A Washington State University research team has developed a drug delivery system using curcumin, the main ingredient in the spice turmeric, that successfully inhibits bone cancer cells while promoting growth of healthy bone ...
Jun 20, 2019
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Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report they have created a method of mapping how the central nervous system develops by tracking the genes expressed in cells. The technique, demonstrated in mouse retinas for this study, ...
May 22, 2019
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New findings suggest an unexpected path to killing cancer cells could make the hottest cancer treatment, immunotherapy, more effective.
May 1, 2019
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Novel therapies based on a process known as RNA interference (RNAi) hold great promise for treating a variety of diseases by blocking specific genes in a patient's cells. Many of the earliest RNAi treatments have focused ...
Mar 5, 2019
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Vanderbilt University engineering researchers took a major step toward building a "brain in a dish:" They cultured induced pluripotent stem cells into a successful three-dimensional blood-brain barrier model.
Feb 22, 2019
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Researchers at the Institute for Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago have developed an innovative new system for delivering a malaria vaccine that shows promise in its effectiveness. By developing a vaccine ...
Feb 4, 2019
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A new drug shows potential to halt cancer cells' growth by stunting the cells' biological clock.
Jan 23, 2019
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Itch is easily one of the most annoying sensations. For chronic skin diseases like eczema, it's a major symptom. Although it gives temporary relief, scratching only makes things worse because it can cause skin damage, additional ...
Dec 17, 2018
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Scientists at the University of York have developed a new technique that uses light to understand how cells communicate in human disease.
Dec 11, 2018
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Gene therapy holds a lot of promise in medicine. If we could safely alter our own DNA, we might eliminate diseases our ancestors passed down to us.
Nov 27, 2018
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