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Stem cells used to model infant birth defect
Hemangiomas -- strawberry-like birthmarks that commonly develop in early infancy -- are generally harmless, but up to 10 percent cause tissue distortion or destruction and sometimes obstruction of vision or breathing.Since the 1960s, problematic hemangiomas...
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Study shows further benefits of noscapine for prostate cancer
The study shows that noscapine inhibited tumor growth in mice and also limited the spread of tumors without causing any side effects.The collaborative pre-clinical laboratory research was conducted by Dr. Israel Barken, of the Prostate Cancer Research and...
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PolyU makes great strides in ultrasound diagnosis for breast cancer
This breakthrough is the hard work of a research team led by Professor Zheng Yongping, Professor of PolyU's Department of Health Technology and Informatics and Associate Director of PolyU's Research Institute of Innovative Products and Technologies.Working...
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Spider silk reveals a paradox of super-strength
Since its development in China thousands of years ago, silk from silkworms, spiders and other insects has been used for high-end, luxury fabrics as well as for parachutes and medical sutures.Now, National Science Foundation-supported researchers are...
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DNA nanotechnology breakthrough offers promising applications in medicine
A team of McGill Chemistry Department researchers led by Dr.Hanadi Sleiman has achieved a major breakthrough in the development of nanotubes - tiny 'magic bullets' that could one day deliver drugs to specific diseased cells. Sleiman explains that the...
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Could regulating intestinal inflammation prevent colon cancer?
MUHC /McGill research team demonstrate for the first time the important role of two proteins in the process of inflammation and colon cancer Every day, our gut comes in contact with bacteria, inducing a basal inflammatory response that is tolerated and highly...
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SBRT eliminates tumors with promising survival for early-stage inoperable lung cancer patients
Highly-focused stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) can eliminate the targeted tumor while avoiding treatment-related illness and may ultimately improve survival for patients with inoperable non-small cell lung cancer, according to early findings of a...
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UF researcher urges caution in reducing blood pressure in patients with diabetes, coronary disease
New data show an increased risk of heart attack, stroke or death for patients having blood pressure deemed too high - or too low, according to Rhonda Cooper-DeHoff, Pharm.D., an associate professor of pharmacy and medicine at UF. She reported her findings...
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Autism Consortium study in Pediatrics shows CMA finds more genetic abnormalities than current tests
The Autism Consortium, an innovative research, clinical and family collaboration dedicated to catalyzing research and enhancing clinical care for families with (ASDs), announced today that the results of its comparison study of genetic testing methods for is...
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UC Irvine biologists help sequence Hydra genome
Survey finds genes linked to Huntington's, Alzheimer's disease UC Irvine researchers have played a leading role in the genome sequencing of Hydra, a freshwater polyp that has been a staple of biological research for 300 years....more about: Alzheimergenome...
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