New Research Reveals How Flu Viruses Gain the Ability to Spread
In a new study, scientists reveal that the soft palate (the soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth) plays a key…
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Yeast Protein Reveals Clues to How Alzheimer’s Forms
In a newly published study, biologists from MIT detail how a yeast protein may lead to anti-amyloid therapeutic opportunities. Fibrous protein clumps known as amyloids…
New Protein-Based Sensor Detects Viral Infection, Kills Cancer Cells
Biological engineers from MIT have designed a modular system of proteins that can detect a particular DNA sequence in a cell and then trigger a…
New System Converts MRI Scans into 3D-Printed Heart Models for Surgical Planning
Engineers and computer scientists at MIT and Boston Children’s Hospital have developed a new system that can convert MRI scans of a patient’s heart into…
New Porous Hydrogel Could Improve the Success of Stem Cell Tissue Regeneration
Using a new porous hydrogel, scientists have experimentally improved bone repair by boosting the survival rate of transplanted stem cells and influencing their cell differentiation….
Yale Study Shows One in Four Hepatitis C Patients Denied Initial Drug Therapy
A new study from the Yale School of Medicine found that nearly one in four patients with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) are denied initial approval…
P2Y2 Receptor Helps Control Blood Pressure
New research from the Max Planck Institute shows that the P2Y2 receptor in blood vessel cells is a key element in the chain of blood…
Feeding Behavior in Worms May Help Shed Light on Human Heart Function
In a new study from MIT researchers reveal that a simple roundworm has the ability to spit out potentially deadly substances — a finding that…
Gene Therapy Gives Ovarian Cancer Patients Hope
A team of researchers from Harvard and Mass General Hospital has found a gene therapy that delivers a protein which suppresses the development of female…
Pharmaceutical Firms “Underinvest” in Long-Term Cancer Research
A newly published study from MIT and the University of Chicago reveals that pharmaceutical firms “underinvest” in long-term research to develop new cancer-fighting drugs due…
Researchers Develop a New Device for Studying Changes in T Cells
Scientists at the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed a passive-flow microfluidic device for imaging latent HIV activation dynamics in single T…
Yale Researchers Successfully Treat Eczema with Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug
A team of scientists at Yale University used a rheumatoid arthritis drug to successfully treated patients with moderate to severe eczema. The same rheumatoid arthritis…
New Stem Cell Study May Lead to New Drug Targets for Autism Treatment
Using stem cells generated from skin biopsies of four patients with ASD, researchers from Yale University grew the stem cells into three-dimensional simulated miniature human…
Diabetes Medication Could Be Used to Reduce Tumor Growth
Researchers from UCLA have identified a new mechanism that delivers glucose to cancer cells, providing evidence that drugs used to treat diabetes could be used…
Pulsed Electrical Discharge Producing Nitric Oxide, Can Save Young Lives
Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a new device that produces nitric oxide from an electric spark, making treatment affordable…
Cancer Drug Prolongs the Life of Fruit Flies, Could Do the Same for Humans
Using a cancer drug called Trametinib, biologists have extended the life expectancy in fruit flies by around twelve percent. The researchers believe that the substance…
Overuse of Medical Services Increases Healthcare Costs
Are doctors running the bill up on you? A new study from Yale University shows that a key factor to increased healthcare costs is overuse…
Study Shows Arthritis Drug Restores Skin Color for Vitiligo Patients
New research from Yale University demonstrates the effectiveness of tofacitinib for treating vitiligo. After five months of treatment, the white spots on the patients face…