The data from the study suggest that embryonic stem cells and the reprogrammed cells, known as induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, have overlapping but still…
The finding, reported in the July 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, paves the way for a Phase 1 clinical trial expected to begin in late 2009. The gene…
There is hope that MGF can also help sufferers of diseases such as muscular dystrophy, ALS, renal disease or cancer, for whom intensive exercise is not an…
The aim of the project is to develop new types of enzymes in order to make the best possible use of certain complex sugar molecules in the food industry and…
The unexpected finding may lead to new anticancer therapies and a greater understanding of how adult and embryonic stem cells divide and specialize.”Telomerase…
But it turns out that remarkable ability isn't so mysterious after all — suggesting that researchers could learn how to replicate it in people.Scientists had…
Now MIT researchers have found novel C. elegans neurochemical receptors, the discovery of which could lead to new therapeutic targets for psychiatric disorders…
One of the major challenges in emergency medicine is the early diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) in patients presenting with chest pain or other…
Yibao Ma worked with a team of researchers from Wuhan University, China, to study the sting of S. jendeki, a member of the family Euscorpiidae, which covers…
It is based on detecting short, repetitive DNA segments in the genome of bacteria. Every single bacterial strain has such characteristic repeats. “With this…
They told a news briefing at the 25th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam today (Tuesday) that, as a…
A team of Harvard scientists has taken an important first step toward the development of new treatments to help people with HIV battle Mycobacterium…
Steps must be taken to create a regulatory environment that considers genetically modified trees on a scientific, case-by-case basis, and is focused on the end…
However, recent research has shown that, even when food is abundant, energy intake reaches a limit, even in animals with high nutrient demands, such as…
The results one day could influence the way couples who seek to have children receive genetic counseling. The team, led by Kateryna Makova, an associate…
Carbon dioxide contributes to the greenhouse effect, but practicable solutions for its capture and storage have not really been found.However, it might be…