Medications
Drug target for aggressive breast cancer found
A team of British and American scientists have discovered a way to slow the growth of breast cancer stem cells in the lab.
Jul 27, 2020
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Stem Cell Reports
Medical research
'Hydrogels' boost ability of stem cells to restore eyesight and heal brains
Toronto scientists and engineers have made a breakthrough in cell transplantation using a gel-like biomaterial that keeps cells alive and helps them integrate better into tissue. In two early lab trials, this has already ...
May 14, 2015
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Mitochondria are altered in human cell model of Parkinson's disease
Based on research in fruit flies, it has long been suspected that the most common mutation linked to both sporadic and familial Parkinson's disease (PD) wreaks its havoc by altering the function of mitochondria in neurons ...
Apr 2, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Stem-cell study points to new approach to Alzheimer's disease
Improving the trafficking of cellular proteins in brain cells holds possibilities for new treatments and even prevention for Alzheimer's disease, results of a new study suggest.
Mar 1, 2018
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Medical research
Damaged muscles don't just die, they regenerate themselves
A research collaboration between Kumamoto University and Nagasaki University in Japan has found that components leaking from broken muscle fibers activate "satellite" muscle stem cells. While attempting to identify the proteins ...
Oct 13, 2020
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Neuroscience
Stem cells model genetic risk for developing Alzheimer's disease
New research published in Stem Cell Reports has found elevated cholesterol supply from astrocytes to neurons in the model of Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains, suggesting that modulating brain cholesterol could be explored ...
Aug 26, 2021
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Medical research
Study gives new perspective on production of blood cells and immune cells
A healthy adult makes about 2 million blood cells every second, and 99 percent of them are oxygen-carrying red blood cells. The other one percent are platelets and the various white blood cells of the immune system. How all ...
Mar 21, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
Researchers identify sustainable source of immunodeficiency virus-resistant immune cells
Genetic engineering can make immune cells resistant to infection with human or monkey (simian) immunodeficiency virus (HIV and SIV, respectively). Recently, treatment with HIV-resistant immune cells has given encouraging ...
Mar 31, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Team discovers neurochemical imbalance in schizophrenia
Using human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California, San Diego have discovered that neurons from patients with schizophrenia ...
Sep 11, 2014
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Medical research
Do salamanders hold the key to limb regeneration?
The secret of how salamanders successfully regrow body parts is being unravelled by University College London researchers in a bid to apply it to humans.
Jun 19, 2014
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