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Ischemia-induced stem cells can be promising candidates for CNS injury therapeutics

Researchers have performed a careful comparison between locally generated, ischemia-induced, multipotent stem cells and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in an effort to determine which cell type has greater central nervous system repair capacity.

26 Oct 2018

Turning tumor-promoting fibroblasts against pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer has a grim prognosis. It is usually detected after the disease has spread, and chemotherapy tends to do little to slow the cancer's growth. Even with treatment, most patients live only about six months after they are diagnosed with the disease.

26 Oct 2018

Gut microbiota can contribute to type 2 diabetes

A study published in the journal Cell shows that the gut microbiota has the ability to affect how cells respond to insulin, and can thus contribute to type 2 diabetes. The findings demonstrate an hereto unknown pathological mechanism.

26 Oct 2018

Researchers study significance of water in a promising cancer biomarker

The UPV/EHU's Department of Physical Chemistry and the Biofísika Institute have conducted a multidisciplinary study of the Tn antigen that appears in 90% of cancers. Two variants that appear to be similar but which have very different shapes in water have been studied.

26 Oct 2018

UVA researchers devise new way to unravel complex mysteries of the microbiome

This much is clear: The tiny bacteria that live on and inside us are tremendously important for our health and well-being, affecting everything from our mood to the risk of autism.

26 Oct 2018

Raman microscopy can help detect cancer drug resistance

Biophysicists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have demonstrated that Raman microscopy can be used to detect the resistance of tumor cells to cancer drugs.

26 Oct 2018

New discovery may unlock development of next-generation sleeping pill

Insomnia is one of the major sleep problems with an estimated prevalence of 10% to 15% in the general population and 30% to 60% in the older population. Moreover, insomnia frequently co-occurs with a wide range of psychiatric disorders, including depression and anorexia.

26 Oct 2018

Study provides complete picture of genetic breast cancer susceptibility among pediatric cancer survivors

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researchers have evidence that common genetic variations can help to identify pediatric cancer survivors who are at increased risk for developing breast cancer while relatively young. The findings appear today in the journal Clinical Cancer Research.

26 Oct 2018

Researchers find unique patterns of neural communication in the brains of children with autism

Think of the brain as a complex transportation hub, a place where neural traffic heads off in any number of directions to make connections while processing something as simple as a mother's smile.

26 Oct 2018

New method to block immunosuppression in cancer discovered

Belgian research groups from the UCLouvain and WELBIO, VIB and Ghent University, and the biotechnology company argenx elucidated the three-dimensional structure of an assembly of proteins operating on cells that dampen immune responses

26 Oct 2018

Gene that makes some people susceptible to middle ear infections identified

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found multiple genetic variants within the FUT2 gene that makes some people especially susceptible to middle ear infections.

25 Oct 2018

Validation of non-invasive stent monitoring techniques

Researchers from the Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol, the Biomedical Research Networking Center on Cardiovascular Diseases, the University of Barcelona and the the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya have created a new field probe to detect in a non-invasive and non-ionizing way the presence of metallic stents as well as their potential structural failures through microwave spectrometry.

25 Oct 2018

Combination therapy enhances wound healing

By incorporating a gene-suppressing drug into an over-the-counter gel, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and their colleagues cut healing time by half and significantly improved healing outcomes compared to control treatments.

25 Oct 2018

EU-funded project addresses important bottleneck in the field of tissue engineering

There is a shortage of donor tissue for grafting procedures to replace damaged human tissue. Tissue engineering holds great promise for generating tissue, but clinical success has been limited because the resulting tissue fails to integrate in the patient’s body after transplantation.

25 Oct 2018

Researchers discover mechanisms that lead to osteoarthritis after knee joint injury

Knee joint injuries are typically related to sports, such as football, rugby or ice hockey, but people often do not know that such injuries may lead to joint inflammation and post-traumatic osteoarthritis.

25 Oct 2018

Identifying ways to improve existing guidelines for ethical human-animal chimera research

In Greek mythology, a chimera is a figure with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent. But the concept is not entirely imaginary.

25 Oct 2018

Influenza virus can evolve resistance to experimental antiviral drug

The influenza virus can evolve resistance to an anti-flu drug currently in development for use in pandemics but only if there are multiple genetic mutations, a study has found.

25 Oct 2018

New $3.3 million grant will fund human cell atlas of type 1 diabetes

The mechanism leading to development of type 1 diabetes remains a mystery, hampering the ability to find new ways to prevent, treat or even cure this condition.

25 Oct 2018

Study explores whether wearable patches could help patients to monitor blood pressure

Because only half of the people in the United States diagnosed with high blood pressure have their condition under control, an easy, cost-effective method to monitor blood pressure would be a significant advance to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke.

25 Oct 2018

New genetic pathways associated with severe lung disease identified in extremely premature infants

Scientists from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and colleagues identified promising new genetic pathways associated with severe lung disease in extremely premature infants, as well as pathways linked to faster recovery from lung disease in this population.

25 Oct 2018

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Ischemia-induced stem cells can be promising candidates for CNS injury therapeutics

Turning tumor-promoting fibroblasts against pancreatic cancer

Gut microbiota can contribute to type 2 diabetes

Researchers study significance of water in a promising cancer biomarker

UVA researchers devise new way to unravel complex mysteries of the microbiome

Raman microscopy can help detect cancer drug resistance

New discovery may unlock development of next-generation sleeping pill

Study provides complete picture of genetic breast cancer susceptibility among pediatric cancer survivors

Researchers find unique patterns of neural communication in the brains of children with autism

New method to block immunosuppression in cancer discovered

Gene that makes some people susceptible to middle ear infections identified

Validation of non-invasive stent monitoring techniques

Combination therapy enhances wound healing

EU-funded project addresses important bottleneck in the field of tissue engineering

Researchers discover mechanisms that lead to osteoarthritis after knee joint injury

Identifying ways to improve existing guidelines for ethical human-animal chimera research

Influenza virus can evolve resistance to experimental antiviral drug

New $3.3 million grant will fund human cell atlas of type 1 diabetes

Study explores whether wearable patches could help patients to monitor blood pressure

New genetic pathways associated with severe lung disease identified in extremely premature infants

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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