory of how some cancers circumvent killing power of targeted therapies

Nearly 50 years into the "war" on cancer, doctors possess weapons that once would have seemed magical in their tumor-killing specificity.

29 Mar 2017

New method for diagnosing flu virus from breath samples could provide faster results

A method for diagnosing flu virus from breath samples could soon replace invasive nasal swabs and deliver better results faster.

29 Mar 2017

Northwestern scientists develop miniature personalized female reproductive system for testing drugs

Northwestern Medicine has developed a miniature female reproductive tract that fits in the palm of your hand and could eventually change the future of research and treatment of diseases in women’s reproductive organs.

29 Mar 2017

Study identifies protein as potential therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer

A protein known as arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) may be a potential therapeutic target for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the most common type of pancreatic cancer, and one of the most deadliest with a less than 10 percent, five-year survival rate.

28 Mar 2017

Scientists develop humanized mouse model for analyzing functions of NK cells in vivo

Researchers affiliated with the Kawasaki INnovation Gateway at SKYFRONT, have successfully developed a humanized mouse model showing that so-called NK cells that directly attacking tumors, can survive and maintain function in vivo.

28 Mar 2017

Research findings offer potential explanation for opioid-induced itching

Opioids have long been an important tool in the world of pain management, but the side effects of these drugs - from addiction and respiratory failure to severe itching and dizziness, can be overwhelming.

27 Mar 2017

Scientists crack crystal structure of entire ZIKV NS5 protein

Zika virus (ZIKV), which causes Zika virus disease, is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus mosquito. An infected pregnant woman can pass ZIKV to her fetus during pregnancy or around the time of birth. Sex is yet another way for infected persons to transmit ZIKV to others.

27 Mar 2017

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Researchers develop promising blood substitute for transfusions

Strawberry extract can inhibit spread of breast cancer cells, mice study shows

Cytokine plays critical role in driving immune cells to promote or suppress inflammatory bowel disease

Researchers correct Duchenne muscular dystrophy using gene-editing alternative

Study shows um-PEA as safe and efficacious adjuvant treatment for advanced PD patients

Researchers uncover mechanism that leads to disorders in pancreatic development, infant diabetes

New nanowire technology may serve as platform to screen drugs for neurological diseases

Scientists develop lab-scale laser device for treatments based on optical hyperthermia applications

Salk scientists discover chemical cocktail that enables stem cells to generate tissues

Scientists develop new understanding of how first blood cells form during human development

OSU scientists find way to fight solid tumors using new cancer-drug delivery system

Experts report serious limitations to technology for screening embryos

Could light from LED screens cause irreversible eye damage?

Researchers propose novel theory of how some cancers circumvent killing power of targeted therapies

New method for diagnosing flu virus from breath samples could provide faster results

Northwestern scientists develop miniature personalized female reproductive system for testing drugs

Study identifies protein as potential therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer

Scientists develop humanized mouse model for analyzing functions of NK cells in vivo

Research findings offer potential explanation for opioid-induced itching

Scientists crack crystal structure of entire ZIKV NS5 protein

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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