Mechanical and chemical engineers at McMaster, working with biochemists from across campus, have collaborated to develop a transparent test patch,
Month: April 2018
Decoding human genome
Human genome contains the raw information in form of DNA that determines everything like potential risk for disease, state of
Germs with antibiotics resistance
Health departments working with CDC’s Antibiotic Resistance (AR) Lab Network found more than 220 instances of germs with unusual antibiotic
How HIV escapes cellular booby traps
HIV is believed to have evolved from a simian immunodeficiency virus SIV, that originated in chimpanzees, a crucial protein for
Formation of blood cells
Stem cells in human bone marrow produce billions of new red blood cells daily, disruption in this process can cause
Nanoparticles may cause DNA damage to brain cells
Nanoparticles are very small particles of between 1-100 nanometres in size. They are used in drug delivery, chemotherapy, imaging and
Stem cells for molecular regeneration
According to a new pilot clinical trial, new stem cell transplant might restore vision being lost to the dry form
How cancers resist treatment
Cancers that initially respond to targeted chemotherapy become resistant to treatment, common feature of cancer across many tumor types is that
Protective protein for fetus
High levels of a protein in the placenta have been linked to low birth weights and it may protects fetus
Reprogramming memory cells in the brain
Long-term memory of specific places is stored in the brain’s place cells. A team of neuroscientists headed by Dr. Andrea