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Video: Moving cells with light holds medical promise 
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown they can coax cells to move toward a beam of light. The feat is a first step toward manipulating cells to control insulin secretion or heart rate using light.
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown they can coax cells to move toward a beam of light. The feat is a first step toward manipulating cells to control insulin secretion or heart rate using light.
Molecular Biology
Source: Washington University School of Medicine
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013, 11:45am
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Source: Washington University School of Medicine
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013, 11:45am
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Researcher offers clues on the origins of life
A structural biologist at the Florida State University College of Medicine has made discoveries that could lead scientists a step closer to understanding how life first emerged on Earth billions of years ago.
A structural biologist at the Florida State University College of Medicine has made discoveries that could lead scientists a step closer to understanding how life first emerged on Earth billions of years ago.
Biochemistry
Source: Florida State University
Posted on: Monday, Apr 08, 2013, 10:45am
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Source: Florida State University
Posted on: Monday, Apr 08, 2013, 10:45am
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Loss of tumor suppressor SPOP releases cancer potential of SRC-3
Mutations in a protein called SPOP (speckle-type POZ protein) disarm it, allowing another protein called steroid receptor coactivator-3 (SRC-3) to encourage the proliferation and spread of prostate cancer cells, said researchers led by those at Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears online in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Mutations in a protein called SPOP (speckle-type POZ protein) disarm it, allowing another protein called steroid receptor coactivator-3 (SRC-3) to encourage the proliferation and spread of prostate cancer cells, said researchers led by those at Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears online in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Cancer
Source: Baylor College of Medicine
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013, 10:00am
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Source: Baylor College of Medicine
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013, 10:00am
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Researchers show stem cell fate depends on 'grip'
The field of regenerative medicine holds great promise, propelled by greater understanding of how stem cells differentiate themselves into many of the body's different cell types. But clinical applications in the field have been slow to materialize, partially owing to difficulties in replicating the conditions these cells naturally experience.
The field of regenerative medicine holds great promise, propelled by greater understanding of how stem cells differentiate themselves into many of the body's different cell types. But clinical applications in the field have been slow to materialize, partially owing to difficulties in replicating the conditions these cells naturally experience.
Molecular Biology
Source: University of Pennsylvania
Posted on: Friday, Mar 29, 2013, 1:15pm
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Source: University of Pennsylvania
Posted on: Friday, Mar 29, 2013, 1:15pm
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How herpesvirus invades nervous system
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a component of the herpesvirus that "hijacks" machinery inside human cells, allowing the virus to rapidly and successfully invade the nervous system upon initial exposure.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a component of the herpesvirus that "hijacks" machinery inside human cells, allowing the virus to rapidly and successfully invade the nervous system upon initial exposure.
Molecular Biology
Source: Northwestern University
Posted on: Friday, Mar 29, 2013, 8:00am
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Source: Northwestern University
Posted on: Friday, Mar 29, 2013, 8:00am
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Research reveals protective properties of influenza vaccines
Collaborating scientists from Nationwide Children's Hospital, Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified an important mechanism for stimulating protective immune responses following seasonal influenza vaccinations. The study was published in Science Translational Medicine, a journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Collaborating scientists from Nationwide Children's Hospital, Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified an important mechanism for stimulating protective immune responses following seasonal influenza vaccinations. The study was published in Science Translational Medicine, a journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Epidemiology
Source: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013, 2:15pm
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Source: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013, 2:15pm
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Hunger-spiking neurons could help control autoimmune diseases
Neurons that control hunger in the central nervous system also regulate immune cell functions, implicating eating behavior as a defense against infections and autoimmune disease development, Yale School of Medicine researchers have found in a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Neurons that control hunger in the central nervous system also regulate immune cell functions, implicating eating behavior as a defense against infections and autoimmune disease development, Yale School of Medicine researchers have found in a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Neuroscience
Source: Yale University
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013, 11:15am
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Source: Yale University
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013, 11:15am
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Glider of the sea threatened by 'traditional' medicine
Gills from manta rays fetch high prices in China, but trade could be more tightly controlled following this year's CITES meeting
Gills from manta rays fetch high prices in China, but trade could be more tightly controlled following this year's CITES meeting
Marine Biology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Mar 25, 2013, 8:48am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Mar 25, 2013, 8:48am
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Study shows how 2 brain areas interact to trigger divergent emotional behaviors
New research from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine for the first time explains exactly how two brain regions interact to promote emotionally motivated behaviors associated with anxiety and reward.
New research from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine for the first time explains exactly how two brain regions interact to promote emotionally motivated behaviors associated with anxiety and reward.
Neuroscience
Source: University of North Carolina Health Care
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 21, 2013, 10:00am
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Source: University of North Carolina Health Care
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 21, 2013, 10:00am
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Researchers identify fish protein that may inhibit cancer metastasis
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified a peptide, or protein, derived from Pacific cod that may inhibit prostate cancer and possibly other cancers from spreading, according to preclinical research published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified a peptide, or protein, derived from Pacific cod that may inhibit prostate cancer and possibly other cancers from spreading, according to preclinical research published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Cancer
Source: University of Maryland Medical Center
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013, 1:15pm
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Source: University of Maryland Medical Center
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013, 1:15pm
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Study could aid development of new drugs to treat gout
Findings from a Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study could lead to the development of new drugs to treat gout.
Findings from a Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study could lead to the development of new drugs to treat gout.
Health
Source: Loyola University Health System
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013, 11:30am
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Source: Loyola University Health System
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013, 11:30am
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Does Greek coffee hold the key to a longer life?
The answer to longevity may be far simpler than we imagine; it may in fact be right under our noses in the form of a morning caffeine kick. The elderly inhabitants of Ikaria, the Greek island, boast the highest rates of longevity in the World, and many scientists turn to them when looking to discover the 'secrets of a longer life'. In a new study in Vascular Medicine, published by SAGE, res
The answer to longevity may be far simpler than we imagine; it may in fact be right under our noses in the form of a morning caffeine kick. The elderly inhabitants of Ikaria, the Greek island, boast the highest rates of longevity in the World, and many scientists turn to them when looking to discover the 'secrets of a longer life'. In a new study in Vascular Medicine, published by SAGE, res
Agriculture
Source: SAGE Publications
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013, 1:15pm
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Source: SAGE Publications
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013, 1:15pm
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Depression stems from miscommunication between brain cells
A new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine suggests that depression results from a disturbance in the ability of brain cells to communicate with each other. The study indicates a major shift in our understanding of how depression is caused and how it should be treated. Instead of focusing on the levels of hormone-like chemicals in the brain, such as serotonin, the scientists fo
A new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine suggests that depression results from a disturbance in the ability of brain cells to communicate with each other. The study indicates a major shift in our understanding of how depression is caused and how it should be treated. Instead of focusing on the levels of hormone-like chemicals in the brain, such as serotonin, the scientists fo
Neuroscience
Source: University of Maryland Medical Center
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013, 11:15am
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Source: University of Maryland Medical Center
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013, 11:15am
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Astrocyte signaling sheds light on stroke research
New research published in The Journal of Neuroscience suggests that modifying signals sent by astrocytes, our star-shaped brain cells, may help to limit the spread of damage after an ischemic brain stroke. The study in mice, by neuroscientists at Tufts University School of Medicine, determined that astrocytes play a critical role in the spread of damage following
New research published in The Journal of Neuroscience suggests that modifying signals sent by astrocytes, our star-shaped brain cells, may help to limit the spread of damage after an ischemic brain stroke. The study in mice, by neuroscientists at Tufts University School of Medicine, determined that astrocytes play a critical role in the spread of damage following
Neuroscience
Source: Tufts University, Health Sciences Campus
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013, 11:00am
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Source: Tufts University, Health Sciences Campus
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013, 11:00am
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White blood cells found to play key role in controlling red blood cell levels
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that macrophages – white blood cells that play a key role in the immune response – also help to both produce and eliminate the body's red blood cells (RBCs). The findings could lead to novel therapies for diseases or conditions in which
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that macrophages – white blood cells that play a key role in the immune response – also help to both produce and eliminate the body's red blood cells (RBCs). The findings could lead to novel therapies for diseases or conditions in which
Immunology
Source: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Posted on: Monday, Mar 18, 2013, 10:15am
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Source: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Posted on: Monday, Mar 18, 2013, 10:15am
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Fungus uses copper detoxification as crafty defense mechanism
A potentially lethal fungal infection appears to gain virulence by being able to anticipate and disarm a hostile immune attack in the lungs, according to findings by researchers at Duke Medicine.
A potentially lethal fungal infection appears to gain virulence by being able to anticipate and disarm a hostile immune attack in the lungs, according to findings by researchers at Duke Medicine.
Microbiology
Source: Duke University Medical Center
Posted on: Friday, Mar 15, 2013, 11:30am
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Source: Duke University Medical Center
Posted on: Friday, Mar 15, 2013, 11:30am
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Normal prion protein regulates iron metabolism
An iron imbalance caused by prion proteins collecting in the brain is a likely cause of cell death in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found.
An iron imbalance caused by prion proteins collecting in the brain is a likely cause of cell death in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found.
Biochemistry
Source: Case Western Reserve University
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 14, 2013, 11:15am
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Source: Case Western Reserve University
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 14, 2013, 11:15am
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Nanoparticles loaded with bee venom kill HIV
Nanoparticles carrying a toxin found in bee venom can destroy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while leaving surrounding cells unharmed, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown. The finding is an important step toward developing a vaginal gel that may prevent the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Nanoparticles carrying a toxin found in bee venom can destroy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while leaving surrounding cells unharmed, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown. The finding is an important step toward developing a vaginal gel that may prevent the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Molecular Biology
Source: Washington University School of Medicine
Posted on: Monday, Mar 11, 2013, 10:30am
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Source: Washington University School of Medicine
Posted on: Monday, Mar 11, 2013, 10:30am
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Some brain cells are better virus fighters
Viruses often spread through the brain in patchwork patterns, infecting some cells but missing others. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis helps explain why. The scientists showed that natural immune defenses that resist viral infection are turned on in some brain cells but switched off in others.
Viruses often spread through the brain in patchwork patterns, infecting some cells but missing others. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis helps explain why. The scientists showed that natural immune defenses that resist viral infection are turned on in some brain cells but switched off in others.
Immunology
Source: Washington University School of Medicine
Posted on: Friday, Mar 08, 2013, 12:15pm
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Source: Washington University School of Medicine
Posted on: Friday, Mar 08, 2013, 12:15pm
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Salt identified as autoimmune trigger
For the past few decades, health officials have been reporting increases in the incidence of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Now researchers at Yale School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and the Broad Institute have identified a prime suspect in the mystery — dietary salt.
For the past few decades, health officials have been reporting increases in the incidence of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Now researchers at Yale School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and the Broad Institute have identified a prime suspect in the mystery — dietary salt.
Immunology
Source: Yale University
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 07, 2013, 12:45pm
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Source: Yale University
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 07, 2013, 12:45pm
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Flip of a single molecular switch makes an old brain young
The flip of a single molecular switch helps create the mature neuronal connections that allow the brain to bridge the gap between adolescent impressionability and adult stability. Now Yale School of Medicine researchers have reversed the process, recreating a youthful brain that facilitated both learning and healing in the adult mouse.
The flip of a single molecular switch helps create the mature neuronal connections that allow the brain to bridge the gap between adolescent impressionability and adult stability. Now Yale School of Medicine researchers have reversed the process, recreating a youthful brain that facilitated both learning and healing in the adult mouse.
Neuroscience
Source: Yale University
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 07, 2013, 12:15pm
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Source: Yale University
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 07, 2013, 12:15pm
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Study pinpoints, prevents stress-induced drug relapse in rats
All too often, stress turns addiction recovery into relapse, but years of basic brain research have provided scientists with insight that might allow them develop a medicine to help. A new study in the journal Neuron pinpoints the neural basis for stress-related relapse in rat models to an unprecedented degree. The advance could accelerate progress towa
All too often, stress turns addiction recovery into relapse, but years of basic brain research have provided scientists with insight that might allow them develop a medicine to help. A new study in the journal Neuron pinpoints the neural basis for stress-related relapse in rat models to an unprecedented degree. The advance could accelerate progress towa
Neuroscience
Source: Brown University
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 07, 2013, 12:00pm
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Source: Brown University
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 07, 2013, 12:00pm
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New tool better estimates pandemic threats
A simple new method better assesses the risks posed by emerging zoonotic viruses (those transmissible from animals to humans), according to a study published in PLOS Medicine this week. Dr. Simon Cauchemez and colleagues from Imperial College London in the UK and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US show that the new tool can produce transmissibility estimates for swine
A simple new method better assesses the risks posed by emerging zoonotic viruses (those transmissible from animals to humans), according to a study published in PLOS Medicine this week. Dr. Simon Cauchemez and colleagues from Imperial College London in the UK and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US show that the new tool can produce transmissibility estimates for swine
Epidemiology
Source: Public Library of Science
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 07, 2013, 10:30am
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Source: Public Library of Science
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 07, 2013, 10:30am
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Improper protein digestion in neurons identified as a cause of familial Parkinson's
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), with collaborators at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, have discovered how the most common genetic mutations in familial Parkinson's disease damage brain cells. The mutations block an intracellular system that normally prevents a protein called alpha-synuclein from reaching toxic
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), with collaborators at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, have discovered how the most common genetic mutations in familial Parkinson's disease damage brain cells. The mutations block an intracellular system that normally prevents a protein called alpha-synuclein from reaching toxic
Neuroscience
Source: Columbia University Medical Center
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 06, 2013, 2:15pm
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Source: Columbia University Medical Center
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 06, 2013, 2:15pm
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Mom's placenta reflects her exposure to stress and impacts offsprings' brains
The mammalian placenta is more than just a filter through which nutrition and oxygen are passed from a mother to her unborn child. According to a new study by a research group from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, if a mother is exposed to stress during pregnancy, her placenta translates that experience to her fetus by altering levels of a protein that a
The mammalian placenta is more than just a filter through which nutrition and oxygen are passed from a mother to her unborn child. According to a new study by a research group from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, if a mother is exposed to stress during pregnancy, her placenta translates that experience to her fetus by altering levels of a protein that a
Development
Source: University of Pennsylvania
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 05, 2013, 12:45pm
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Source: University of Pennsylvania
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 05, 2013, 12:45pm
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Cancer vaccines self-sabotage, channel immune attack to injection site
Cancer vaccines that attempt to stimulate an immune system assault fail because the killer T cells aimed at tumors instead find the vaccination site a more inviting target, scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report in Nature Medicine.
Cancer vaccines that attempt to stimulate an immune system assault fail because the killer T cells aimed at tumors instead find the vaccination site a more inviting target, scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report in Nature Medicine.
Cancer
Source: University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Posted on: Monday, Mar 04, 2013, 12:45pm
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Source: University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Posted on: Monday, Mar 04, 2013, 12:45pm
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Mutation location is the key to prognosis
The three most important factors in real estate are location, location, location, and the same might be said for mutations in the gene MECP2, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital in a report in the journal Cell.
The three most important factors in real estate are location, location, location, and the same might be said for mutations in the gene MECP2, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital in a report in the journal Cell.
Genetics
Source: Baylor College of Medicine
Posted on: Friday, Mar 01, 2013, 12:30pm
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Source: Baylor College of Medicine
Posted on: Friday, Mar 01, 2013, 12:30pm
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Modified protein could become first effective treatment for vitiligo
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine researchers have developed a genetically modified protein that dramatically reverses the skin disorder vitiligo in mice, and has similar effects on immune responses in human skin tissue samples.
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine researchers have developed a genetically modified protein that dramatically reverses the skin disorder vitiligo in mice, and has similar effects on immune responses in human skin tissue samples.
Biochemistry
Source: Loyola University Health System
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 28, 2013, 12:00pm
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Source: Loyola University Health System
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 28, 2013, 12:00pm
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Eat too much? Maybe it's in the blood
Bone marrow cells that produce brain-derived eurotrophic factor (BDNF), known to affect regulation of food intake, travel to part of the hypothalamus in the brain where they "fine-tune" appetite, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and Shiga University of Medical Science in Otsu, Shiga, Japan, in a report that appears online in the journal Nature Commun
Bone marrow cells that produce brain-derived eurotrophic factor (BDNF), known to affect regulation of food intake, travel to part of the hypothalamus in the brain where they "fine-tune" appetite, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and Shiga University of Medical Science in Otsu, Shiga, Japan, in a report that appears online in the journal Nature Commun
Neuroscience
Source: Baylor College of Medicine
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013, 10:15am
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Source: Baylor College of Medicine
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013, 10:15am
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Now hear this: Researchers identify forerunners of inner-ear cells that enable hearing
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a group of progenitor cells in the inner ear that can become the sensory hair cells and adjacent supporting cells that enable hearing. Studying these progenitor cells could someday lead to discoveries that help millions of Americans suffering from hearing loss due to damaged or impaired sensory hair cells.
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a group of progenitor cells in the inner ear that can become the sensory hair cells and adjacent supporting cells that enable hearing. Studying these progenitor cells could someday lead to discoveries that help millions of Americans suffering from hearing loss due to damaged or impaired sensory hair cells.
Genetics
Source: Stanford University Medical Center
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013, 2:00pm
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Source: Stanford University Medical Center
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013, 2:00pm
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