Armed with a zebrafish model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and a library of 1,200 chemicals already approved for human use, researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston have identified a compound that reverses…
Diabetes drug can raise heart disease risk by 25%
London: Diabetes drug Avandia, which has been used by at least 50,000 people in Britain, increases the risk of heart disease by 23 percent and the risk of death by 14 percent….
Researchers Develop Diagnostic Test For Motor Neurone Disease, Australia
NeuRA researchers are one step closer to developing a diagnostic test for motor neurone disease. Dr Steve Vucic, from Neuroscience Research Australia, says the test will allow people with motor neurone disease…
Researchers discover process that regulates DNA maintenance
DNA contains all of the genetic instructions that make us who we are, and maintaining the integrity of our DNA over the course of a lifetime is a critical, yet complex part…
New Data In Support Of Link Between Stem Cells And Cancer, Opening Door To New Tools For Diagnosis And Treatment
Colorectal cancer cells trigger a set of genes similar to those found in intestinal stem cells, scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) have found. The team of researchers,…
Stem cell therapy can reduce heart size, scar tissue and improve function in cardiac patients
Researchers have shown for the first time that stem cells injected into enlarged hearts reduced heart size, reduced scar tissue and improved function to injured heart areas, according to a small trial…
Study: Stem cells may open door to new tools for colorectal cancer detection, treatment
Colorectal cancer cells trigger a set of genes similar to those found in intestinal stem cells, scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) have found. The team of researchers,…
Researchers discover a type of ‘cellular bilingualism’ in brain
A team of researchers from the University of Montreal and McGill University have discovered a type of “cellular bilingualism” – a phenomenon that allows a single neuron to use two different methods…
Vitamin A plays key role in the human body
Washington: Scientists have found that Vitamin A may play a more direct role than was previously known in certain physiological functions including sperm cell formation and the development of the central nervous…
Sugars play key role in bacterial infection in humans: Study
Melbourne: Australian researchers have revealed that sugars that change their shape with temperature could be a key to bacterial infection in humans. The findings could lead to new ways to treat and…
Scientists devise new strategy to prevent spread of drug-resistant bacteria
Research published in the journal GENETICS suggests ways to increase the cost of antibiotic resistance and prolong the usefulness of antibiotics. A team of scientists from the University of Oxford, U.K. have…
Liquid polymer research could represent next breakthrough in stem cell therapy
At present, cartilage implants created using stem cells can only be constructed as a solid shape, acting as an interim measure before the almost inevitable need for total joint replacement. Now researchers…
Japan’s Nuclear Crisis Could Create Serious Health Problems
Japan’s nuclear power plant crisis could create serious health problems if too much radiation is released into the atmosphere. Reactor problems at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant could lead to exposure…
In Pilot Study, Screening Detects Potentially Serious Heart Conditions In Healthy Children
A pilot study in healthy children and adolescents shows that it is feasible to screen for undiagnosed heart conditions that increase the risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Adding a 10-minute electrocardiogram…
Using Roche’s CASY Cell Counter And Analyzer For Proliferation And Viability Measurement In Cancer Studies
In a recent study (1), Prokop et al. used the CASY Cell Counter and Analyzer from Roche Applied Science (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) to identify the specific anticancer properties of a…