Experimental obesity drug prevents development of kidney stones
Scientists have found that a drug connected with fat regulation prevents the formation of kidney stones in mice...
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Bone marrow stem cells may reverse effects of premature menopause
Young women with premature ovarian insufficiency may be able to use their own bone marrow stem cells to rejuvenate their ovaries and avoid the effects of premature menopause...
Digistain offers detailed cancer diagnosis
New imaging technology can be used to grade cancer tumours, eradicating human subjectivity and ensuring patients get the right treatment...
Helpful B cells lend a hand to developing neurons
Researchers at Osaka University have identified an immune cell that promotes the growth of neuron-supporting cells in the developing mouse brain.
Scientists explore an antibody approach for Klebsiella pneumoniae infections
Researchers in the United States are investigating an alternative treatment to antibiotics for Klebsiella pneumoniae infections; the cause of a significant proportion of hospital-acquired illnesses.
PARK14 protein associated with inflammation in Parkinson’s
Study overturns previous ideas about enzyme linked to many illnesses
Extracellular vesicles could be personalised drug delivery vehicles
Researchers developed an approach and platform to create large amounts of fillable and targeted nanovesicles to deliver drugs to tumours in mice...
SUSHI technique improves imaging of cells in living brain tissue
The new SUSHI technique allows the tiny space full of liquid surrounding brain cells to be labelled...
EDC4 gene involved in familial breast cancer
An international research consortium has identified a novel gene involved in breast cancer
Researchers identify key step in viral replication
Researchers have showed how a common virus hijacks a host cell’s protein to help assemble new viruses before they are released.
Turning off autophagy helps chemotherapy stress cancer cells to death
A study has pinpointed a molecule that links autophagy and apoptosis, namely a transcription factor called FOXO3a.
New treatment for aggressive breast cancer
Researchers have uncovered a way to treat aggressive tumours through manipulation of the connective tissue cells of the tumour.
Nanopore sensors used to detect molecular biomarkers for osteoarthritis
Scientists have been able to measure a specific molecule indicative of osteoarthritis and a number of other inflammatory diseases using a newly developed technology...
Manipulating calnexin could lead to new MS treatments
Researchers identify the overabundance of a specific protein in the brain of people who have MS...
Modified PIP protein differentiates between cancerous and non-cancerous cells
A discovery sheds light on how cancerous cells differ from healthy ones and could lead to the development of new strategies for therapeutic intervention for difficult-to-treat cancers...