New compound may lead to development of cheaper anti-cancer drugs
A new compound developed at the University of Toronto Scarborough could play an important role in developing cheaper anti-cancer drugs.
Feb 25, 2015
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Researchers find link between inflammation, tissue regeneration and wound repair response
Almost all injuries, even minor skin scratches, trigger an inflammatory response, which provides protection against invading microbes but also turns on regenerative signals needed for healing and injury repair - a process ...
Feb 25, 2015
Plant chemicals may prevent liver damage caused by fat accumulated during menopause
Women going through menopause often struggle with weight gain that results when their estrogen levels drop, and many turn to weight-loss supplements to help them shed those extra pounds. But those supplements may cause an ...
Feb 25, 2015
Vet researchers identify effective treatment for Niemann Pick Type C
Niemann Pick Disease type C, or NPC, is a disease most people have never heard of, affecting just one person in 150,000. Yet the disease is a devastating one. Frequently diagnosed in children in their elementary school years, ...
Feb 25, 2015
Mechanistic insight into immortal cells could speed clinical use
The mechanistic understanding of the relatively new technique for growing cells in culture indefinitely - known as conditional reprogramming - has been deciphered and reported in the February 25th issue of PLOS ONE. Researchers ...
Feb 25, 2015
Antifreeze protein from ticks fights frostbite in mice
A protein that protects ticks from freezing temperatures also prevents frostbite when introduced in mice, a Yale-led study has found. The research is the first to demonstrate the protein's ability to boost frostbite resistance ...
Feb 25, 2015
Traditional healer returns to first Ebola-affected village
(AP)—Here at ground zero of West Africa's Ebola outbreak, a local traditional healer returned to complete the removal of a curse residents believe could have been placed on their village in Guinea.
Feb 25, 2015
