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UT Southwestern researchers discover protein that can promote healthful breakdown of fat

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that a protein often located on the surface of fat droplets within cells - and especially abundant in the muscles of endurance athletes - can kick-start the more efficient and healthful breakdown of fat.

25 Aug 2016

Research findings could lead to new ways of preventing or treating organ transplant rejection

An international team led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that targeting certain donor cells lowered the risk of organ rejection in mice that underwent kidney and heart transplants.

24 Aug 2016

Assigning barcode to stem cells makes it possible to monitor large blood cell populations

By assigning a barcode to stem cells, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have made it possible to monitor large blood cell populations as well as individual blood cells, and study the changes over time.

24 Aug 2016

Study shows Latinos age more slowly at molecular level than other ethnic groups

A new paper co-authored by a UC Santa Barbara researcher reveals that Latinos age at a slower rate than other ethnic groups. The findings, published in the current issue of Genome Biology, may one day help scientists understand how to slow the aging process for everyone.

24 Aug 2016

ISCT announces reasons for opposing current version of REGROW Act on cell therapies

The International Society for Cellular Therapy, the global society of clinicians, researchers, regulatory specialists, technologists, and industry partners dedicated to the translation of cellular therapy into safe and effective therapies to improve patients’ lives, today announces its reasons for opposition to the current version of the REGROW Act - the US government’s legislative efforts to promote faster patient access to effective new cellular therapies.

24 Aug 2016

AgriLife scientists examine role of ghrelin receptor in age-related adipose tissue inflammation in mice

Scientists have proposed that inflammation is the harbinger of aging and central to the aging process, a phenomenon described as 'inflamm-aging,' said Dr. Yuxiang Sun.

24 Aug 2016

New study may offer vital clues to understanding how Zika virus affects the developing brain

In a very severe, genetic form of microcephaly, stem cells in the brain fail to divide, according to a new Columbia University Medical Center study that may provide important clues to understanding how the Zika virus affects the developing brain.

24 Aug 2016

Researchers design DNA-based circuit that does math in a test tube

Often described as the blueprint of life, DNA contains the instructions for making every living thing from a human to a house fly.

24 Aug 2016

New chemical compound could potentially be used to treat Ebola virus infection

Scientists have found Ebola's Achilles' heel: a new kind of chemical compound can block the protein Ebola uses to break out of cells and infect new cells.

24 Aug 2016

DNA methylation changes that alter excitability may be involved in neuropsychiatric diseases

Diseases such as epilepsy, neuropathic pain, anxiety, depression, drug addiction and Alzheimer's are all associated with changes in the excitability of brain neurons.

24 Aug 2016

New method estimates patient adherence to antiretroviral drugs

Researchers at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at CU Anschutz have developed a technique that estimates an HIVnegative patient's adherence to drugs prescribed to prevent HIV transmission during sex.

24 Aug 2016

Scientists move a step closer to translating BubR1 protein's function into potential cancer therapy

In a paper published recently in the journal eLife, Mayo Clinic scientists take a step toward translating the protein BubR1's function into a potential therapy for cancer.

24 Aug 2016

Portable Lab-on-a-Stick test helps in rapid detection of bacterial resistance to antibiotics

A portable power-free test for the rapid detection of bacterial resistance to antibiotics has been developed by academics at Loughborough University and the University of Reading.

23 Aug 2016

Small device detects initial signal of epileptic attack and provides effective relief

Researchers at Linköping University have developed in collaboration with French colleagues a small device that both detects the initial signal of an epileptic attack and doses a substance that effectively stops it.

23 Aug 2016

MDI Biological Laboratory researchers receive patent for novel heart disease drug

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has announced that it will grant a patent to MDI Biological Laboratory scientists Voot P. Yin, Ph.D., and Kevin Strange, Ph.D., and their collaborator Michael Zasloff, M.D., Ph.D., for use of the small molecule MSI-1436 to stimulate the repair and regeneration of heart tissue damaged by injuries such as a heart attack.

23 Aug 2016

T Cell News and Research

Latest T Cell News and Research

UT Southwestern researchers discover protein that can promote healthful breakdown of fat

Research findings could lead to new ways of preventing or treating organ transplant rejection

Assigning barcode to stem cells makes it possible to monitor large blood cell populations

Study shows Latinos age more slowly at molecular level than other ethnic groups

ISCT announces reasons for opposing current version of REGROW Act on cell therapies

AgriLife scientists examine role of ghrelin receptor in age-related adipose tissue inflammation in mice

New study may offer vital clues to understanding how Zika virus affects the developing brain

Researchers design DNA-based circuit that does math in a test tube

New chemical compound could potentially be used to treat Ebola virus infection

DNA methylation changes that alter excitability may be involved in neuropsychiatric diseases

New method estimates patient adherence to antiretroviral drugs

Scientists move a step closer to translating BubR1 protein's function into potential cancer therapy

Portable Lab-on-a-Stick test helps in rapid detection of bacterial resistance to antibiotics

Small device detects initial signal of epileptic attack and provides effective relief

MDI Biological Laboratory researchers receive patent for novel heart disease drug

Melatonin appears to suppress growth of breast cancer stem cells

Scientists find how sleep deprivation negatively affects memory

Essential oils could treat inflammation of lung and liver induced by air pollution

Novel scaffolds may open new avenues in stem and cancer cell manipulation

Scientists discover less invasive, cheaper technique to improve woman's chances of becoming pregnant

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