IMAGE: THIS IS AN ILLUSTRATION FEATURING FOXGLOVE, THE PLANT FROM WHICH CARDIAC GLYCOSIDES ARE DERIVED. Scientists at the Medical University...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Molecular ‘GPS’ helps stem cells navigate inside the body
Recent research has identified a novel molecule that could help localise stem cells within the body. Cell therapy holds significant...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Genetic risk screening for certain conditions
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has allowed marketing of 23andMe Personal Genome Service Genetic Health Risk (GHR) tests for...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Team examines use of antiparasitic drug as new treatment for brain tumors
Marc Symons, PhD, professor at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research is examining if a common medication administered to treat...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Engineered E. Coli could diagnose gut problems
Humans have an uneasy relationship with bacteria- they can make us very sick, but we also couldn’t live without the...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
New antibody for bowel disease
UConn molecular and cell biologist Michael Lynes and an international team of researchers have been awarded a patent for a...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Researchers find novel way to induce pancreatic cancer cell death
Axial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Pancreatic cancer, most frequently pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Your Brain cells could be Reprogrammed to Fight Parkinson’s Disease
In Brief Researchers have reprogrammed existing brain cells in mice into dopamine neurons to reduce their symptoms of Parkinson’s disease....
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Should you get screened for prostate cancer? We break down the latest advice
A panel of experts in preventive medicine released a draft proposal Tuesday on screening for prostate cancer. “Another one?” you may ask,...
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
Developing adoptive T-cell therapy for ovarian cancer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center immunotherapy researchers Drs. Kristin Anderson and Philip Greenberg and their colleagues are working on ways...