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Study points toward new strategies for managing organ transplantation

The human intestine may provide up to 10 percent of blood cells in circulation from its own reservoir of blood-forming stem cells, a surprising new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found.

30 Nov 2018

UA researchers discover promising lead in genetic approach to treating deadly brain cancer

Glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer that has grabbed headlines for claiming the lives of Sens. Edward Kennedy and John McCain, could be "tricked" into sparing more of its victims.

30 Nov 2018

Liver immune cells contain inert HIV and are unlikely to reproduce infection, study reveals

In a proof-of-principle study, researchers at Johns Hopkins revealed that certain immune system cells found in the human liver, called liver macrophages, contain only inert HIV and aren't likely to reproduce infection on their own in HIV-infected people on long-term antiretroviral therapy.

30 Nov 2018

New project launched to map out lung cancer immunology

A 'rule book' to guide precision combination immunotherapies and to speed up the development of new lung cancer treatments will be created as part of a collaboration between Cancer Research UK, the Francis Crick Institute and Bristol-Myers Squibb, announced today (Friday).

29 Nov 2018

Curry spice may improve exercise intolerance related to heart failure

New research suggests that curcumin, a main ingredient in curry, may improve exercise intolerance related to heart failure. The study is published ahead of print in the Journal of Applied Physiology.

29 Nov 2018

Weight cycling could increase a person's risk of death, study shows

Weight cycling is associated with a higher risk of death, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

29 Nov 2018

Researchers find how skin cancer cells avoid attack by the immune system

Researchers at the Mainz University Medical Center discovered a new signal pathway employed by skin cancer cells to avoid attack by the immune system. In an animal model and through analysis of human tissue samples, Dr. Toszka Bohn, Dr. Steffen Rapp and Professor Tobias Bopp were able to demonstrate the significant role played by a specific protein called ICER.

29 Nov 2018

Researchers discover pathway for enhancing the self-repair efforts of injured kidneys

A team of researchers led by Jonathan Stamler, MD, of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, has discovered a pathway for enhancing the self-repair efforts of injured kidneys.

29 Nov 2018

DNA mutations in healthy and leukemic blood stem cells do not differ, shows research

Researchers from the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology have shown that the number of mutations in healthy and leukemic blood stem cells does not differ.

29 Nov 2018

Platelets grown from stem cells could reduce the reliance on donated platelets

Researchers have developed a way to grow human platelets in the laboratory from stem cells derived from fat tissue. The achievement, reported today in the journal Blood, suggests manufactured platelets could eventually reduce the reliance on donated platelets to help patients with cancer and other disorders.

29 Nov 2018

New findings provide clues about neural circuitries that facilitate or undermine adaptation

Neighborhood violence has been associated with adverse health effects on youth, including sleep loss, asthma and metabolic syndrome. Yet some youth living in high-crime neighborhoods manage to avoid these effects.

29 Nov 2018

Super bugs “supercharging” on the International Space Station

Researchers and microbiologists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA, had found that there were five different types of Enterobacter present in the toilets and exercise areas on the ISS.

29 Nov 2018

Study: Thalamus is not a critical part of the brain pathway involved in maintaining consciousness

With a finding that will "rewrite neuroanatomy textbooks," University of Iowa neurologist Aaron Boes, MD, PhD, and his colleagues show that the thalamus is not a critical part of the brain pathway involved in keeping humans awake and conscious.

29 Nov 2018

Climate change risks are on the rise globally warn researchers

Researchers have warned that if the present rates of climate change and global warming continue, none would be spared. Governments need to sit up and take action, they add. This increase in risks is true for almost all countries around the world.

29 Nov 2018

Restricting cancer metabolism could make oncolytic viruses more effective at attacking tumors

Restricting the ability of cancer cells to metabolise sugar could make oncolytic viruses more effective at attacking them, suggests a study published today in the journal Cancer Research.

29 Nov 2018

Researchers identify first genetic risk variants for ADHD

A major international collaboration headed by researchers from the Danish iPSYCH project, the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, SUNY Upstate Medical University, and the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium has for the first time identified genetic variants which increase the risk of ADHD.

28 Nov 2018

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Study points toward new strategies for managing organ transplantation

UA researchers discover promising lead in genetic approach to treating deadly brain cancer

Liver immune cells contain inert HIV and are unlikely to reproduce infection, study reveals

New project launched to map out lung cancer immunology

Curry spice may improve exercise intolerance related to heart failure

Weight cycling could increase a person's risk of death, study shows

Researchers find how skin cancer cells avoid attack by the immune system

Researchers discover pathway for enhancing the self-repair efforts of injured kidneys

DNA mutations in healthy and leukemic blood stem cells do not differ, shows research

Platelets grown from stem cells could reduce the reliance on donated platelets

New findings provide clues about neural circuitries that facilitate or undermine adaptation

Super bugs “supercharging” on the International Space Station

Study: Thalamus is not a critical part of the brain pathway involved in maintaining consciousness

Climate change risks are on the rise globally warn researchers

Restricting cancer metabolism could make oncolytic viruses more effective at attacking tumors

Researchers identify first genetic risk variants for ADHD

New method could improve outcome of leukemia patients receiving stem-cell transplants

Researchers design starch and graphene hydrogel geared towards electrodes for brain implants

Study reveals why women have poorer health than men in older age

Antibiotics can effectively target and eliminate senescent cells

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