UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD IMAGE: THE FINDINGS OF A STUDY HEADED BY DR MERCHANT IS ONE OF THE FIRST META-ANALYSES CARRIED OUT ON MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT LACTOFERRIN RESEARCH STUDIES. THE STUDY HAS MADE EVIDENT THAT THE ADMINISTRATION OF LACTOFERRIN, OF WHICH HAS PROVEN TO BE A KEY INGREDIENT FOR OUR NATURAL DEFENCE SYSTEMS AGAINST INVADING VIRUSES, SHOWS...
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL A high body mass index (BMI) is closely correlated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. For decades, nutrition guidelines have emphasized the necessity of decreasing intake of dietary fats. Yet, even as studies demonstrate ties between foods laden with simple carbohydrates and metabolic dysfunction, much remains unknown about how the...
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL BOSTON – Two new studies indicate that immunotherapy may benefit people with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMD), a rare but serious complication of cancer that has spread to the brain and/or spinal cord. The research, which was led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and the Broad Institute, is published...
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY IMAGE: A NEW TOOL CALLED REPAIR-SEQ (MAGNIFYING GLASS) ALLOWS RESEARCHERS TO QUICKLY SEE HOW DIFFERENT GENES INVOLVED IN REPAIR OF DNA DAMAGE (AMBULANCES) AFFECT THE ACCURACY AND EFFICIENCY OF GENOME EDITING TECHNOLOGIES—IN THIS CASE, ONE THAT WORKS BY FIRST CAUSING A DOUBLE-STRANDED DNA BREAK. CREDIT: CAITLIN SEDWICK FOR PRINCETON UNIVERSITY The ability to...
CAMBRIDGE, MA — In recent years, there has been some evidence that dietary interventions can help to slow the growth of tumors. A new study from MIT, which analyzed two different diets in mice, reveals how those diets affect cancer cells, and offers an explanation for why restricting calories may slow tumor growth. The study...
IMAGE: TOREN FINKEL, M.D., PH.D., DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF CARDIOLOGY AND DIRECTOR OF THE AGING INSTITUTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AND UPMC. CREDIT: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Oct. 20, 2021 – Most cells throughout the body can divide and multiply to replace old cells and repair damaged tissue, but in response to certain stresses, cells can lose their ability to...
by Washington University in St. Louis Sensory neurons regrow more after injury when treated with the drug fenofibrate (lower panel) than when given a placebo (top panel; arrows indicate site of injury). Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered that an FDA-approved drug acts on support cells in the central nervous...
by Julie Langelier, Gladstone Institutes Credit: CC0 Public Domain With the school year well on its way, we all recognize the importance of getting students energized. However, we also know that overstimulated children can wreak havoc on a classroom, leaving a teacher trying to regain control of their group. The situation is very similar in the...
by Baylor College of Medicine Credit: CC0 Public Domain Identifying the dynamic events occurring during urinary tract infections (UTI) has revealed a new potential strategy to combat this condition, considered the most common type of infection. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Washington University School of Medicine have discovered that the sequence of events taking...
by University of Washington Cross section of a retina treated with regeneration factors. The middle blue layer contain interneuron cells and the bottom layer, ganglion cells. Green cells within these layers are all derived from treated glial cells. Credit: Todd Levi / Reh Lab In an approach could someday be used to help repair the retinas...
