
Chemical Nanoengineering: Designing Drugs Controlled by Light
A new breakthrough will help
with the development of
light-regulated therapeutic
molecules. ... > full story

One Step Closer to a Vaccine for a Common Respiratory Disease
Young children and the
elderly are especially
susceptible to respiratory
syncytial virus (RSV). The
three-dimensional structure
of respiratory syncytial
... > full story

Cells Play 'Tag' to Determine Direction of Movement
Researchers have found that
cells in our bodies, when
moving collectively, carry
out something similar to a
game of 'tag' to coordinate
their movement in a
... > full story

Plasma in a Bag: Plastic Bags Coated by Plasma Serve as Lab for Cultivating Adherent Cells
Plastic bags coated by
plasma at atmospheric
pressure serve as a GMP
laboratory for the
cultivation of adherent
... > full story
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New Resistance Mechanism to Chemotherapy in Breast and Ovarian Cancer
June 18, 2013 A new study explains why tumors with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations stop responding to PARP inhibitor ... > full story -
Nanog Protein Promotes Growth of Head and Neck Cancer
June 18, 2013 Researchers have identified a biochemical pathway in cancer stem cells that is essential for promoting head and neck cancer. The study shows that a protein called Nanog, which is normally active in ... > full story -
'Undruggable' Cancer May Be Druggable After All: New Target Identified
June 17, 2013 Researchers have identified in the most aggressive forms of cancer a gene known to regulate embryonic stem cell self-renewal, beginning a creative search for a drug that can block its ... > full story -
Researchers Demonstrate Use of Stem Cells to Analyze Causes, Treatment of Diabetes
June 17, 2013 Scientists have generated patient-specific beta cells, or insulin-producing cells, that accurately reflect the features of maturity-onset diabetes of the ... > full story -
Obesity Leads to Brain Inflammation, and Low Testosterone Makes It Worse
June 17, 2013 Low testosterone worsens the harmful effects of obesity in the nervous system, a new study in mice ... > full story -
Naturally Occurring Hormone Induces Egg Maturation
June 17, 2013 The naturally occurring hormone kisspeptin effectively induces egg maturation during infertility treatment, according to a clinical in vitro fertilization (IVF) ... > full story -
Exposure to BPA in Developing Prostate Increases Risk of Later Cancer: Ubiquitous Plasticizers May Have Long-Term Health Effects
June 17, 2013 Early exposure to BPA (bisphenol A) -- an additive commonly found in plastic water bottles and soup can liners -- causes an increased cancer risk in an animal model of human prostate ... > full storyMore: -
Bariatric Surgery Restores Nerve Cell Properties Altered by Diet
June 17, 2013 Understanding how gastric bypass surgery changes the properties of nerve cells that help regulate the digestive system could lead to new treatments that produce the same results without surgery, ... > full story -
'Chase and Run' Cell Movement Mechanism Explains Process of Metastasis
June 16, 2013 A mechanism that cells use to group together and move around the body -- called 'chase and run' -- has been described for the first time by ... > full story -
Osteoporosis Drug Stops Growth of Breast Cancer Cells, Even in Resistant Tumors, Study Suggests
June 15, 2013 A drug approved in Europe to treat osteoporosis has now been shown to stop the growth of breast cancer cells, even in cancers that have become resistant to current targeted therapies, according to a ... > full story
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