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Gene behind Vel blood group discovered

Researchers have uncovered the gene at the root of a human blood group that has remained a mystery for the past 60 years. They showed that a genetic deletion on this gene is responsible for the lack of this blood group in some people.

8 Apr 2013

Nine Nobel laureates to present their research at American Chemical Society meeting

At least nine Nobel laureates have research that will be presented here this week during the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.

8 Apr 2013

Sorrento Therapeutics, IGDRASOL to present updates on Cynviloq at Nanomedicine 2013 meeting

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. and IGDRASOL announced today that IGDRASOL will be presenting updates of its analysis of proprietary late clinical stage NBN-Pac formulations, namely IG-001 (Cynviloq) and IG-004 (a D-a-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol succinate (TPGS)-based paclitaxel formulation) at the annual Nanomedicine 2013 meeting in Barcelona, Spain (April 11th - 12th).

8 Apr 2013

Nektar Therapeutics presents positive results for NKTR-214 at AACR Annual Meeting

Nektar Therapeutics today presented positive preclinical data for NKTR-214, a novel cancer immunotherapy which targets the IL-2 receptor complex, at the 2013 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting.

8 Apr 2013

Researchers study influence of muscle types, body metabolism in diabetes

Researchers in the Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan have challenged a long-held belief that whitening of skeletal muscle in diabetes is harmful.

8 Apr 2013

Physician-researcher to lead pediatric Dream Team to create new treatments for childhood cancers

A physician-researcher from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will lead the first-ever pediatric "Dream Team" solely focused on creating new treatments for the most challenging childhood cancers.

8 Apr 2013

Research shows new separation process could help advance stem cell therapies

A new separation process that depends on an easily-distinguished physical difference in adhesive forces among cells could help expand production of stem cells generated through cell reprogramming.

8 Apr 2013

Dual-signaling CAR T cells show potent anti-cancer activity in animal model

The need to distinguish between normal cells and tumor cells is a feature that has been long sought for most types of cancer drugs.

8 Apr 2013

New two-step immunotherapy approach offers new hope for ovarian cancer patients

As many as three quarters of advanced ovarian cancer patients appeared to respond to a new two-step immunotherapy approach -- including one patient who achieved complete remission -- according research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that will be presented today in a press conference at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 (Presentation #LB-335).

8 Apr 2013

Berg to present new findings on cancer treatment, Interrogative Biology Platform at AACR meeting

Berg - a biopharmaceutical company committed to uncovering health solutions through a data-driven, biological research approach - announced today that it will be presenting four abstracts at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013, in Washington, D.C.

8 Apr 2013

ACMG supports use of non-invasive prenatal screening in women with singleton pregnancies

The American College of Medical Genetics issued a position statement to support the use of non-invasive prenatal screening in women with singleton pregnancies.

8 Apr 2013

National Jewish Health researchers unravel mystery of adjuvants

Aluminum salts, or alum, have been injected into billions of people as an adjuvant to make vaccines more effective.

8 Apr 2013

Researchers discover new molecular mechanism to prevent edema formation

Researchers of the Max Delbr-ck Center for Molecular Medicine and the Leibniz Institute of Molecular Pharmacology in Berlin-Buch, Germany, have now detected a substance that can prevent the accumulation of fluid in body tissue and thus edema formation.

8 Apr 2013

Vitamin D improves muscle function, boosts energy levels

Vitamin D is vital for making our muscles work efficiently and boosting energy levels, new research from Newcastle University has shown.

7 Apr 2013

Liver transplants worth risk for people who have genetic liver conditions, study finds

Patients faced with the diagnosis of a life-threatening liver disease have to consider the seriousness of having a liver transplant, which can be a definitive cure for many acquired and genetic liver diseases.

6 Apr 2013

Patent covering methods of treating ALS receives notice of allowance

Neuralstem, Inc. announced today that it received a notice of allowance for patent application 12/404,841. This patent covers methods for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig 's disease) with expanded spinal cord stem cells, including NSI-566.

6 Apr 2013

Nobel Prize recipient describes on innate immunity at Annual Drosophila Research Conference

A young scientist's astute observation - that grasshoppers don't get sick - eventually led to profound insights into our own immunity.

6 Apr 2013

Scientists discover that drinking milk early in life could change how certain genes are expressed

It seems the ads were right. A milk mustache is a good thing to have. Animal and dairy scientists have discovered that drinking milk at an early age can help mammals throughout their lives.

6 Apr 2013

Penn Medicine scientist, trial participant detail experiences on leading edge of gene therapy

Harnessing the patient's own immune system to fight cancer through genetic modification of their own cells is rapidly emerging as a promising treatment option.

6 Apr 2013

Researchers use single-cell genome sequencing approach to analyze microbe from biofilm in hospital

A team of researchers led by scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has published a study outlining the recovery and genomic analysis, using single-cell genomic techniques, of a periodontal pathogen, Porphyromonas gingivalis, from a hospital sink.

6 Apr 2013

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Latest T Cell News and Research

Gene behind Vel blood group discovered

Nine Nobel laureates to present their research at American Chemical Society meeting

Sorrento Therapeutics, IGDRASOL to present updates on Cynviloq at Nanomedicine 2013 meeting

Nektar Therapeutics presents positive results for NKTR-214 at AACR Annual Meeting

Researchers study influence of muscle types, body metabolism in diabetes

Physician-researcher to lead pediatric Dream Team to create new treatments for childhood cancers

Research shows new separation process could help advance stem cell therapies

Dual-signaling CAR T cells show potent anti-cancer activity in animal model

New two-step immunotherapy approach offers new hope for ovarian cancer patients

Berg to present new findings on cancer treatment, Interrogative Biology Platform at AACR meeting

ACMG supports use of non-invasive prenatal screening in women with singleton pregnancies

National Jewish Health researchers unravel mystery of adjuvants

Researchers discover new molecular mechanism to prevent edema formation

Vitamin D improves muscle function, boosts energy levels

Liver transplants worth risk for people who have genetic liver conditions, study finds

Patent covering methods of treating ALS receives notice of allowance

Nobel Prize recipient describes on innate immunity at Annual Drosophila Research Conference

Scientists discover that drinking milk early in life could change how certain genes are expressed

Penn Medicine scientist, trial participant detail experiences on leading edge of gene therapy

Researchers use single-cell genome sequencing approach to analyze microbe from biofilm in hospital

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