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Genetically modified chickens could soon lay eggs containing certain medications

In breakthrough research, a team of scientists from University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute, have genetically modified chicken to lay eggs that contain medications for arthritis and some cancers.

28 Jan 2019

GW researchers engineer nanoimmunotherapy to treat cancer

A team from the George Washington University Cancer Center has engineered a nanoimmunotherapy that combines the advantages of nanotechnology and immunotherapy to treat cancer.

28 Jan 2019

Discovery reveals how to 'slim down' fat-carrying particles to reduce spread of 'bad' cholesterol

The enzyme that 'loads up' fat-carrying particles in the liver before they are transported around the body has been identified for the first time by scientists at the University of Warwick.

28 Jan 2019

Stress and paradoxical sleep associated with pathways of brain cell death and survival

The first and most distinct consequence of daily mild stress is an increase in rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep, a new study in the journal PNAS reports. The research also demonstrated that this increase is associated with genes involved in cell death and survival.

28 Jan 2019

Mechanism of inflammation initiation through NLRP3 inflammasome activation revealed

Inflammation is the response of our immune system to infection and harmful environmental effects. On one hand, it is beneficial as it defends our body against microbes. On the other hand, excessive inflammation leads to serious diseases.

28 Jan 2019

Researchers discover immune regulator that appears to dictate glioblastoma

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered an immune regulator that appears to dictate glioblastoma progression by shutting down immune surveillance, indicating a potential new area of therapeutic investigation.

28 Jan 2019

Researchers develop new tool that images blood flow through tiny capillaries

More than 40 billion capillaries -- tiny, hair-like blood vessels -- are tasked with carrying oxygen and nutrients to the far reaches of the human body.

28 Jan 2019

Examining components of theory of mind may help better understand autism

Theory of mind is complex and involves multiple neural processes. A team of researchers has now developed a new test to examine these components and has found that people with autism--a group known to have trouble understanding the thoughts, plans, and point of view of others--have disproportionate difficulties in one particular process.

28 Jan 2019

'Antibiotic-Resistant Genes' found in one of the last pristine places on earth

Antibiotic-Resistant Genes that were first detected in urban India have been found 8,000 miles away in one of the last 'pristine' places on earth, a new study has shown.

28 Jan 2019

Targeting Sirt-1 enzyme shows promise in controlling graft-vs-host disease

Bone marrow transplant offers patients with leukemia and lymphoma a potentially curative treatment. Bone marrow from the donor contains healthy immune cells, whose mission is to protect the body from invaders.

28 Jan 2019

Injection of genetically modified virus effectively treats metastatic melanoma patients

Injection of a genetically modified virus that induces the body's own immune cells to attack metastatic melanoma effectively treated almost 40 percent of patients with tumors that could not be surgically removed, according to researchers from three prominent cancer centers in a study published as an "article in press" on the Journal of the American College of Surgeons website in advance of print publication.

28 Jan 2019

Study: Prolonged presence of precursor cells in thymus may give rise to leukemia

Acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia is a rare type of blood cancer that affects mostly children. This blood cancer appears from the precursor cells that produce T lymphocytes.

28 Jan 2019

Low doses of anti-HIV drug appear to reduce tau protein in neurons of Alzheimer’s patients

The accumulation of amyloid beta plaques and tangles of a protein called tau in the brain are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease.

27 Jan 2019

Study finds that spatial architecture largely dictates connectivity within the brain

A University of California, Irvine-led study reveals that connectivity within the brain appears to be largely dictated by spatial architecture rather than cell type-specific cues. The study was published this month in Cell Reports.

27 Jan 2019

Association between tobacco use and paranoia is largely due to shared genetic influences

Paranoia is associated with regular tobacco smoking in adolescents after accounting for other factors like cannabis use, sleep disturbances and stressful life events, reports a study recently published to the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

25 Jan 2019

Scientists pinpoint mechanism that leads to steroid diabetes

Patients undergoing long-term treatment with steroids may suffer from metabolic side effects. Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, partners in the German Center for Diabetes Research, have now pinpointed a mechanism that leads to so-called steroid diabetes

25 Jan 2019

New study uncovers key protein in the production of insulin

The crucial hormone insulin needs help acquiring the right structure. A protein that assists in the process of insulin folding has just been discovered in a new study conducted by researchers at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

25 Jan 2019

NIH researchers discover that anti-flu antibodies can inhibit two different viral proteins

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have discovered that antibodies that may form the basis of a universal flu vaccine inhibit a second viral protein in addition to the one that they bind.

25 Jan 2019

Researchers discover new details of brain pathway related to impulsive behaviors

Researchers from Singapore and South Korea have uncovered new details of a brain pathway that can cause impulsive behaviors.

25 Jan 2019

Gero to present latest results of aging studies at Longevity Therapeutics Conference

Gero is a data-driven longevity company developing innovative therapies that will strongly extend the healthy period of life also known as healthspan. Latest results of Gero aging studies will be presented at Longevity Therapeutics Conference in San Francisco, January 29-31, 2019.

25 Jan 2019

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Genetically modified chickens could soon lay eggs containing certain medications

GW researchers engineer nanoimmunotherapy to treat cancer

Discovery reveals how to 'slim down' fat-carrying particles to reduce spread of 'bad' cholesterol

Stress and paradoxical sleep associated with pathways of brain cell death and survival

Mechanism of inflammation initiation through NLRP3 inflammasome activation revealed

Researchers discover immune regulator that appears to dictate glioblastoma

Researchers develop new tool that images blood flow through tiny capillaries

Examining components of theory of mind may help better understand autism

'Antibiotic-Resistant Genes' found in one of the last pristine places on earth

Targeting Sirt-1 enzyme shows promise in controlling graft-vs-host disease

Injection of genetically modified virus effectively treats metastatic melanoma patients

Study: Prolonged presence of precursor cells in thymus may give rise to leukemia

Low doses of anti-HIV drug appear to reduce tau protein in neurons of Alzheimer’s patients

Study finds that spatial architecture largely dictates connectivity within the brain

Association between tobacco use and paranoia is largely due to shared genetic influences

Scientists pinpoint mechanism that leads to steroid diabetes

New study uncovers key protein in the production of insulin

NIH researchers discover that anti-flu antibodies can inhibit two different viral proteins

Researchers discover new details of brain pathway related to impulsive behaviors

Gero to present latest results of aging studies at Longevity Therapeutics Conference

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Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

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