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Researchers take important step toward using transplanted fetal cells to treat liver failure

In a new study, researchers demonstrate successful transplantation of fetal rat liver cells to an injured adult rat liver. The work is an important step toward using transplanted cells to treat liver failure, which currently requires an organ transplant.

26 Apr 2017

Study underscores need for genetic screening to improve safety of experimental stem cell treatments

Regenerative medicine using human pluripotent stem cells to grow transplantable tissue outside the body carries the promise to treat a range of intractable disorders, such as diabetes and Parkinson's disease.

26 Apr 2017

Dietary soy-protein may be effective adjunct therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases

A diet supplemented with soy protein may be an effective adjunct therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases, Penn State researchers reported after completing a study that included mice and cultured human colon cells.

26 Apr 2017

Removing senescent cells from joints could reverse progression of osteoarthritis

In a preclinical study in mice and human cells, researchers report that selectively removing old or 'senescent' cells from joints could stop and even reverse the progression of osteoarthritis.

26 Apr 2017

Scientists aim to combat antibiotic-resistant infections by harnessing synthetic mucus

Researchers are pursuing an innovative and unexpected new avenue in the quest to fight antibiotic resistance: synthetic mucus. By studying and replicating mucus' natural ability to control pathogenic bacteria, the scientists hope to find new methods for combating infections.

26 Apr 2017

New study aims at making accessible epidemiological models for managing disease spread

A new computer modeling study from Los Alamos National Laboratory is aimed at making epidemiological models more accessible and useful for public health collaborators and improving disease-related decision making.

26 Apr 2017

Study provides new insights on molecular mechanisms that impair muscle stem cells during aging

Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have identified a previously unrecognized step in stem cell-mediated muscle regeneration.

26 Apr 2017

Drinking more than three cups of Italian-style coffee each day lowers prostate cancer risk

Add another typical component of the Italian way of life to the long list of foods characterizing one of the most healthy populations in the world. This time it's coffee, prepared the Italian way.

26 Apr 2017

New field laboratory-deployed molecular test could eliminate malaria

As the global community gathers for World Malaria Day to celebrate successes and plot strategy to eliminate the disease from the face of the earth, a new ray of hope is emerging from a surprising place: the testing side of the equation.

26 Apr 2017

Scientists use modern techniques to investigate how silver poisons pathogenic microbes

Silver and other metals have been used to fight infections since ancient times. Today, researchers are using sophisticated techniques such as the gene-editing platform Crispr-Cas9 to take a closer look at precisely how silver poisons pathogenic microbes-; and when it fails.

26 Apr 2017

Vitamin A combined with high-fat diet may lead to increased risk for obesity and diabetes

Vitamin A is an essential nutrient that the human body needs to function properly. But new research presented today at the American Physiological Society annual meeting at Experimental Biology 2017 in Chicago suggests that normal levels of vitamin A within a high-fat diet can negatively affect expression of liver genes associated with glucose and fat metabolism.

26 Apr 2017

High-intensity training without adequate recovery may lead to bone resorption in elite rowers

Bone mineral density, an indicator of bone strength, typically increases with regular exercise, acting as a protective mechanism against bone fractures and osteoporosis.

26 Apr 2017

Consuming less sodium not linked to lower blood pressure, study finds

A new study that followed more than 2,600 men and women for 16 years found that consuming less sodium wasn't associated with lower blood pressure. The new findings call into question the sodium limits recommended by the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

25 Apr 2017

New research shows how foot's impact during walking regulates blood supply to the brain

You probably know that walking does your body good, but it's not just your heart and muscles that benefit. Researchers at New Mexico Highlands University found that the foot's impact during walking sends pressure waves through the arteries that significantly modify and can increase the supply of blood to the brain.

25 Apr 2017

Skimpy sleep followed by 'catch up' tied to worse cognition in young adults

Skimping on sleep, followed by "catch-up" days with long snoozes, is tied to worse cognition -- both in attention and creativity -- in young adults, in particular, those tackling major projects, Baylor University researchers have found.

25 Apr 2017

Combination of genetics and experience gives each individual a unique sense of smell, study finds

Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their collaborators have shown that receptors in the noses of mice exposed to certain smells during life are different to genetically similar mice that lived without those smells.

25 Apr 2017

Genetic factors may increase person's risk for adverse effects of synthetic cannabinoids

Synthetic cannabinoid abuse is a growing problem in the United States, with new versions of the drugs coming on the market every year. New research is examining how the body processes these man-made drugs and the role that genetics might play in their metabolism.

25 Apr 2017

Laboratory News and Research

Researchers take important step toward using transplanted fetal cells to treat liver failure

Study underscores need for genetic screening to improve safety of experimental stem cell treatments

Dietary soy-protein may be effective adjunct therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases

Removing senescent cells from joints could reverse progression of osteoarthritis

Scientists aim to combat antibiotic-resistant infections by harnessing synthetic mucus

New study aims at making accessible epidemiological models for managing disease spread

Study provides new insights on molecular mechanisms that impair muscle stem cells during aging

Drinking more than three cups of Italian-style coffee each day lowers prostate cancer risk

New field laboratory-deployed molecular test could eliminate malaria

Scientists use modern techniques to investigate how silver poisons pathogenic microbes

Vitamin A combined with high-fat diet may lead to increased risk for obesity and diabetes

High-intensity training without adequate recovery may lead to bone resorption in elite rowers

Consuming less sodium not linked to lower blood pressure, study finds

New research shows how foot's impact during walking regulates blood supply to the brain

Skimpy sleep followed by 'catch up' tied to worse cognition in young adults

Combination of genetics and experience gives each individual a unique sense of smell, study finds

Genetic factors may increase person's risk for adverse effects of synthetic cannabinoids

Brown University researchers develop new multi-reaction catalyst

Study provides better understanding of adaptive physiological responses to starvation

Orange essential oil may offer non-pharmaceutical option to help improve PTSD

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