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Researchers develop innovative method to manufacture biocompatible implantable microdevices

A team of researchers led by Biomedical Engineering Professor Columbia Engineering has developed a way to manufacture microscale-sized machines from biomaterials that can safely be implanted in the body.

5 Jan 2017

Scientists use pluripotent stem cells to generate human stomach tissues in laboratory

Scientists report in Nature using pluripotent stem cells to generate human stomach tissues in a petri dish that produce acid and digestive enzymes.

5 Jan 2017

Scientists develop technique to produce antibiotic synthetic spider silk

A chance meeting between a spider expert and a chemist has led to the development of antibiotic synthetic spider silk.

4 Jan 2017

UTA chemists developing new synthetic methods to produce compounds for drug discovery

Chemists at The University of Texas at Arlington are developing new methods to synthesize groups of chemical compounds to provide faster, less expensive routes to produce the compounds for subsequent use in medical drug discovery and development.

4 Jan 2017

Research findings on sweat glands have potential to improve methods for culturing skin grafts

As early humans shed the hairy coats of their closest evolutionary ancestors, they also gained a distinct feature that would prove critical to their success: a type of sweat gland that allows the body to cool down quickly. Those tiny glands are enormously useful, allowing us to live in a wide variety of climates, and enabling us to run long distances.

4 Jan 2017

Chemo-brain persists after treatment in breast cancer patients, study shows

The largest study to date of a condition known as "chemo-brain" shows that women with breast cancer report it's a substantial problem after chemotherapy for as long as six months after treatment, according to investigators at University of Rochester's Wilmot Cancer Institute.

4 Jan 2017

AMPK enzyme plays vital role in enhancing muscle insulin sensitivity after physical activity

ampk Physical activity benefits diabetics and others with insulin resistance. One of the reasons is that a single bout of physical activity increases the effectiveness of insulin.

3 Jan 2017

Persistent infection in infant reveals mutation that helps bacteria tolerate antibiotic therapy

The quest to understand a prolonged infection in an infant being treated for leukemia has led to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital discovery of a mutation that allows bacteria to tolerate normally effective antibiotic therapy. The report appears today in the scientific journal mBio.

3 Jan 2017

Pittcon 2017: Topics for Conferee Networking sessions announced

The Pittcon Organizing Committee has recently released the topics for Conferee Networking during Pittcon 2017, which will be in Chicago, Illinois, March 5-9.

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New imaging technique could revolutionize assessment of eye health and disease

Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have developed a new imaging technique that could revolutionize how eye health and disease are assessed.

3 Jan 2017

Early stimulation can boost brain development of babies

Many new parents still think that babies should develop at their own pace, and that they shouldn't be challenged to do things that they're not yet ready for.

2 Jan 2017

Massive sequencing and coevolution unveils secrets of human protein interactions

Cells operate like an incredibly well-synchronized orchestra of molecular interactions among proteins. Understanding this molecular network is essential not only to understand how an organism works but also to determine the molecular mechanisms responsible for a multitude of diseases.

30 Dec 2016

Researchers identify possible treatment targets for myelodysplasia syndromes

Cincinnati Children's researchers report in Nature Immunology a new mechanism that controls blood cell function and several possible molecular targets for treating myelodysplasia syndromes (MDS) - a group of pre-malignant disorders in which bone marrow does not produce enough healthy blood cells.

30 Dec 2016

Acute stress can lead to delayed, long-term psychological trauma

Mrs. M would never forget that day. She was walking along a busy road next to the vegetable market when two goons zipped past on a bike. One man's hand shot out and grabbed the chain around her neck.

30 Dec 2016

Specific gene pathway appears to regulate growth, structure, and organization of cerebral cortex

One of the most significant ways in which the human brain is unique is the size and structure of the cerebral cortex. But what drives the growth of the human cortex, likely the foundation for our unique intellectual abilities?

30 Dec 2016

NFCR scientists develop new treatment for brain cancer

The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) today congratulated Dr. Web Cavenee and Dr. Paul B. Fisher on their discovery of a new pharmacological agent to treat glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the deadliest brain cancer, which they have been developing together with NFCR support.

30 Dec 2016

New active pharmaceutical ingredient may help against severe forms of testicular cancer

A new active pharmaceutical ingredient may help against severe forms of testicular cancer, which only respond inadequately to other therapies.

30 Dec 2016

Mutations linked to endometrial cancer can be found in uterine lavage fluid before cancer diagnosis

Mutations that have been linked to endometrial cancer can be found in the uterine lavage fluid of pre- and post-menopausal women both with and without detectable cancer, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine by John Martignetti, MD, PhD of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and colleagues.

30 Dec 2016

New tool explains how proteins assemble into different liquid and gel-like solid states

A tool that uses light to manipulate matter inside living cells has begun to explain how proteins assemble into different liquid and gel-like solid states, a key to understanding many critical cellular operations.

30 Dec 2016

Two research studies on new molecules could potentially treat Alzheimer's disease

This year, results have been published of two significant research studies about molecules that could potentially treat Alzheimer's disease.

30 Dec 2016

Laboratory News and Research

Researchers develop innovative method to manufacture biocompatible implantable microdevices

Scientists use pluripotent stem cells to generate human stomach tissues in laboratory

Scientists develop technique to produce antibiotic synthetic spider silk

UTA chemists developing new synthetic methods to produce compounds for drug discovery

Research findings on sweat glands have potential to improve methods for culturing skin grafts

Chemo-brain persists after treatment in breast cancer patients, study shows

AMPK enzyme plays vital role in enhancing muscle insulin sensitivity after physical activity

Persistent infection in infant reveals mutation that helps bacteria tolerate antibiotic therapy

Pittcon 2017: Topics for Conferee Networking sessions announced

New imaging technique could revolutionize assessment of eye health and disease

Early stimulation can boost brain development of babies

Massive sequencing and coevolution unveils secrets of human protein interactions

Researchers identify possible treatment targets for myelodysplasia syndromes

Acute stress can lead to delayed, long-term psychological trauma

Specific gene pathway appears to regulate growth, structure, and organization of cerebral cortex

NFCR scientists develop new treatment for brain cancer

New active pharmaceutical ingredient may help against severe forms of testicular cancer

Mutations linked to endometrial cancer can be found in uterine lavage fluid before cancer diagnosis

New tool explains how proteins assemble into different liquid and gel-like solid states

Two research studies on new molecules could potentially treat Alzheimer's disease

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