Medical research
Scientists tissue-engineer part of human stomach in laboratory
Scientists report in Nature using pluripotent stem cells to generate human stomach tissues in a petri dish that produce acid and digestive enzymes.
Jan 4, 2017
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New insight into dying cells in Parkinson's disease
When a patient experiences the first symptoms of Parkinson's disease, the disease has been developing for a long time, and the patient may have already lost half of a specific type of nerve cells in the brain.
Apr 25, 2023
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Gut bacteria are crucial for liver repair, finds study
When parts of the liver are removed, the body can replace the missing tissue. A team of researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now discovered that the success of this process depends to a large extent ...
Mar 1, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Missing molecule hobbles cell movement
Cells missing a certain protein on their surface can't move normally, UConn researchers report in Science Signaling. The research could give insight into how cells move and repair wounds in normal tissue, as well as how cancer ...
May 3, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
Rare leptin variants found in two children, leading to hyperphagia and obesity
An international team of doctors and medical scientists has found two rare leptin variants in two children. Both variants led to hyperphagia and obesity. In their study, reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, the ...
Medical research
Magnetically levitated tissues could speed toxicity tests
In a development that could lead to faster and more effective toxicity tests for airborne chemicals, scientists from Rice University and the Rice spinoff company Nano3D Biosciences have used magnetic levitation to grow some ...
Jan 24, 2013
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Medical research
Researchers recreate the adrenal gland in a petri dish
Sitting atop the kidneys, the adrenal gland plays a pivotal role in maintaining a healthy body. Responding to signals from the brain, the gland secretes hormones that support critical functions like blood pressure, metabolism, ...
Nov 21, 2022
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Immunology
Modifying CAR T cell engineering technique to fight fungal lung infections
An international team of researchers has developed a way to modify the CAR T engineering process to create cells that can assist in fighting fungal infections in the lungs. In their paper published in the journal Science ...
Oncology & Cancer
Study points to possible treatment for lethal pediatric brain cancer
Using brain tumor samples collected from children in the United States and Europe, an international team of scientists found that the drug panobinostat and similar gene regulating drugs may be effective at treating diffuse ...
May 4, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Research aims to starve breast cancer cells
The most common breast cancer uses the most efficient, powerful food delivery system known in human cells and blocking that system kills it, researchers report.
Aug 29, 2011
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