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Major Hurdle Cleared to Diabetes Transplants
June 13, 2013 — Researchers have identified a way to trigger reproduction in the laboratory of clusters of human cells that make insulin, potentially removing a significant obstacle to transplanting the cells as a ... > full story -
Chronic Drinking and Exposure to Particulate Matter Dramatically Decreases Lung Function
June 13, 2013 — Alveolar macrophage (AM) function plays a critical role in protecting the lungs by removing particulates. Chronic drinking causes persistent oxidative stress in the lungs, leading to impaired AM ... > full story -
How Diving Mammals Evolved Underwater Endurance
June 13, 2013 — Scientists have shed new light on how diving mammals, such as the sperm whale, have evolved to survive for long periods underwater without ... > full story -
Programming Blood Forming Stem Cells
June 13, 2013 — By transferring four genes into mouse fibroblast cells, researchers have produced cells that resemble hematopoietic stem cells, which produce millions of new blood cells in the human body every day. ... > full story -
Culprit Implicated in Neurodegenerative Diseases Also Critical for Normal Cells
June 13, 2013 — The propensity of proteins to stick together in large clumps -- termed "protein aggregation" -- is the culprit behind a variety of conditions including Huntington's and Alzheimer's. With this ... > full story -
New Fluorescent Protein from Eel Improves Key Clinical Assay
June 13, 2013 — Unagi, the sea-going Japanese freshwater eel, harbors a fluorescent protein that could serve as the basis for a new clinical test for bilirubin, a critical indicator of human liver function, ... > full story -
Protein Protects Against Breast Cancer Recurrence in Animal Model
June 13, 2013 — Precisely what causes breast cancer recurrence has been poorly understood. But now a piece of the puzzle has fallen into place: Researchers have identified a key molecular player in recurrent breast ... > full story -
A Peptide to Protect Brain Function
June 13, 2013 — Medical researchers have developed a new peptide, called NAP or Davunetide, that has the capacity to both protect and restore critical cell functions in the brain. Her findings indicate that NAP ... > full story -
Jammed Molecular Motors May Play a Role in the Development of ALS
June 12, 2013 — Delays in the transport of nutrients, proteins and neurotransmitters along the nerve axon could be a major factor in the development of the neurodegenerative disease ... > full story -
Easy and Effective Therapy to Restore Sight: Engineered Virus Will Improve Gene Therapy for Blinding Eye Diseases
June 12, 2013 — Gene therapy using adeno-associated virus has successfully restored sight to people with a rare inherited retinal degeneration, but current therapy requires injecting the virus directly into the ... > full story
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