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Gene Therapy May Aid Failing Hearts
March 26, 2013 — In an animal study, researchers show that it was possible to use gene therapy to boost heart muscle function. The finding suggests that it might be possible to use this approach to treat patients ... > full story -
DNA Damage Occurs as Part of Normal Brain Activity, Scientists Discover
March 24, 2013 — Scientists have discovered that a certain type of DNA damage long thought to be particularly detrimental to brain cells can actually be part of a regular, non-harmful process. The team further found ... > full story -
Immune-Cell Therapy Could Strengthen Promising Melanoma Treatment
March 22, 2013 — Scientists have used newly developed nanotechnology chips (multidimensional and multiplexed immune monitoring assays) to successfully monitor T cells genetically engineered to attack melanoma. They ... > full story -
Researchers Alter Mosquito Genome With Goal of Controlling Disease
March 21, 2013 — With a technique called TALENS, scientists used a pair of engineered proteins to disrupt a targeted gene in the mosquito genome, changing the eye color of ensuing generations of the insect. The ... > full story -
Tomatoes That Mimic Actions of Good Cholesterol Created
March 19, 2013 — Researchers have genetically engineered tomatoes to produce a peptide that mimics the actions of good cholesterol when consumed. In this early study, mice that were fed these tomatoes in ... > full story -
Goats' Milk With Antimicrobial Lysozyme Speeds Recovery from Diarrhea
March 13, 2013 — Milk from goats that were genetically modified to produce higher levels of lysozyme, a human antimicrobial protein, has proved effective in treating diarrhea in young pigs and may one day be used to ... > full story -
Making Fuel from Bacteria
March 13, 2013 — In the search for the fuels of tomorrow, Swedish researchers are finding inspiration in the sea. Not in offshore oil wells, but in the water where blue-green algae ... > full story -
Indirect Side-Effects of the Cultivation of Genetically Modified Plants
March 13, 2013 — Genetically modified Bt cotton plants contain a poison that protects them from their most significant enemies. As a result, these plants rely less on their own defence system. This benefits other ... > full story -
Promising New Drug Treats and Protects Against Radiotherapy-Associated Oral Mucositis
March 12, 2013 — Mouse model studies show that administered genetically or topically, protein Smad7 protects against or heals mouth sores commonly associated with cancer ... > full story -
Some Bacteria May Protect Against Disease Caused by Stomach Infection
March 12, 2013 — Half of the world's human population is infected with the stomach bacteria called Helicobacter pylori, yet it causes disease in only about 10 percent of those infected. Other bacteria living in the ... > full story
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