Transplants Without the Need for Lifelong Immunosupression
As a result of organ transplantation, patients need to take a lifelong regimen of immunosuppressors to fight off graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), which is common and…
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Unlocking Chemical Pathways to Synthesize Chemicals Found in Nature
A new study could enable scientists to synthesize many important chemicals currently found only in nature. The research shows how scientists used powerful X-rays to…
Nose Spray for Panic Attacks? Intranasal Neuropeptide S Lowers Anxiety
New findings show a non-invasive way to administer anxiolytic neuropeptide S (NPS). While working with mice, the findings show that intranasally administered neuropeptide S was…
Stem Cells Discovered in Ovaries May Yield More Eggs
A new study suggests that the stem cells located in human ovaries might be able to produce new eggs. The findings were published in the…
Light-Switched Anesthetics Allow Researchers to turn Pain Nerves On and Off
A new study published in the journal Nature Methods, shows that a novel local anesthetic developed by a group of researchers at UC Berkeley, University…
Flies Drink Alcohol to Medicate Against Wasp Infections
It’s been reported that the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, drinks alcohol to kill the wasps that have hatched inside of its body, which would…
Researchers Work on Biosensor Technology to Detect Viruses
Researchers at University of Leeds have developed biosensor technology that could form the basis of a non-invasive diagnostic for Adenovirus. By using antibodies attached to…
Zelboraf Nearly Doubles Median Survival Time for Patients with Metastatic Melanoma
New research shows that the approved drug Zelboraf nearly doubles the median survival time for patients with metastatic melanoma. By following 132 patients, researchers found…
MicroCHIPS Wireless Drug Implant Releases Timed Dosed Injections
Researchers have announced that a wirelessly-programmed implant, which has been successfully tested in human trials, could save patients the pain of daily injections. The trials…
Exploding Carbon Nanotubes Could Work as Drug-Based Delivery Devices
Carbon nanotubes can be used in a variety of different contexts. Most recently, tubes were filled with drugs and sealed with biodegradable caps, allowing them…
Canadian Researchers State That a 20-Minute Twice Weekly Workout Keeps You Healthy
While many people struggle working out a couple of times a week, researchers from McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, have come up with the exact number…
Cancer-Causing Mutations Disrupt Cells’ Ability to Differentiate
Researchers have published a series of three papers today in the journal Nature, explaining some of the mysteries of how the mutations in a gene…
Stem Cells Help Re-grow Healthy Heart Muscle After Heart Attack
A new study published in the journal The Lancet shares the results from a Cedars-Sinai Heart institute clinical trial, which demonstrated that heart attack patients…
Researchers Suggest Halofuginone (HF) May Treat Autoimmune Disorders
Researchers from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine discovered the molecular secrets behind the Chinese herbal remedy known as chang shan. By researching halofuginone (HF),…
Researchers Use Body’s Immune System to Fight Cancer
New research points suggests that DNA sequences from tumor cells can also be used to direct the body’s immune system to attack cancer cells, according…
Scientists Find Cure for Neurocysticercosis, a Major Cause of Seizures
Neurocysticercosis is caused when people ingest pork that has gone bad and is the root cause of several types of seizures. In a new study…
Massages Change Gene Expression and Reduce Inflammation
After strenuous physical activity, it’s been shown that massages make you feel better. Massage therapy is used during physical rehabilitation of skeletal muscles to aid…
Visual Science’s Ebolavirus 3D Model is 10 Times More Complex Than Their HIV Model
The Ebolavirus was first described in 1976 during the Zaire ebolavirus outbreaks in Africa. It’s one of the most lethal viruses on Earth, and it’s…