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Why granny’s herbs work to lower high blood pressure

A study from the University of California, Irvine, explains a hitherto unknown mechanism of action for bioactive molecules in commonly used plant-based folk medicines like fennel, camomile and lavender that are used to lower the blood pressure.

1 Oct 2019

New insight into cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

The nervous system is the body’s control center, which is extremely fast in decoding messages from the different nerves in the body. This network should be intact and healthy. When something is wrong with the network, it affects the brain’s main functions.

1 Oct 2019

What are the health effects of vaping?

Vaping and its effects have gained immense popularity over the past weeks due to the emergence of a mysterious and severe lung disease. Electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes, also called vapes, electronic nicotine delivery systems, vape pens, or mods, have become very popular across the globe, especially among teens.

1 Oct 2019

Horizon Discovery announces full commercial licensing of GS knockout CHO K1 cell line to Glenmark

Horizon Discovery Group plc, a global leader in the application of gene editing and gene modulation for cell line engineering, today announced the full commercial licensing to Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, a global innovative pharmaceutical company, of its gene-edited Glutamine Synthetase knockout Chinese Hamster Ovary K1 cell line. Terms of the agreement were based on stringent evaluation of the cell line by Glenmark to assess its suitability for adoption into the Company’s biomanufacturing processes.

From Revvity 30 Sep 2019

Optoceutics technique opens up new horizons for regenerative medicine

Using light to facilitate the formation of new blood vessels: it is the breakthrough outcome of a research study carried out by researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Milan (Italy). The study was published in Science Advances.

30 Sep 2019

New CRISPR-Cas9 variant has potential to increase precision during gene therapy

Researchers have developed a new variant of the gene editing technique CRISPR-Cas9 that has the potential to increase precision during gene therapy in humans.

30 Sep 2019

Uncovering new treatment targets for pulmonary inflammation in sickle cell disease

A new study by De, Agrawal, Morrone et al, challenges the common notion that airway inflammation in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is secondary to asthma, even though the two disorders often coexist.

30 Sep 2019

Breast, ovarian cancer drug more effective than targeted hormone therapy in some men with prostate cancer

A drug used for breast and ovarian cancer is more effective than modern targeted hormone treatments at slowing progression and improving survival in some men with advanced prostate cancer, phase III clinical trial findings reveal.

30 Sep 2019

Cardiac cells derived from skin samples help unravel genetic underpinnings of heart function

Genome-wide association studies have uncovered more than 500 genetic variants linked to heart function, everything from heart rate to irregular rhythms that can lead to stroke, heart failure or other complications.

30 Sep 2019

Penn researchers win NIA grant to study link between Alzheimer's, dementia, and Parkinson's

The Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR) at the University of Pennsylvania has received a grant expected to total $18.1 million to study the underlying genetic mechanisms that cause Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, and Parkinson's Disease to progress as well as how those mechanisms are related to each other and to the cell-to-cell spread of these disease proteins.

30 Sep 2019

New method for single-step fabrication of spatially functionalized scaffolds

Organs, muscles and bones are composed of multiple types of cells and tissues that are carefully organized to carry out a specific function.

30 Sep 2019

Carnegie biologists discover possible therapeutic target for slow healing of aged muscles

An age-related decline in recovery from muscle injury can be traced to a protein that suppresses the special ability of muscle stem cells to build new muscles, according to work from a team of current and former Carnegie biologists led by Chen-Ming Fan and published in Nature Metabolism.

30 Sep 2019

Scientists solve mysterious case of auto brewery syndrome

Researchers have made an important discovery that explains the confusing case of a man who had a history of becoming intoxicated without actually drinking alcohol.

30 Sep 2019

Diabetic mice benefit from increased ‘good’ cholesterol levels

A new study has looked into the artificial increase in the level of 'good' cholesterol and its link to the reversal of atherosclerosis in arteries.

30 Sep 2019

Using X-ray-nanoparticle interactions for improved radiation therapy

A new study has indicated a new way to deliver locally aggressive radiation therapy in cancer, using the element gadolinium.

30 Sep 2019

Lung cancer may soon be picked up by a blood test

A study presented at the ESMO Congress 2019 has revealed that a blood test may soon be able to pick up circulating tumor DNA to help avoid invasive tissue biopsies in lung cancer patients.

30 Sep 2019

Triplet therapy could benefit patients with BRAF-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer

Results presented today at the ESMO Congress 2019, Barcelona 27 September - 01 October, during the second Proffered Paper Session on Gastrointestinal tumors (colorectal) by VHIO's Director, Josep Tabernero, show that the triplet combination of the BRAF inhibitor, encorafenib, MEK inhibitor, binimetinib, and EGFR inhibitor, cetuximab, not only significantly improves overall survival but also increases objective response rates compared with standard of care in patients with BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer.

30 Sep 2019

New trial shows improved survival for patients with advanced colorectal BRAF-mutant cancer

A clinical trial has shown that using a combination of three drugs that target a BRAF gene mutation in patients with mCRC effectively boosts overall survival.

30 Sep 2019

Researchers shed new light on how Toxoplasma parasite damages the human eye

One third of the world population is infected with the parasite -Toxoplasma- which causes a common eye infection called ocular toxoplasmosis. Researchers have shed new light on how an infection with the parasite causes a distinctive lesion in the retina.

30 Sep 2019

A new method to distinguish benign and cancerous skin moles

A new study has reported a cost-effective, more accurate, and less invasive way to diagnose cancerous melanoma cells in skin tumors.

30 Sep 2019

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Latest T Cell News and Research

Why granny’s herbs work to lower high blood pressure

New insight into cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

What are the health effects of vaping?

Horizon Discovery announces full commercial licensing of GS knockout CHO K1 cell line to Glenmark

Optoceutics technique opens up new horizons for regenerative medicine

New CRISPR-Cas9 variant has potential to increase precision during gene therapy

Uncovering new treatment targets for pulmonary inflammation in sickle cell disease

Breast, ovarian cancer drug more effective than targeted hormone therapy in some men with prostate cancer

Cardiac cells derived from skin samples help unravel genetic underpinnings of heart function

Penn researchers win NIA grant to study link between Alzheimer's, dementia, and Parkinson's

New method for single-step fabrication of spatially functionalized scaffolds

Carnegie biologists discover possible therapeutic target for slow healing of aged muscles

Scientists solve mysterious case of auto brewery syndrome

Diabetic mice benefit from increased ‘good’ cholesterol levels

Using X-ray-nanoparticle interactions for improved radiation therapy

Lung cancer may soon be picked up by a blood test

Triplet therapy could benefit patients with BRAF-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer

New trial shows improved survival for patients with advanced colorectal BRAF-mutant cancer

Researchers shed new light on how Toxoplasma parasite damages the human eye

A new method to distinguish benign and cancerous skin moles

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