Through gene therapy, researchers engineered blood-forming stem cells (hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells, or HSPCs) to carry chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) genes
Month: December 2017
Ebola virus inhibited in cell cultures
When the Ebola virus enters the human cell, its only purpose is to copy itself, fast. First it must copy
Lack of sleep increases the levels of Alzheimer’s protein
Chronic poor sleep has been linked to cognitive decline, and a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in
Berry boosts cervical cancer therapy
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention many women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year. One of
Alternative therapies for antibiotic resistance
Drug development strategies have focused on replacing antibiotics in extreme infections, such as sepsis, where every minute without an effective
How cancer spreads
A University of Hawai’i Cancer Center researcher has identified how some cancer cells are made to move during metastasis. The
Kidney disease can cause diabetes
Urea plays a role in the two-way link between the two diseases. Urea comes from the breakdown of protein in
Topiramate increases the risk of oral clefts
The anti-epileptic drug topiramate has been increasingly prescribed over the last decade not only to prevent seizures, but also to
Effects of obesity on bone marrow cells
According to new research, obesity causes durable and harmful changes to the hematopoietic stem cell compartment-the blood-making factory in human
New treatment for tuberculosis
In search of new strategies against life-threatening tuberculosis infections, a team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), as well
