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Induction of Mild Inflammation Leads to Cognitive Deficits Related to Schizophrenia
February 6, 2013 — Researchers have identified an exceptional mouse model of schizophrenia. After screening over 160 mutant mouse strains with a systematic battery of behavioral tests, they identified a mutant mouse ... > full story -
Scientists Design Mouse With More Human-Like Immune Response
February 4, 2013 — Scientists have genetically engineered a mouse to more closely mimic a human immune response. The transgenic mouse exhibits humanized CD1d molecules, naturally occurring molecules that activate an ... > full story -
Genetically Modified Tobacco Plants Produce Antibodies to Treat Rabies
February 1, 2013 — Smoking tobacco is bad for your health, but a genetically altered version of the plant might provide an inexpensive cure for the deadly rabies virus. Scientists have produced a monoclonal antibody in ... > full story -
Engineered Oncolytic Herpes Virus Inhibits Ovarian and Breast Cancer Metastases
February 1, 2013 — A genetically reprogrammed Herpes simplex virus (HSV) can cure metastatic diffusion of human cancer cells in the abdomen of laboratory mice, according to a new ... > full story -
Slow-Release 'Jelly' Delivers Drugs Better
January 28, 2013 — Biomedical engineers have developed a new delivery system that overcomes the shortcomings of a promising class of peptide drugs -- very small proteins -- for treating diseases such as diabetes and ... > full story -
Discovering the Missing 'LINC' to Deafness
January 28, 2013 — 50 percent of hearing loss is linked to genetic mutations. Now a researcher has discovered a significant mutation in a family of proteins that could lead to new treatments for hearing ... > full story -
New Target for Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs
January 25, 2013 — Researchers have identified a potential new target for drugs to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Efforts to develop drugs that hone in on this new target are ... > full story -
Emotional Stress Reduces Effectiveness of Prostate Cancer Therapies in Animal Model
January 25, 2013 — Not surprisingly, a cancer diagnosis creates stress. And patients with prostate cancer show higher levels of anxiety compared to other cancer patients. A new study indicates that stress is not just ... > full story -
P53 Mutation Hinders Cancer Treatment Response
January 25, 2013 — Scientists have discovered the workings of the gene that has been hindering treatment response in cancer patients. This discovery was made after five years of studying the mutant form of the p53 ... > full story -
A Relative from the Tianyuan Cave: Humans Living 40,000 Years Ago Likely Related to Many Present-Day Asians and Native Americans
January 21, 2013 — Ancient DNA has revealed that humans living some 40,000 years ago in the area near Beijing were likely related to many present-day Asians and Native ... > full story
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