A joint research effort carried out by MIPT scientists and Harvard researchers has yielded retinal cells that can integrate into the retina. This is the first successful attempt to transplant ganglion cells (retinal neurons ...
Apr 19, 2021
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Ever wonder whether foods listed on restaurant menus as "healthy," "organic," or "low-fat" are actually nutritionally better than other menu items?
Feb 8, 2021
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Scientists are hoping advances in cancer research could lead to a day when a patient's own immune system could be used to fight and destroy a wide range of tumors.
Feb 2, 2021
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Tests for skin treatments could be screened using flatworms rather than other animals such as rabbits, according to new research.
Oct 1, 2020
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Bacteria of the genus Bartonella are parasites that can be transmitted to humans via insect bites and animal scratches, resulting in an infection known as bartonellosis. Cat-scratch disease and trench fever are forms of bartonellosis ...
Jul 16, 2020
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Scientists are discovering potential life-saving medicines from an unlikely source: the venom of creatures like snakes, spiders and scorpions. Scorpion venom, in particular, contains a peptide that has beneficial effects ...
Jul 15, 2020
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A new study by University of Chicago and University of California, Berkeley researchers suggests that women are being widely overmedicated—and suffering excess side effects—because drug dosages are calculated based on ...
Jun 24, 2020
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Colon cancer cells deficient in p53, one of the most important control proteins in cell growth, activate a particular metabolic pathway to adapt to the lack of oxygen and nutrients inside the tumor. Statins, which are often ...
Dec 12, 2019
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The human brain is a tricky study subject. Brain scans are still limited in resolution and the knowledge they can provide, and in vitro approaches are not yet able to fully replicate the important micro-environment of brain ...
Nov 7, 2019
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The Food Safety Information Council today released national Omnipoll research that shows one in four Australian adults are taking a food safety risk by eating raw or undercooked egg dishes especially as 12% of them eat them ...
Nov 6, 2019
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