In Brief: Scientists have used a new drug to reverse diabetes in mice. The drug inhibits the enzyme LMPTP, which...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Taking a combination of painkillers and gastric protection damages the intestines
Additonal given antibiotic (rifaximin) helps to protect the intestines. Credit: Medical University of Vienna Patients with inflammatory diseases are...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Scientists Discover New Class of Anti-Diabetes Compounds that Reduce Liver Glucose Production
A team of scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Molecular ‘GPS’ helps stem cells navigate inside the body
Recent research has identified a novel molecule that could help localize stem cells within the body. Cell therapy holds significant...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Homing System Delivers Drugs To Specific Neurons
New technique reveals synaptic contributions to Parkinson’s Disease An artist’s rendition of how the new DART system works in a...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Team examines use of anti-parasitic drug as new treatment for brain tumors
Marc Symons, PhD, professor in The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research’s Karches Center for Oncology Research, is examining if a...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
A New Drug May Be Able to Completely Reverse Diabetes
IN BRIEF Scientists have used a new drug to reverse diabetes in mice. The drug inhibits the enzyme LMPTP, which...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Link between Streptococcal infections and blood type
Infectious disease scientists at the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI) have found that people with a common blood...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Successful sensory cell regeneration raises hope for restoration
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators regenerated auditory hair cells in adult mice using genetic manipulation. This research provides possible...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Gut bacteria compound may help to prevent type 2 diabetes
New research from Finland suggests that higher blood levels of indolepropionic acid – a product of gut bacteria that is...