Stem cell drug screen yields potential alternative to statins. A novel drug screen in liver-like cells produced from a patient’s...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
‘Medicinal food’ diet counters onset of type 1 diabetes
Monash University researchers, Dr. Eliana Mariño and Professor Charles Mackay. Monash University’s Biomedicine Discovery Institute researchers have led an...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Robotic leg brace to aid paralyzed people walk
Tokyo (AP) – Toyota is launching a wearable robotic leg brace that help partially paralyzed people to walk. The Welwalk...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Researchers unravel how stevia controls blood sugar levels
What makes stevia taste so extremely sweet? And how does the sweetener keep our blood sugar level under control? Researchers...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Researchers find novel way to induce pancreatic cancer cell death
Pancreatic cancer: Pancreatic cancer, most frequently pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), is the most lethal and aggressive of all cancers. Unfortunately,...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
New hope against HIV
Key notes: Scientists have discovered a new way to combat HIV infection by making cells resistant to HIV. The antibodies...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Graphene, electricity used to change stem cells for nerve regrowth
Iowa State University researchers, left to right, Metin Uz, Suprem Das, Surya Mallapragada and Jonathan Claussen are developing technologies to...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Should you get screened for prostate cancer? We break down the latest advice
What’s new? What was emphatic before is wishy-washy now. The last time the US Preventive Services Task Force weighed in...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Alleviating Back pain with Spinal Manipulation
The most common reason especially among middle-aged people seeking practitioners is lower back pain. It is also the most common...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
From skin to brain: Stem cells without genetic modification
The top four images, from left to right, show Keratinocyte-derived neural crest stem cells turning into neurons as shown by...