Stem Cell Nose Drops Restore Sense of Smell in Mice
Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have developed stem cell nose drops that has restored the sense of smell in mice. When olfactory sensory neurons are…
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Antihistamine Drug Shown to Stop Glioblastoma Tumor Growth in Mice
An antihistamine drug has been shown to halt the most aggressive form of brain cancer in mice, by triggering a cell death pathway without harming healthy cells. Glioblastoma – or…
AI System Outperforms Humans at Diagnosing Lung Cancer
Scientists at Feinberg School of Medicine and Google Health Research have developed a deep learning algorithm that outperforms humans at diagnosing lung cancer – The leading cause of cancer-related deaths…
Placental Stem Cells Regenerate Heart Tissue Following Heart Attack
Researchers at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine have used a type of placental stem cell to successfully repair heart tissue following a heart attack in animal models. The research…
fMRI Scans Could Speed Up Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnoses
Approximately 1 in 60 children in the United States have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Obtaining that diagnosis requires a one on one consultation with a qualified clinician…
Researchers Identify Potential Metastatic Prostate Cancer Biomarker
Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in men. Around 1 in 9 men will be diagnosed with the disease at some point in their lives….
Advances Made in the Generation of Functional Arteries from Stem Cells
A team of researchers at the Morgridge Institute for Research in Madison, WI are using induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSCs) to create functional arteries that can be used to treat…
Single Gene Deletion Halts Pancreatic Cancer in Mice
Researchers have halted pancreatic tumor formation in a mouse model that faithfully mimics the human disease by deleting a single gene and have identified three potential therapeutic targets for treating…
Researchers Identify ‘Anti-CRISPR’ Molecules that Inhibit Cas9 Enzyme Activity
One of the problems with the use of the CRISPR gene editing tool for treating genetic diseases in humans is how to control gene editing precisely once CRISPR-Cas9 has been…
HIV Transmission Risk ‘Essentially Zero’ with Full Suppression of HIV Viral Load with ART
The findings of a study on HIV transmission has confirmed that the risk of passing on HIV through unprotected anal sex is virtually zero when HIV viral load is fully…