First-in-Human Trial Evaluating Ebola Treatment Begins
NewsA first-in-human trial evaluating an experimental treatment for Ebola virus disease has begun. The Phase 1 clinical trial is examining the safety and tolerability of a single monoclonal antibody called mAb114
Read moreRapamycin Lotion Reduces Facial Tumors Caused by Tuberous Sclerosis
NewsAddressing a critical issue for people with a genetic disorder called tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), doctors reported that a skin cream containing rapamycin significantly reduced the disfiguring facial tumors affecting more than 90 percent of people with the condition.
Read moreProtein Acts as Brake on Learning and Memory
NewsResearchers have discovered a new way that the protein RGS14 functions as a molecular brake on learning and memory
Read moreMyelin Encourages Neuronal Growth Following Spinal Cord Injury
NewsScientitsts report that adult rat myelin actually stimulated axonal outgrowth in rat neural precursor cells (NPCs) and human induced pluripotent (iPSC)-derived neural stem cells (NSCs).
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Exploiting the Tumor Microenvironment for Cancer Therapeutics
ArticleIt’s more than a century since Paget first proposed the ‘soil and seed’ hypothesis in cancer, providing evidence that the environment surrounding a tumor is as important as the tumor itself. Research in this area has gathered momentum and it’s now the focus of intense research efforts.
Read moreA Hangover Pill? Tests on drunk mice show promise
ArticleScientists create capsules filled with natural enzymes usually found in liver cells to help the body process the alcohol faster.
Read moreWill Microfluidic Cell Culture Fulfill its Long-awaited Potential?
ArticleThe first paper ever published on microfluidic cell culture is 19 years old. Microfluidic cell culture has now outgrown its infancy and is about to survive its teenage years. It has matured considerably but still needs to transition from academia into clinics and industry. Will it come of age?
Read moreThe 3D Structure of Telomerase: Uncovering Its Role in Human Disease
ArticleResearchers have published the first detailed picture and description of the 3-dimensional molecular structure of telomerase – a discovery that could enable better targeted drug screening and could result in more successful telomerase-related clinical therapeutics.
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