New Technique Allows Researchers to Control Genes with Light
A team of researchers from MIT and the Broad Institute have developed new technology based on optogenetics that allows scientists to start or stop the…
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Two-Drug Combination Could Be the Key to Curing Cancer
A new study from researchers at Harvard suggests that using a combination of two drugs in a “targeted therapy” effort could effectively cure nearly all…
The Search for “Microbial Dark Matter”
In a newly published study, an international team of researchers detail the search for “microbial dark matter.” Is space really the final frontier, or are…
Cells Battle to the Death to Become Part of the Organism
New research from the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares reveals that cells in the early embryo battle each other to death to become part of…
Researchers Identify the P2Y2 Receptor Molecule as the Gateway for Metastases
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute have identified the P2Y2 receptor molecule on the cells of the blood platelet wall as the gateway that enables…
Cancer Scientists Prove Long-Standing Theory on How Cancer Spreads
A newly published study shows that white blood cells and cancer cells can fuse and initiate a tumor, providing the first proof in humans of…
Study Examines the Role of JC Polyomavirus
In a newly published study, scientists show that common mutant forms of the deadly JC polyomavirus are not responsible for the pathogen’s main attack that…
New Analysis on Iceman Ötzi Opens Up New Research Possibilities for Mummies
Using a pinhead-sized sample of brain tissue from the Iceman Ötzi, scientists were able to identify numerous brain proteins, as well as proteins from blood…
Researchers Target an Aspect of Down Syndrome
A new study examines the impact of elevated Down syndrome cell-adhesion molecule (Dscam) on how neurons develop, finding that in the fruit fly Drosophila the…
Combination of Immune Stimulating Antibodies Shows Promising Results Against Advanced Melanoma
New research presented at the 2013 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology shows promising results in the fight against advanced melanoma, finding…
Scientists Peer Into a Cell in Real Time
Using newly developed scientific complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (sCMOS) cameras in combination with new algorithms, scientists can now generate accurate images of sub-cellular structures in milliseconds…
Study Shows Stem Cell Injections Improve Spinal Injuries in Rats
A team of scientists are reporting in a new study that a single injection of human neural stem cells, which came from a line of…
Scientists Convert Human Skin Cells Into Embryonic Stem Cells
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and the Oregon National Primate Research Center have successfully converted human skin cells into embryonic stem cells, marking…
Researchers Generate Immune Responses From Stem Cell Grown Thymus Tissue
In a newly published study, scientists from UC San Francisco detail how they developed the first functioning human thymus tissue from embryonic stem cells in…
Meta-Analysis Identifies Four New Genetic Risk Factors for Testicular Cancer
Researchers have identified four new genetic variants associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer, supporting the notion that testicular cancer is a disorder of…
Protein Makes Old Hearts Younger, Reverses Some Effects of Aging
Researchers have identified a protein in the blood of mice and humans that may prove to be the first effective treatment for a form of…
Mechanism for Controlling Calcium Influx in Cells Identified
In a newly published study, scientists identify the mechanism for controlling calcium influx in cells, helping researchers better understand the molecular causes of the…
Potential New Therapy Stops Tumor Growth
Scientists have identified a way to flip a genetic switch off to halt tumor growth, demonstrating a potential new therapy in mice that impacts tumor…