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Experts underscore need to tackle rising global problem of stem cell medical tourism

Stem cell medical tourism and unproven stem cell interventions are growing and concerning issues for patients afflicted with lung disease.

11 Aug 2016

Scientists activate neurons in the mouse brain by injecting virus containing light-sensitive proteins

Neurons that fire together really do wire together, says a new study in Science, suggesting that the three-pound computer in our heads may be more malleable than we think.

11 Aug 2016

MPFI researchers induce and visualize formation of new synapses in real time in live animals

The formation of excitatory and inhibitory synapses between neurons during early development gives rise to the neuronal networks that enable sensory and cognitive functions in humans.

11 Aug 2016

Scientists provide new insights into workings of cancer-linked potassium channel

Most cells in the body carry on their surface tiny pores through which potassium ions travel. In controlling the flow of these positively charged ions, the channel helps the cell maintain its electrical balance.

11 Aug 2016

Antioxidant compound could be effective to combat immune rejection after islet transplantation

A team of researchers has found that doses of bilirubin help provide suppression of the immune response following islet transplantation in mouse models.

11 Aug 2016

Researchers to investigate on engaging Chicago communities in air pollution monitoring

Chicago communities with poor air quality can soon be more involved in air pollution monitoring with help from Kansas State University.

11 Aug 2016

Gut microbiome can influence common dietary compound linked to heart disease

In the last five years, some scientists have cautioned against eating eggs and meat because these foods generate a common dietary compound, trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), that research has suggested plays a role in heart disease.

11 Aug 2016

Analysis of biopsies during early treatment predicts patient’s response to melanoma immunotherapy

Immune response measured in tumor biopsies during the course of early treatment predicts which melanoma patients will benefit from specific immune checkpoint blockade drugs, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report in the journal Cancer Discovery.

11 Aug 2016

Study sheds new light on how medical diagnostics can be enhanced by obtaining several opinions

Methods of collective intelligence can result in considerably more accurate medical diagnoses, but only under certain conditions.

11 Aug 2016

New drug provides considerable added benefit in treating adults with advanced renal cell cancer

Nivolumab has been approved since April 2016 as a checkpoint inhibitor for the treatment of adults with advanced renal cell cancer who have already undergone prior therapy.

11 Aug 2016

Commonly used anti-inflammatory drug shows potential to treat Alzheimer's disease

A research project has shown that an experimental model of Alzheimer's disease can be successfully treated with a commonly used anti-inflammatory drug.

11 Aug 2016

Study reveals people who fit better with culture have healthier eating habits

How to be a healthy eater depends on culture. A recent study shows that in the U.S. and Japan, people who fit better with their culture have healthier eating habits. The results appear in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

11 Aug 2016

Scientists clarify how tumour cells kill specific cells in vascular wall to establish metastases

Many cancers only become a mortal danger if they form metastases elsewhere in the body. Such secondary tumours are formed when individual cells break away from the main tumour and travel through the bloodstream to distant areas of the body.

11 Aug 2016

Pancreatic cancer cells find alternative source of nutrition to avoid starvation

Pancreatic cancer cells avert starvation in dense tumors by ordering nearby support cells to supply them with an alternative source of nutrition.

11 Aug 2016

Intervention Drug Rehab Association provides dual diagnosis programs to increase recovery rates

Addiction and mental illness are closely related. According to the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, nearly 8.4 million American adults have a mental illness as well as an addiction.

11 Aug 2016

New model of Williams syndrome may shed light on neurobiology of the human social brain

In a study spanning molecular genetics, stem cells and the sciences of both brain and behavior, researchers at University of California San Diego, with colleagues at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and elsewhere, have created a neurodevelopmental model of a rare genetic disorder that may provide new insights into the underlying neurobiology of the human social brain.

11 Aug 2016

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Experts underscore need to tackle rising global problem of stem cell medical tourism

Scientists activate neurons in the mouse brain by injecting virus containing light-sensitive proteins

MPFI researchers induce and visualize formation of new synapses in real time in live animals

Scientists provide new insights into workings of cancer-linked potassium channel

Antioxidant compound could be effective to combat immune rejection after islet transplantation

Researchers to investigate on engaging Chicago communities in air pollution monitoring

Gut microbiome can influence common dietary compound linked to heart disease

Analysis of biopsies during early treatment predicts patient’s response to melanoma immunotherapy

Study sheds new light on how medical diagnostics can be enhanced by obtaining several opinions

New drug provides considerable added benefit in treating adults with advanced renal cell cancer

Commonly used anti-inflammatory drug shows potential to treat Alzheimer's disease

Study reveals people who fit better with culture have healthier eating habits

Scientists clarify how tumour cells kill specific cells in vascular wall to establish metastases

Pancreatic cancer cells find alternative source of nutrition to avoid starvation

Intervention Drug Rehab Association provides dual diagnosis programs to increase recovery rates

New model of Williams syndrome may shed light on neurobiology of the human social brain

Mayo Clinic launches new blood test that measures plasma ceramides to predict risk for heart disease

Cutting off fuel to cancer cells may be potential therapeutic strategy for Kras-driven lung cancers

Thymectomy confers benefit to MG patients who do not have chest tumor, study shows

Research underscores importance of health behaviors and management in spinal cord injury patients

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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