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Researchers show how the body rids itself of damage when needed to reproduce and create new life

Although the body is constantly replacing cells and cell constituents, damage and imperfections accumulate over time. Cleanup efforts are saved for when it really matters. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, are able to show how the body rids itself of damage when it is time to reproduce and create new life.

21 Sep 2011

Two IGB faculty members recognized as University Scholars

Paul Kenis and James Slauch have been named as University Scholars, a program created to recognize the university's most talented teachers, scholars and researchers.

21 Sep 2011

Converting genetic data into biomedical knowledge a true challenge for statisticians

Within a decade, a combination of advanced measurement techniques and statistics will enable scientists to develop methods to diagnose serious diseases caused by genetic defects. Ten years after that, there may be medicines available to repair these defects.

21 Sep 2011

Isolating 'bad' cells in rodent experiments may hold key to improving treatment for heart attacks

A UCSF study holds clues to why an emerging clinical trials option for heart attack patients has not been as successful as anticipated. Treatment of human hearts with bone marrow cells has led to limited to no success in improving their heart function even though a similar method has been much more effective in rodents.

21 Sep 2011

Study reveals possible new treatment targets for diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas

Study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists points to possible new treatment targets for diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas; may tip the scales in the current debate about tumor biopsies.

21 Sep 2011

Positive data from InVivo's biomaterial scaffold implant preclinical study on acute SCI

InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp., a company focused on the development of groundbreaking technologies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI), today announced that in a rodent contusion model of SCI the Company's proprietary biopolymer scaffold showed positive preliminary data that indicate a therapeutic effect.

21 Sep 2011

NUI Galway researchers develop super-sized model of heart valve

Researchers at NUI Galway have developed a super-sized model of a heart valve which may lead to a new generation of cardiovsacular devices.

21 Sep 2011

Free public lecture to reveal new insights into brain cells linked with stroke, cerebral palsy

A free public lecture at the University of Leicester is to discuss how the white matter of the brain could be the key to understanding and treating brain disorders - not grey matter as previously thought.

21 Sep 2011

Clinical trial to evaluate TAU's stem cell technology for ALS

The ability to produce neuroprotectors, proteins that protect the human brain against neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's and ALS, is the holy grail of brain research. A technology developed at Tel Aviv University does just that, and it's now out of the lab and in hospitals to begin clinical trials with patients suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

21 Sep 2011

UTHealth doctoral student receives ASM, NIH research fellowships for E. coli study

A doctoral student at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has been awarded two research fellowships to study the spread of E. coli, a hard-to-treat bacterium that can lead to food poisoning.

21 Sep 2011

Researchers discover how living organisms avoid CO poisoning

Scientists have discovered how living organisms - including humans - avoid poisoning from carbon monoxide generated by natural cell processes.

From The University of Manchester 21 Sep 2011

UNC's new nanoparticle shows potential for cancer chemotherapy

A new type of nanoparticle developed in the laboratories at the University of North Carolina has shown potential for more effective delivery of chemotherapy to treat cancer.

21 Sep 2011

Antivirals from shark cartilage compound squalamine

A unique compound originally isolated from sharks could prove to be a promising treatment for hepatitis B and C and other viral diseases, researchers say. Known as squalamine, the drug has not yet been tested as an antiviral agent in humans, but it has been given to hundreds of people enrolled in clinical trials designed to test its usefulness for other conditions. Researchers say they hope to begin human trials to test the compound’s antiviral activity within the next year.

21 Sep 2011

Genetic differences play a role in prostate cancer disparities

Genetic differences in prostate cells seem to be a root cause of the prostate cancer disparities between African-American men and white men, according to findings presented at the Fourth AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities, held here Sept. 18-21, 2011.

21 Sep 2011

New blood test can help detect heart attacks

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine researchers are reporting a possible new blood test to help diagnose heart attacks.

21 Sep 2011

MDC researchers determine molecular structure of dynamin

Dr. Katja F-lber and Professor Oliver Daumke, structural biologists at the Max Delbr-ck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch, together with researchers from Freie Universit-t (FU) Berlin, have determined the molecular structure of dynamin, a 'wire-puller' that mediates nutrient uptake into the cell.

21 Sep 2011

Researchers can reverse aging process for human adult stem cells

Researchers have shown they can reverse the aging process for human adult stem cells, which are responsible for helping old or damaged tissues regenerate.

21 Sep 2011

Study examines long-term use of Standard Days Method among women

A simple-to-use, fertility-awareness based method of family planning developed by researchers from the Institute for Reproductive Health at Georgetown University Medical Center so effectively meets the needs of users that they continue to rely on it for years.

21 Sep 2011

New floating microscopic device for researchers to study wide range of cellular processes

It's a bit of a challenge. But, imagine a microscopic jet vacuum cleaner, the size of a pen nib that hovers over cell surfaces without ever touching them. Then imagine that the soap in the cleaning solution is replaced with various molecules that can be selectively delivered to the cells. This gives you a sense of a new device that researchers believe will serve as a powerful tool to study the behaviour of living cells and a range of crucial cellular processes, from cancer cell formation to how neurons align themselves in the developing brain.

21 Sep 2011

Scientists discover crucial connection in skin formation

Skin is the body's armor, protecting us from disease agents, injury, excessive water loss, and cold and heat. Yet mutations in a single gene, the gene for the protein p63, cause numerous diseases and malformations of the uppermost layer of skin - the epidermis - and other tissues. In the epidermis, these range from skin cancers to dysplasias that cause cracking, bleeding, infection, and discoloration.

21 Sep 2011

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Researchers show how the body rids itself of damage when needed to reproduce and create new life

Two IGB faculty members recognized as University Scholars

Converting genetic data into biomedical knowledge a true challenge for statisticians

Isolating 'bad' cells in rodent experiments may hold key to improving treatment for heart attacks

Study reveals possible new treatment targets for diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas

Positive data from InVivo's biomaterial scaffold implant preclinical study on acute SCI

NUI Galway researchers develop super-sized model of heart valve

Free public lecture to reveal new insights into brain cells linked with stroke, cerebral palsy

Clinical trial to evaluate TAU's stem cell technology for ALS

UTHealth doctoral student receives ASM, NIH research fellowships for E. coli study

Researchers discover how living organisms avoid CO poisoning

UNC's new nanoparticle shows potential for cancer chemotherapy

Antivirals from shark cartilage compound squalamine

Genetic differences play a role in prostate cancer disparities

New blood test can help detect heart attacks

MDC researchers determine molecular structure of dynamin

Researchers can reverse aging process for human adult stem cells

Study examines long-term use of Standard Days Method among women

New floating microscopic device for researchers to study wide range of cellular processes

Scientists discover crucial connection in skin formation

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