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Adherent stromal cells derived from human placenta improve tendon healing, shows study

According to Dr. Scott Rodeo of New York's Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), although the findings of a recent study should be considered preliminary, adherent stromal cells derived from human placenta appear promising as a readily available cell source to aid tendon healing and regeneration.

17 Mar 2014

Researchers discover USP9X gene that sheds new light on mysteries of brain development, disability

Research from the University of Adelaide has confirmed that a gene linked to intellectual disability is critical to the earliest stages of the development of human brains.

17 Mar 2014

Professor wins Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for research on immune system

Michael Reth has won the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize, awarded by the Paul Ehrlich Foundation, for his research on the immune system. For the first time since 1996, the prize goes to a scientist working in Germany.

17 Mar 2014

Merck's NOXAFIL injection gets FDA approval for intravenous use

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved NOXAFIL (posaconazole) injection (18 mg/ mL), a new formulation of NOXAFIL for intravenous (IV) use.

16 Mar 2014

Researcher discover new chemical class that attacks two key cancer cell building block targets

Imagine cutting down the growth of cancer cells at their earliest stages to halt tumor growth. Research conducted by leading cancer metabolism researchers at Stony Brook University, Paul M. Bingham, PhD, and Zuzana Zachar, PhD, is showing promise in this approach with their clinical investigation of a new class of compounds that disrupt cancer cell mitochondrial metabolism.

14 Mar 2014

Researchers link heart attack and stroke biological events that lead to cardioprotection

Heart attack and stroke are among the most serious threats to health. But novel research at UT Southwestern Medical Center has linked two major biological processes that occur at the onset of these traumatic events and, ultimately, can lead to protection for the heart.

14 Mar 2014

Stem cell therapy may benefit patients with debilitating heart failure

Researchers want to know whether patients with debilitating heart failure can benefit by having their own stem cells injected into their ailing heart muscle.

14 Mar 2014

MD Anderson collaborates with MedImmune to develop therapies that unleash patients' immune systems to attack cancers

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, will collaborate through MD Anderson's Moon Shots Program to develop therapies that unleash patients' immune systems to attack their cancers.

14 Mar 2014

Researchers Study how Marburg virus and host protein interaction help in developing inhibitors of virus

A protein that normally protects cells from environmental stresses has been shown to interact Marburg virus VP24, allowing the deadly Marburg virus to live longer and replicate better, according to a cell culture study led by scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

14 Mar 2014

MD Anderson Cancer Center honors two champions of gender equality in medicine and research

Two champions of gender equality in medicine and research will be honored by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center at 4 p.m., today in MD Anderson's Onstead Auditorium.

14 Mar 2014

University of Chicago/ MBL announce first two recipients of Frank R. Lillie Research Innovation Awards

The University of Chicago and the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) today announced the first two recipients of the Frank R. Lillie Research Innovation Awards.

14 Mar 2014

Researchers discover effective way of tuning muscle elasticity

How does yoga improve your flexibility? In the Mar 13 cover story of Cell, Columbia University biological sciences professor Julio Fernandez and team report the discovery of a new form of mechanical memory that adjusts the elasticity of muscles to their history of stretching.

14 Mar 2014

PD-L1 plays important role in pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis

Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis is a mouse model of human multiple sclerosis with similar pathology and pathogenesis. Th1 cells play an important role in the pathogenesis of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis.

14 Mar 2014

Researchers find effective strategy to eliminate cancer stem-like cells

Combining nanodrug-based chemotherapy and cryoablation provides an effective strategy to eliminate cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) the root of cancer resistance and metastasis, which will help to improve the safety and efficacy of treating malignancies that are refractory to conventional therapies.

14 Mar 2014

Positive margins have limited impact on RCC outcome

Positive vascular wall margins are not associated with systemic recurrence or cancer-specific survival in patients with nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma with tumour thrombus, US research shows.

13 Mar 2014

AnaptysBio announces strategic immuno-oncology collaboration with TESARO

AnaptysBio, Inc., a leader in the discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies, today announced a strategic immuno-oncology collaboration with TESARO, Inc., an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company.

13 Mar 2014

Patient with advanced bladder cancer shows complete response to everolimus and pazopanib drugs

A patient with advanced bladder cancer experienced a complete response for 14 months to the drug combination everolimus and pazopanib in a phase I trial, and genomic profiling of his tumor revealed two alterations that may have caused this exceptional response, according to a study published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

13 Mar 2014

Knopp and NIAID collaborate to investigate eosinophil-lowering effects of dexpramipexole

Knopp Biosciences LLC today announced a second collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to investigate the eosinophil-lowering effects of the investigational drug dexpramipexole.

13 Mar 2014

Surface topography and chemistry influence cellular behavior on semiconductors

Changing the texture and surface characteristics of a semiconductor material at the nanoscale can influence the way that neural cells grow on the material.

13 Mar 2014

New research raises hopes of new class of drugs to combat antibiotic resistant infections

New research has found some compounds effective in blocking the proliferation of certain bacteria, raising hopes of a new class of drugs to combat antibiotic resistant infections

13 Mar 2014

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Latest T Cell News and Research

Adherent stromal cells derived from human placenta improve tendon healing, shows study

Researchers discover USP9X gene that sheds new light on mysteries of brain development, disability

Professor wins Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for research on immune system

Merck's NOXAFIL injection gets FDA approval for intravenous use

Researcher discover new chemical class that attacks two key cancer cell building block targets

Researchers link heart attack and stroke biological events that lead to cardioprotection

Stem cell therapy may benefit patients with debilitating heart failure

MD Anderson collaborates with MedImmune to develop therapies that unleash patients' immune systems to attack cancers

Researchers Study how Marburg virus and host protein interaction help in developing inhibitors of virus

MD Anderson Cancer Center honors two champions of gender equality in medicine and research

University of Chicago/ MBL announce first two recipients of Frank R. Lillie Research Innovation Awards

Researchers discover effective way of tuning muscle elasticity

PD-L1 plays important role in pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis

Researchers find effective strategy to eliminate cancer stem-like cells

Positive margins have limited impact on RCC outcome

AnaptysBio announces strategic immuno-oncology collaboration with TESARO

Patient with advanced bladder cancer shows complete response to everolimus and pazopanib drugs

Knopp and NIAID collaborate to investigate eosinophil-lowering effects of dexpramipexole

Surface topography and chemistry influence cellular behavior on semiconductors

New research raises hopes of new class of drugs to combat antibiotic resistant infections

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