A prescription drug used to treat narcolepsy and other sleep disorders has the potential to help people whose obesity is...
January 04, 2017January 4, 2017
Nanodiscs target tumors in potential cancer vaccine
Nanodiscs may be used in a vaccine against some types of cancer, with a new study finding the technology effective...
January 04, 2017January 4, 2017
Is this why women are more likely to get arthritis? Scientists have identified a ‘master switch’ gene that causes their immune system to attack itself
Some 8 out of 10 cases of autoimmune diseases are believed to affect women Researchers have pinpointed the key...
January 04, 2017January 4, 2017
Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Spontaneously Make Cartilage After Blockage of VEGF Signaling
Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be induced to make cartilage by incubating the cells with particular growth factors. ...
January 04, 2017January 4, 2017
Scientists discover boost for men who get no help from Viagra… in new daily incontinence pill
Doctors say Mirabegron could provide an alternative for one in three men Drug works by relaxing muscles in the...
January 04, 2017January 4, 2017
Controlling CRISPR: Researchers May Have Found An “Off-Switch” for Gene-Editing
IN BRIEF Researchers have uncovered two distinct anti-CRISPR proteins — AcrIIA2 and AcrIIA4 — that worked to inhibit the ability...
January 04, 2017January 4, 2017
Could new bone-forming growth factor reverse osteoporosis?
Scientists at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern in Dallas, TX, have uncovered a new bone-forming growth...
January 04, 2017January 4, 2017
Promising Study Results for Diabetic Kidney Disease Seen with Mesoblast’s Cell Therapy
Mesoblast recently announced positive results from the placebo-controlled Phase 2 trial of its cell therapy MPC-300-IV for diabetic kidney disease patients. All...
January 04, 2017January 4, 2017
Can a gel made with you own blood heal chronic leg wounds? Patients’ own DNA can help kickstart repair mechanisms in the body
A large proportion of chronic wounds treated by the NHS are diabetic foot ulcers The new gel aims to...
January 04, 2017January 4, 2017
Important element of immune defense against fungal infections discovered
Fungal infections are a serious health risk. They can be harmful especially to patients whose immune system is compromised through...