Scientists have discovered the gene essential for chemically reprogramming human amniotic stem cells into a more versatile state similar to embryonic stem cells, in research led by UCL and Heinrich Heine University.
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Under ordinary circumstances, the protein tau contributes to the normal, healthy functioning of brain neurons. In some people, though, it collects into toxic tangles that damage brain cells. Such tangles are a hallmark of ...
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A man with deadly brain cancer that had spread to his spine saw his tumors shrink and, for a time, completely vanish after a novel treatment to help his immune system attack his disease—another first in this promising field.
Dec 28, 2016
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Southampton researchers have found new insight into why some women have difficulty falling pregnant.
Nov 15, 2016
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The discovery that small calcium deposits in fetal membranes may lead to a mother's water breaking prematurely suggests that dietary or other interventions could prevent those preterm births.
Nov 9, 2016
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(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and Canada has found that the Zika virus remains in some macaques' organs and fluids, even after the immune system has removed it from ...
The world should prepare for a "global epidemic" of microcephaly, a condition which restricts head growth in foetuses, as the Zika virus takes root in new countries, researchers said Friday.
Sep 15, 2016
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A new study in zebrafish suggests that irregular fluid flow through the spinal column brought on by gene mutations is linked to a type of scoliosis that can affect humans during adolescence. Found in humans and zebrafish, ...
Jun 10, 2016
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16 diagnosed with ovarian cancer and a control group of 20 with no cancer diagnosis - nearly all of the women were found to carry cancer-associated gene mutations.
May 2, 2016
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A study out today in the journal Science sheds new light on the biological mechanisms that control the sleep-wake cycle. Specifically, it shows that a simple shift in the balance of chemicals found in the fluid that bathes ...
Apr 28, 2016
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