Boosting the effects of vitamin D to tackle diabetes
More than 27 million people in the United States are living with type 2 diabetes, according to the Centers for […]
There have been few cancer treatments with such a promising future as using the patient’s own immune system. Known as […] A Brazilian study published April 26 in the journal Cancer Research shows for the first time in vivo that Zika […] You’ve heard of “nature versus nurture,” and philosophers argue about which is more important. But how does this work on […] Using a patient’s skin cells to restore his vision? Thanks to a promising technique known as cell reprogramming, this science […] Hematopoietic stem cells, that form mature blood cells, require a very precise amount of protein to function — and defective […] Researchers are now able to use induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) to form a model of human adult-like cardiac muscle […] Dynamic interactions between the nervous system, hormones and the immune system are normally on-going but in diabetes the balance is […]Stem Cells
Upgrading the immune system to fight cancer: New CAR-T therapy could provide safer, more effective treatment
Zika virus eliminates advanced human tumor in central nervous system of rodents: A group of Brazilian researchers confirmed for the 1st time in vivo the efficiency of Zika virus in infecting CNS tumor cells – tests even showed that the resulting viral particles were less harmful than the ones created from infection of healthy cells
Treating cardiovascular disorders–and more–with the flips of a switch: Using light to switch calcium ions on and off may have implications for regenerative medicine
Let’s talk about sex chromosomes: Why male and female cells behave differently after being reprogrammed into stem cells
Mechanism vital to keeping blood stem cells functional uncovered
Early stimulation improves performance of bioengineered human heart cells: Scientists create adult-like cardiac model for drug testing
The relevance of GABA for diabetes