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New absorption technique helps improve quality of life for people with allergic asthma

Allergies are the commonest cause of asthma. The immune system over-reacts to harmless substances such as birch or grass pollen, for example, forming immunoglobulin E antibodies (IgE).

3 Mar 2017

Scientists propose rejuvenating bone marrow stem cell niche to boost immunity, fend off cancers

As people get older so do the hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) that form their blood, creating an increased risk for compromised immunity and certain blood cancers. Now researchers are reporting in the scientific journal that the bone marrow niche where HSC's form also ages, contributing to the problem.

3 Mar 2017

Research provides insights on antibody-mediated rejection in kidney transplant patients

New research provides insights on transplant recipients' antibody responses against donor kidneys and how the timing of those responses can have important implications. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

3 Mar 2017

Specialized nerve cells play key role in controlling information flow in the brain, study finds

Specialized nerve cells, known as somatostatin-expressing (Sst) interneurons, in the outer part of the mammalian brain (or cerebral cortex) — play a key role in controlling how information flows in the brain when it is awake and alert.

3 Mar 2017

MSU researcher to study effect of hormones on ovulation and reproduction in cows

A Michigan State University researcher has received a $1.65 million grant that looks to bring a better understanding about fertility treatments in women by studying the effect of hormones on ovulation and reproduction in cows.

2 Mar 2017

Researchers discover groundbreaking process to rewarm large-scale preserved tissues

A research team, led by the University of Minnesota, has discovered a groundbreaking process to successfully rewarm large-scale animal heart valves and blood vessels preserved at very low temperatures.

2 Mar 2017

Scientists reveal new ‘threshold theory’ of how Parkinson's disease spreads

The toxic protein behind Parkinson's disease may not spread like an infection from nerve cell to nerve, according to a new theory by Technion and Harvard University scientists.

2 Mar 2017

Sex differences in microglia activity affect pain treatment, study finds

A female brain's resident immune cells are more active in regions involved in pain processing relative to males, according to a recent study by Georgia State University researchers.

2 Mar 2017

Neuroprotective compound could save brain cells during stroke, rat study shows

Researchers from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have shown that a neuroprotective compound tested in rats provides two-pronged protection for brain cells during stroke and improves physical and cognitive outcomes in the treated animals.

2 Mar 2017

Metabolic vulnerability in triple-negative breast cancer cells may help quell chemotherapy resistance

A team of researchers led by Alex Toker of the Ludwig Center at Harvard has discovered a metabolic weakness in triple-negative breast cancer cells that may be exploited to quell their resistance to chemotherapy.

2 Mar 2017

Researchers discover CTE in deceased patient's brain with no known history of head trauma

Researchers at Toronto Western Hospital's Canadian Concussion Centre have discovered the presence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the brain of a deceased patient with no known history of traumatic brain injury or concussion, the first known case of its kind.

2 Mar 2017

City of Hope researchers find how HER2-positive breast cancer patients develop brain metastases

Ninety percent of cancer deaths are from cancer spread. Breast cancer patients, for example, typically do not die because cancer returns in their breast, they die because it spreads to other parts of their body. The most dangerous of which is the brain.

2 Mar 2017

Researcher examines scarring process in hope of preventing chronic lung transplant rejection

For patients affected by lung diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis and others, cures for their diseases are incredibly rare, if not nonexistent.

2 Mar 2017

Innovative gene therapy allows complete remission of clinical signs of sickle cell disease

A team led by Pr. Marina Cavazzana conducted at Necker Children's Hospital, AP-HP and the Imagine Institute in October 2014 gene therapy in the context of a phase I clinical trial / II in a patient 13 years with severe sickle cell disease.

2 Mar 2017

Study provides insights into how cancer cells can evade FGFR inhibitors

A new study by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute has identified a mechanism by which cancer cells develop resistance to a class of drugs called fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitors.

2 Mar 2017

BUSM researchers participate in five-year program to develop biomarkers for small vessel disease

To better predict, study and diagnose small vessel disease in the brain and its role in vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID), Boston University School of Medicine has been selected to participate in MarkVCID, a consortium designed to accelerate the development of new and existing biomarkers for small vessel VCID.

2 Mar 2017

Medical Science News

New absorption technique helps improve quality of life for people with allergic asthma

Scientists propose rejuvenating bone marrow stem cell niche to boost immunity, fend off cancers

Research provides insights on antibody-mediated rejection in kidney transplant patients

Specialized nerve cells play key role in controlling information flow in the brain, study finds

MSU researcher to study effect of hormones on ovulation and reproduction in cows

Researchers discover groundbreaking process to rewarm large-scale preserved tissues

Scientists reveal new ‘threshold theory’ of how Parkinson's disease spreads

Sex differences in microglia activity affect pain treatment, study finds

Neuroprotective compound could save brain cells during stroke, rat study shows

Metabolic vulnerability in triple-negative breast cancer cells may help quell chemotherapy resistance

Researchers discover CTE in deceased patient's brain with no known history of head trauma

City of Hope researchers find how HER2-positive breast cancer patients develop brain metastases

Researcher examines scarring process in hope of preventing chronic lung transplant rejection

Innovative gene therapy allows complete remission of clinical signs of sickle cell disease

Study provides insights into how cancer cells can evade FGFR inhibitors

BUSM researchers participate in five-year program to develop biomarkers for small vessel disease

Red hair-related gene variant may contribute to link between melanoma and Parkinson's disease

Researchers uncover mechanism that contributes to joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Scientists track 'guardian immune cells' to uncover mechanics underlying inflammation and obesity

Scientists use molecular bait strategy to capture and isolate cancer-prone protein

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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