Archive: 05/04/2017

Protein influence on early heart development could lead to better regenerative therapies

Stem cell therapies could one day help repair heart tissue in people with cardiovascular disease. But before doctors feel confident enough to transplant these potent cells into patients, they need to better understand how ...

Apr 5, 2017

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Spherical biodegradable carriers support scalable and cost-effective stem cell expansion and bone formation

Bone tissue engineering is theoretically now possible at a large scale. A*STAR researchers have developed small biodegradable and biocompatible supports that aid stem cell differentiation and multiplication as well as bone ...

Apr 5, 2017

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New diagnostic model for psychiatric disorders proposed

University of Otago researcher Associate Professor Martin Sellbom is part of a group of 50 leading international psychologists and psychiatrists who have put forward a new, evidence-based, system for classifying mental health ...

Apr 5, 2017

Male versus female college students react differently to helicopter parenting, study finds

Helicopter parenting reduces the well-being of young women, while the failure to foster independence harms the well-being of young men but not young women.

Apr 5, 2017

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New immunotherapy combination shows promise for patients with advanced melanoma

Treatment with a combination of ipilimumab (Yervoy) and Coxsackievirus A21 (CVA21; Cavatak) led to durable responses in a number of patients with advanced melanoma, including some whose melanoma had progressed despite prior ...

Apr 5, 2017

Adding the IDO-pathway inhibitor indoximod to pembrolizumab improved the melanoma response rate

Adding the investigational immunotherapy indoximod to the FDA-approved immunotherapy pembrolizumab (Keytruda) increased the proportion of patients with advanced melanoma who responded to treatment compared with previously ...

Apr 5, 2017