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Hypothalamic Stem Cells Control Speed of Ageing
NewsResearchers have found that stem cells in the brain’s hypothalamus govern how fast aging occurs in the body, which could lead to new strategies for warding off age-related diseases and extending lifespan.
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Ingestible Drug-Delivery Materials May Improve Patient Treatment Compliance
NewsHydrogel-based capsules could expand and reside in the GI tract for days, slowly releasing medication.
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Nanoparticle Delivery of Curcumin Induces Tumor Cell Death
NewsAttaching curcumin, a component of the common spice turmeric, to nanoparticles can be used to target and destroy treatment-resistant neuroblastoma tumor cells
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Researchers Develop New Method to Generate Human Antibodies
NewsResearchers hope their approach will help researchers rapidly generate therapeutic antibodies for the treatment of infectious diseases and other conditions such as cancer.
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Mini-brains Reveal Insights into Human Brain Development
News Jul 28, 2017Yale scientists have coaxed early stage stem cells to create and fuse two types of organoids from different brain regions to show how the developing brain maintains proper balance of excitatory and inhibitory neurons.
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Retinal Cells Regenerated in Mice
News Jul 28, 2017Vision researchers have now regenerated functioning retinal cells in the eyes of adult mammals
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The Role of Secretory Authophagy in Intestinal Defense
News Jul 28, 2017Researchers from UT Southwestern have determined that secretory autophagy plays a role in intestinal defense, and suggest why mutations in this system are associated with Crohn's disease.
A Cellular Immune Surveillance Mechanism that Detects Cancer Early
News Jul 27, 2017Fresh insights into how cells detect damage to their DNA – a hallmark of cancer – could help explain how the body keeps disease in check.
Understanding the Cellular Systems that Hold Back the Spread of Cancer
News Jul 27, 2017Scientists have uncovered how cells are kept in the right place as the body develops, which may shed light on what causes invasive cancer cells to migrate.
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A Rogue Gene is Causing Seizures in Babies. Here’s How MSU Wants to Stop it
News Jul 27, 2017The researchers are closer to understanding the source of the seizures, a gene known as GNAO1 and the transformations it can take on, and potentially stopping its devastating effects by uncovering key differences in the way it functions.
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Programming Cells with Computer-like Logic
News Jul 27, 2017Novel RNA nano-devices in living cells can sense and analyze multiple complex signals for future synthetic diagnostics and therapeutics.
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GWAS Reveals Genes Associated with Lean Body Mass
News Jul 27, 2017Findings could lead to future therapies to preserve muscle mass as we age.
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FDA Grants Full Approval to Blinatumomab for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
News Jul 27, 2017TheFDA has changed its accelerated approval of blinatumomab (Blincyto®) for some patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia to a full approval and expanded the approved indications for its use.
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Could This Be a "Silver Bullet" for Preventing and Treating Colon Cancer?
News Jul 27, 2017A team of scientists targeted the gene CtBP with a drug known as HIPP (2-hydroxy-imino phenylpyruvic acid) and were able to reduce the development of pre-cancerous polyps by half.
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