A new approach to manufacturing cells that secrete and deliver therapies to specific parts of the body has taken a big step toward one day repairing joints and damage after heart attacks, countering transplant rejection and ...
Sep 3, 2024
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For the first time, researchers have implicated the gene CHCHD2 in Huntington's disease (HD)—an incurable genetic neurodegenerative disorder—and identified the gene as a potentially new therapeutic target. In a brain ...
Aug 22, 2024
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Research over the years has suggested intermittent fasting has the potential to improve our health and reduce the likelihood of developing cancer.
Sep 7, 2024
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A team of scientists from The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute and Case Western Reserve University has created the largest reported collection of stem cell models from multiple sclerosis (MS) patients ...
Aug 26, 2024
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Michigan and collaborating institutions have discovered that inflammation in the gut leaves long-term marks on intestinal stem cells (ISCs) that reduce their ability ...
Sep 3, 2024
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How old are you, really? Your chronological age is the number of years you have been alive. Your biological age is how old your cells are, which scientists believe may better assess one's age-related health and disease risk.
Aug 22, 2024
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Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy (LIT) studied hundreds of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). They discovered that specific mutations in the STAG2 protein cause altered DNA folding in the cell ...
Aug 13, 2024
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Resting brain stem cells hardly differ from normal astrocytes, which support the nerve cells in the brain. How can almost identical cells perform such different functions? The key lies in the methylation of their genetic ...
Sep 4, 2024
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Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered a novel method for incorporating primitive microphages—crucial immune cells—into heart-on-a-chip technology, in a potentially transformative step forward in drug ...
Aug 26, 2024
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All mammals have mammary glands that produce milk, a feature that has fascinated scientists for many years. Questions such as why mammary glands evolved in the first place, how they have adapted across different species and ...
Aug 13, 2024
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