IN BRIEF Four percent of all men over the age of fifty, and sixteen percent of women of the same...
January 04, 2017January 4, 2017
Scientists use stem cells to restore testosterone
Male hypogonadism is a condition affecting almost a third of the elderly male population. The most common treatment option is...
January 04, 2017January 4, 2017
Stem cell ‘mini-brain’ very similar to real brain, study finds
Building a realistic model of the human brain is a crucial part of understanding brain development, as well as neurological...
January 04, 2017January 4, 2017
Stem Cell Therapy Might Improve Brain Function of Traumatic Brains Injury Patients
Accidents happen and sometimes really bad accidents happen; especially if they injure your head. Traumatic brain injuries or TBIs can...
January 04, 2017January 4, 2017
Hitting Acute Myeloid Leukemia Where It Hurts
Research teams from Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have teamed up to devise a new strategy...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
Predicting throat cancer recurrence with a blood test
Researchers found that patients whose oropharyngeal cancer recurred had higher levels of antibodies for two proteins, E6 and E7, which...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
Cheap blood test to spot heart attack early
A Simple test could detect heart attack 15yrs earlier. Scientists say it could help doctors spot high-risk patients. Key facts:...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
Want to improve your memory? Then go for a morning jog: Running stimulates your brain and also helps to keep you alert
Part of the brain responsible for alertness is activated during a run, a study found New research also found...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
White fat may have several paths to a healthier brown
Babies get their adorable chubbiness from brown fat, which keeps them warm, but until 2009, scientists thought we lost this...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
Key regulator of bone development identified
Summary: Loss of a key protein has been discovered as the event that leads to defects in skeletal development, including...