Researchers from the Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine and the UAB Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology have developed and patented a method using Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast to detect in human proteins…
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Novel Approach In Radiation Therapy Spares Healthy Tissue, Could Improve Cancer Treatment
Medical physicists at Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center have demonstrated a new real-time tumor tracking technique that can help minimize the amount of radiation delivered to surrounding healthy tissue…
Damaged heart rebuilt with heart stem cells from children with congenital heart disease
A new study, revealing that heart stem cells from children with congenital heart disease were able to rebuild the damaged heart in the laboratory, could provide a new outlet for Emerging Healthcare…
Nitrates in spinach make you big, strong
LONDON – The humble spinach makes you big and strong, but that is thanks to the presence of nitrates not iron. Scientists say nitrates, found abundantly in green leafy vegetables, boost cellular…
TRPV1 Receptors May Send Signals That Play A Role In Regulating The Extent Of Locomotor Activity
Research by a Barrow Neurological Institute scientist on the thermoregulatory effects of a receptor more commonly studied for its role in pain is the cover story in the Feb. 2 issue of…
Cellular Oncology Expands Springer’s Cancer Research Portfolio
Springer and the International Society of Cellular Oncology (ISCO) will collaborate to publish Cellular Oncology starting this year. Cellular Oncology is the official journal of ISCO and publishes original papers and reviews…
Brain Scans Predict Likely Success Of Smoking Cessation
Brain scans showing neural reactions to pro-health messages can predict if you’ll keep that resolution to quit smoking more accurately than you yourself can. That’s according to a new study forthcoming in…
Pediatric cardiac program continues to save children’s lives
The Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at the Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) managed by Cleveland Clinic has successfully performed more than 900 cardiac surgeries for children since the division was inaugurated…
Repeat MRI Screening For Breast Cancer Results In Fewer False Positives
MRI screening for breast cancer delivers consistent rates of cancer detection and fewer false-positive results over time, according to a new study published online and in the April print edition of Radiology….
Researchers find better way to create iPS cells from blood samples
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found a better way to create induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells-adult cells reprogrammed with the properties of embryonic stem cells-from a small blood sample. This new method,…
Defective nucleoli linked to Parkinson’s disease
“Nucleolus”, or small nucleus, is the term coined by early biologists for the tiny structure within the nucleus which they saw under the microscope. In this structure within the nucleus, RNA molecules…
Researchers find breast cancer therapy contributes to early-in-life hip fractures in women
A hip fracture is not common in a 54-year-old woman, unless she is a 54-year-old breast cancer survivor, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. Researchers found that a combination of early…
Obese women may avoid mammograms because of pain
Obese women may avoid mammograms because of pain and women under 60 may avoid the test because they are too busy, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research…
Tonsillectomy linked to obesity later in life
In a new study researchers found that childhood tonsillectomy could predispose patients to obesity later in life. The study involved 795 children from 0 to 18 years who were described as normal…
Skinvisible, Novartis enter agreement for technical feasibility study
Skinvisible Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has entered into a feasibility agreement with Novartis Pharma AG. Under the agreement Skinvisible will assess the technical feasibility of a topical formulation with an undisclosed compound utilizing its…