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Calories Restriction Lowers Human Metabolic Rate

Apr 3, 2018 11:00 am

Cutting calories may reduce the risk of age-related diseases and may even help you live longer, a new small study suggests. People in the study who cut their daily calories by 15 percent for two ye...

Women With Alzheimer's Lose Their Verbal Communication Skills Quicker Than Men.

Mar 31, 2018 9:00 am

A new research review, conducted by academics at the University of Hertfordshire, has identified that the cognitive areas where women usually have the upper hand over men, such as verbal communication...

Progeria, The Very Rare Genetic Mutation That Affect 400 Unlucky Persons Around The Entire World

Mar 14, 2018 12:00 pm

An extremely rare genetic disease that causes accelerated aging and heart disease has been little studied, largely due to a lack of relevant animal models. But now, scientists from the Centro Nacional...

Arthrology (4)

a World With NO Arthritis

Feb 15, 2018 12:00 pm

There may come a time when people won’t require surgery to replace their joints. One researcher, Denis Evseenko, MD, Ph.D., a scientist at Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern C...

New Subset Of T-Cells Implicated in Rheumatoid arthritis

Feb 11, 2017 2:00 pm

A research team led by scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) has carefully scrutinized the immune cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis, revealing a striking new subset of T-c...

Fibroblasts CouldProvide New Target for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Dec 20, 2016 8:05 am

A study led by researchers at the University of Birmingham reveals the key role of different types of fibroblast cells in the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), opening up a new avenue for rese...

Bacteriology (203)

Bacterial strategy To Survive Antibiotics Attacks

Apr 19, 2018 10:00 am

Beta-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, are one of the most widely used classes of antibiotics in the world. Though they've been in use since the 1940s, scientists still don't fully und...

Potential Cure For Several Human Genetic Diseases

Apr 16, 2018 1:00 pm

Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have taken one step closer to potential cures for several human genetic diseases, and the answers have been fou...

Bowel Microbes Directly Regulate Both Digestion & Absorption Of Lipids

Apr 15, 2018 11:00 am

We now know that a vast community of microbes lives in our gastrointestinal tract, aiding in the digestion of food. That gut microbiome also has a significant impact on our health and well-being, and ...

Bioinformatics (115)

Index Thousands Of Cells Simultaneously," a 40-Fold Increase From The Current Method"

Apr 21, 2018 4:00 pm

Of the 37 trillion cells in the typical human body, the ability to distinguish one type of cell from another isn't as straightforward as you may think. OHSU scientists have for the first time d...

PanCancer Atlas of 33 Cancer Types for Genomic Profile Index Completed by NIH TCGA

Apr 9, 2018 9:00 am

The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project was created to collect genomic profiles of cancers in one place. The atlas was publically funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and is available to p...

A New Computational Method To Identify Rare Gene Mutations In Cancer Cells

Mar 27, 2018 9:00 am

A new computational method developed by researchers at the New York Genome Center (NYGC) allows scientists to identify rare gene mutations in cancer cells with greater accuracy and sensitivity than cu...

Biopharmaceuticals (42)

New Affordable Combined-Drug For Treating Hepatitis C

Apr 18, 2018 2:00 pm

A new drug by the name of ‘ravidasvir’ is part of a hepatitis c combination treatment that may be an affordable option for patients. Ravidasvir was seen to meet safety standards and effica...

A New Antibacterial Agent From Unexpected Source To Fight Drug Resistance

Apr 9, 2018 10:00 am

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago and Nosopharm, a biotechnology company based in Lyon, France, are part of an international team reporting on the discovery of a new class of anti...

New Way To Test Millions Of Candidate Drugs At Once

Apr 3, 2018 3:00 pm

Searching for new drugs is like fishing in the dark: the prospect of catching something is very uncertain, and it requires patience, skill and – of course – money. ETH researchers led by D...

Biotechnology (226)

Revolutionary Method To Create Humanlike Pancreatic Tumors In Mouse

Apr 18, 2018 3:00 pm

Novel technology developed at UT Health San Antonio gives rise to mouse pancreatic tumors that have the same traits as human pancreatic cancer. A U.S. patent is pending on the invention. The technolo...

CRISPR-Cas9 Allow Scientists To Mimic and Study The Genetic Diversity Of Tumor's Cells Outside Of The Lab.

Apr 17, 2018 12:00 pm

Stanford scientists have found a way to modify pairs of cancer-related genes in the lungs of mice and then precisely track individual cells of the resulting tumor – a combined technique that cou...

Efficient Transduction Tools Are Hallmark For Both Research & Gene Therapy Development.

Apr 11, 2018 9:00 am

Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, cystic fibrosis and many other fatal human diseases are hereditary. Many cancers and cardiovascular diseases are also caused by genetic defects. Gene...

Cancer (775)

The Protein Which can Order Intestinal Tumors To Slow Down Its Growth

Apr 21, 2018 11:00 am

A new mechanism for regulating stem cells in the intestine of fruit flies has been discovered . It was discovered that a certain protein can slow the growth of tumours in intestinal tissue. A better u...

New Class Of Drugs To Treat Cancer Patients Who Don't Respond To Approved Therapeutics

Apr 19, 2018 4:00 pm

Investigators have unveiled a new class of drug that may treat cancer patients who can no longer respond to approved therapeutics. This particular drug may not become available to patients for a long ...

Revolutionary Method To Create Humanlike Pancreatic Tumors In Mouse

Apr 18, 2018 3:00 pm

Cancer Therapy (265)

The Protein Which can Order Intestinal Tumors To Slow Down Its Growth

Apr 21, 2018 11:00 am

New Class Of Drugs To Treat Cancer Patients Who Don't Respond To Approved Therapeutics

Apr 19, 2018 4:00 pm

An Experimental Peptide Drug For Lethal Leukemia

Apr 19, 2018 11:00 am

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a lethal cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It affects a group of white blood cells known as the myeloid cells, which develop into the various types of mature blood c...

Cardiology (118)

Dose Breast Cancer Therapy Cause Heart Damage ?

Apr 17, 2018 10:00 am

Breast cancer, as noted by German Research Group DKFZ, is the second most frequent cancer worldwide and the number one cancer in women. Early diagnosis and aggressive therapies have lowered the risk o...

New Bio-marker That Links Heart Disease & Diabetes

Apr 16, 2018 11:00 am

There’s a new biomarker in the world of science that finally links heart disease and diabetes on the molecular level. Using levels of branched chain amino acids such as leucine, valine, and isol...

Protein From Plant Origin Is Heart Smart

Apr 15, 2018 12:00 pm

The key to understanding heart health incorporates more than just measuring and evaluating dietary fat. A new study from the Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center, involving more than...

Cell Biology (400)

Index Thousands Of Cells Simultaneously," a 40-Fold Increase From The Current Method"

Apr 21, 2018 4:00 pm

Of the 37 trillion cells in the typical human body, the ability to distinguish one type of cell from another isn't as straightforward as you may think. OHSU scientists have for the first time d...

New Study Illustrated The Relationship Between Mitochondrial Protein Alteration & Inflammation

Apr 21, 2018 4:00 pm

The link between mitochondria and inflammation is still unclear. But it is known is that, for example, the accumulation of defective mitochondria, which should have been removed, causes inflammation. ...

A Free Online Kidney Atlas To Empower kidneys Related Stem Cells Research

Apr 19, 2018 3:00 pm

A free online kidney atlas built by USC researchers empowers stem cell scientists everywhere to generate more human-like tiny kidneys for testing new drugs and creating renal replacement therapies. &...

Cell Signaling (90)

How Neurodegenerative Diseases Might Occur?

Apr 14, 2018 9:00 am

Researchers from the University of Leicester have shed new light on how neurons in the brain communicate with one another. This could potentially help in our understanding of how and why a range of ne...

Treating Triple Negative Breast Cancer by Targeting Pair of Receptors

Mar 31, 2018 11:00 am

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer that lacks known targets for therapies, making it difficult to treat. However, a new study by a group of researc...

Metastatic Cancer Cells Modify Bone Remodeling With Small RNA Secretion In Bone Metastasis

Mar 29, 2018 10:00 am

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men worldwide. In nearly three out of four patients the cancer causes metastasis, leaving the original site of the tumor and spreading to distant s...

Clinical Trials (115)

New Affordable Combined-Drug For Treating Hepatitis C

Apr 18, 2018 2:00 pm

A new drug by the name of ‘ravidasvir’ is part of a hepatitis c combination treatment that may be an affordable option for patients. Ravidasvir was seen to meet safety standards and effica...

a New Promising Treatment For Menopausal Hot Flushes

Mar 22, 2018 11:00 am

Menopause is defined as the time in a female’s life (usually from 45 to 55 years of age) where the monthly menstrual cycle no longer continues, and conception is not possible. It's caused by...

New Medication Claimed to Treat Symptoms of Autism

Mar 18, 2018 4:00 pm

Autism is a form of mental disorder characterized mainly by the impaired ability to communicate and form social relationships as well as by patterns of repetitive behavior. The most obvious sign of au...

Dentistry (12)

Instead of Filling Cavities, Dentists May Soon Regenerate Teeth

Mar 28, 2018 4:00 pm

For dentists, a cavity is a conundrum—in order to save the tooth they must further damage it. Currently, the primary way to treat a cavity is to excavate the decay and the surrounding area befor...

New Innovative Product To Preserve Oral Health

Dec 7, 2017 12:00 pm

Dentists rely on composite materials to perform restorative procedures, such as filling cavities. Yet these materials, like tooth enamel, can be vulnerable to the growth of plaque, the sticky biofilm ...

An end to cavities for people with sensitive teeth?

Aug 28, 2017 9:00 pm

An ice cold drink is refreshing in the summer, but for people with sensitive teeth, it can cause a painful jolt in the mouth. This condition can be treated, but many current approaches don't last ...

Dermatology (31)

How Seasonal Changes Affect Skin Barrier?

Mar 22, 2018 10:00 am

Many people suffer from dry, cracked skin during the winter months. While the weather conditions obviously play a role, there are physiological factors at work as well. New research from scientists at...

a Specific Strain Of Bacteria That Could Protect Against Cancer

Mar 5, 2018 2:00 pm

Unless we wake up with a dreaded pimple or spend a long winter dry and itchy, most of us rarely give our skin much thought. So it might surprise you to learn that skin is actually the body’s lar...

Stem Cell Transplantation Resample A Better Treatment Option For Scleroderma Patients

Jan 20, 2018 9:00 am

New clinical trial findings show that a therapeutic regimen involving transplantation of a person's own blood-forming stem cells can improve survival and quality of life for people with severe scl...

Developmental Biology (124)

A New Antibacterial Agent From Unexpected Source To Fight Drug Resistance

Apr 9, 2018 10:00 am

How DNA Methylation Regulates The Development of Spinal Cord Motor Neurons??

Apr 5, 2018 3:00 pm

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how the process of DNA methylation regulates the development of spinal cord motor neurons, according to a study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell...

DNA-Generated Turgor Pressure & Give The Cell Its Final Shape

Mar 24, 2018 10:00 am

Surprise finding points to DNA's role in shaping cells As a basic unit of life, the cell is one of the most carefully studied components of all living organisms. Yet details on basic processes su...

Diabetes (96)

New Bio-marker That Links Heart Disease & Diabetes

Apr 16, 2018 11:00 am

There’s a new biomarker in the world of science that finally links heart disease and diabetes on the molecular level. Using levels of branched chain amino acids such as leucine, valine, and isol...

Genes Can Help Predict Children's Risk of Type 1 Diabetes

Apr 8, 2018 12:00 pm

A type 1 diabetes genetic score can identify infants at risk for pre-symptomatic type 1 diabetes and could be used to enroll children into type 1 diabetes prevention trials, according to a study publi...

New Theory Reveals The True Causes Of Type2 Diabetes

Mar 13, 2018 2:00 pm

Nearly a half-billion people worldwide live with type 2 diabetes. Yet despite the disease's sizeable and increasing impact, its precise causes remain murky. Current scientific thinking points to t...

Diseases (704)

New Study Illustrated The Relationship Between Mitochondrial Protein Alteration & Inflammation

Apr 21, 2018 4:00 pm

New Technique For Diagnosing Growth Hormone Deficiency

Apr 21, 2018 1:00 pm

Children suspected of having GHD – which cause growth to slow down or stop and other serious physical problems—currently require a test involving fasting for up to 12 hours. The fasting...

The Reason Behind Epileptic seizures in autism Patients

Apr 18, 2018 11:00 am

One third of children who have autism spectrum disorder also have epilepsy. It's related to a major autism risk gene, which is mutated in patients with autism. But scientists didn't now why th...

Endocrinology (27)

The pain Killer Ibuprofen Can Affect Men's Fertility

Jan 10, 2018 10:00 am

A team of researchers from Denmark and France has found that taking regular doses of the pain reliever ibuprofen over a long period of time can lead to a disorder in men called compensated hypogonadis...

Engineered Ovaries To Supplement Natural Hormones Supply For Those Who Lost Their Ovaries Function

Dec 14, 2017 9:00 am

Researchers have demonstrated that lab-grown artificial ovaries could provide a better way of providing hormone replacement therapy for women. In a study published in Nature Communications, engineered...

New Agonist With All Oxytocin Beauties And More

Dec 8, 2017 5:30 pm

Oxytocin and vasopressin mediate various physiological functions that are important for osmoregulation, reproduction, cardiovascular function, social behavior, memory, and learning through four G prot...

Epigenetics (51)

Familial Breast Cancer Not Only Inherited Genetically, New Study Finds

Apr 10, 2018 9:00 am

Mutations in known breast cancer genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2 are identified in only approximately 20 per cent of women who are offered genetic testing for familial breast cancer. Researchers at...

How DNA Methylation Regulates The Development of Spinal Cord Motor Neurons??

Apr 5, 2018 3:00 pm

Biochemist Solves The Crystal Structure For an Enzyme Plays a Key Role In DNA Methylation

Mar 6, 2018 3:00 pm

Scientists crack structure of enzyme complex linked to cancer Study offers important information for understanding 'de novo DNA methlylation' A research team led by a biochemist at the Unive...

Evolution (90)

Finally, Junk DNA Is No Longer "Junk", a Specific Role Is Discovered

Apr 18, 2018 9:00 am

Researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have determined how satellite DNA, considered to be "junk DNA," plays a crucial role...

Genes Are not The Deriving Force Of Evolution !!

Apr 15, 2018 2:00 pm

When organisms change during the course of evolution, often what drives new forms is not genes themselves, but gene regulation —what turns genes on and off. A new study identifies the kind of ge...

Breakthrough in Determining Ages Of Different Microbial Groups

Apr 7, 2018 11:00 am

An international team of scientists, which includes the University of Bristol, have made a significant breakthrough in how we understand the first three-quarters of life on earth by creating new techn...

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Index Thousands Of Cells Simultaneously," a 40-Fold Increase From The Current Method"

Apr 21, 2018 4:00 pm

Of the 37 trillion cells in the typical human body, the ability to distinguish one type of cell from another isn't as straightforward as you may think. OHSU scientists have for the first time d...

New Technology That Can Record Brain Activity and Read Thoughts With 98% Accuracy

Apr 21, 2018 10:00 am

Picture a scene in which a cap with electrode sensors is fitted on to a person's scalp, connected to an electroencephalogram (EEG) scanner and activity from the person's brain can be recorded,...

Genes That Dictate Our Susceptibility To Develop Allergies

Apr 21, 2018 9:00 am

Whether or not you develop an allergy is largely dependent upon genetic factors. This is the main finding of a study recently published in EBioMedicine, just in time for World Allergy Week. The study ...

Gastroenterology (58)

Food Packaging Might Cause Dysfunction In The Digestive Tract

Apr 17, 2018 9:00 am

Our digestive system has a complex relationship with our health. Intestinal cells form an important barrier that has to let nutrients in and keep harmful substances out, among other important function...

Solving The Mystery That Has Eluded Scientists For Over 300 Year

Feb 5, 2018 10:00 am

One of the most common gastric diseases in the world is due to a parasitic infection from Giardia parasites. New research has revealed how these pathogens cause gut distress; they appear to mimic huma...

A Shared Genetic Mutation Between Crohn's and Parkinson's In Jewish Population

Jan 20, 2018 12:00 pm

Mount Sinai Researchers have just discovered that patients in the Ashkenazi Jewish population with Crohn's disease (a chronic inflammatory of the digestive system) are more likely to carry the LRR...

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Scientists Test Potential New Way To Treat Anemia

Apr 17, 2018 3:00 pm

Treatment of anemia caused by chronic kidney disease or other diseases often requires repeated—and costly—injections or infusions of an artificial form of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO),...

Gene Modification Of Corneal Transplant To Prevent The Immune Reaction And Rejection

Apr 17, 2018 1:00 pm

Researchers engineered a donor cornea, introducing two genes intended to prevent new blood vessel formation following transplantation, and have shown this novel approach to be safe, well tolerated, an...

CRISPR-Cas9 Allow Scientists To Mimic and Study The Genetic Diversity Of Tumor's Cells Outside Of The Lab.

Apr 17, 2018 12:00 pm

Stanford scientists have found a way to modify pairs of cancer-related genes in the lungs of mice and then precisely track individual cells of the resulting tumor – a combined technique that cou...

General (302)

Genes That Dictate Our Susceptibility To Develop Allergies

Apr 21, 2018 9:00 am

The Personal Life After Bariatric Surgery

Apr 18, 2018 12:00 pm

The decision to undergo bariatric surgery is not one that patients take lightly. It’s important to look at all the health factors when deciding on this procedure, but new research shows that s...

The Unique Characteristics Of Eggshell

Apr 7, 2018 1:00 pm

Eggshells are a marvel of nature; they can resist breakage by outside forces, yet will easily crack open from the inside as a chick hatches. Scientists at McGill University have learned that the trick...

Genetic Diseases (169)

Genes That Dictate Our Susceptibility To Develop Allergies

Apr 21, 2018 9:00 am

An Experimental Peptide Drug For Lethal Leukemia

Apr 19, 2018 11:00 am

Revolutionary Method To Create Humanlike Pancreatic Tumors In Mouse

Apr 18, 2018 3:00 pm

Genetics (766)

Index Thousands Of Cells Simultaneously," a 40-Fold Increase From The Current Method"

Apr 21, 2018 4:00 pm

Of the 37 trillion cells in the typical human body, the ability to distinguish one type of cell from another isn't as straightforward as you may think. OHSU scientists have for the first time d...

New Technique For Diagnosing Growth Hormone Deficiency

Apr 21, 2018 1:00 pm

Children suspected of having GHD – which cause growth to slow down or stop and other serious physical problems—currently require a test involving fasting for up to 12 hours. The fasting...

The Protein Which can Order Intestinal Tumors To Slow Down Its Growth

Apr 21, 2018 11:00 am

Genome & Genomics (233)

Index Thousands Of Cells Simultaneously," a 40-Fold Increase From The Current Method"

Apr 21, 2018 4:00 pm

Of the 37 trillion cells in the typical human body, the ability to distinguish one type of cell from another isn't as straightforward as you may think. OHSU scientists have for the first time d...

Finally, Junk DNA Is No Longer "Junk", a Specific Role Is Discovered

Apr 18, 2018 9:00 am

Researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have determined how satellite DNA, considered to be "junk DNA," plays a crucial role...

New Genomic-Clinical Classifiation System for Prostate Cancer

Apr 15, 2018 3:00 pm

Precision medicine is changing landscapes in healthcare. One area of great interest is figuring out better ways to stratify patients into appropriate therapeutic and prognostic categories for their pa...

Gynecology (40)

CatchingThe Suspects In The Pregnancy Nausea and Vomiting

Mar 25, 2018 9:00 am

The second leading cause of hospitalization during pregnancy for expecting mothers is a severe form of normal morning sickness that is now linked to two genes. From the University of California - Los ...

How Midwives Care Impact Birth Outcomes?

Mar 5, 2018 9:00 am

Deciding on a healthcare provider during pregnancy is an important decision for parents-to-be. While delivering in a hospital, with an OB/GYN is the most common choice, many families are choosing midw...

Primitive Human Eggs Matured in The Lab For The First Time

Feb 12, 2018 11:00 am

D. Phillips/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY By Jessica Hamzelou Human eggs have been matured from their most primitive state to full development in the lab for the first time. The resulting eggs are ready t...

Hematology (74)

An Experimental Peptide Drug For Lethal Leukemia

Apr 19, 2018 11:00 am

Scientists Test Potential New Way To Treat Anemia

Apr 17, 2018 3:00 pm

Treatment of anemia caused by chronic kidney disease or other diseases often requires repeated—and costly—injections or infusions of an artificial form of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO),...

Safe & Efficient Anticoagulant Derived From Mosquito

Apr 15, 2018 10:00 am

Scientists are learning how to exploit the anti-clotting abilities of molecules in mosquito saliva and use them to create new treatments for disorders like stroke or deep vein thrombosis. Mosquitos an...

Histopathology (8)

New Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer Based on Selective Reprogramming of Target Genes

Mar 26, 2018 9:00 am

In most pancreatic cancer patients, the diagnosis occurs when the disease is already advanced, and currently, there is no effective treatment. There have been no significant advances to combat it in r...

The Biological Process That Promote Muscle Growth & Repair

Mar 17, 2018 2:00 pm

Skeletal muscle has a remarkable capacity to regenerate - a capacity that is diminished in many skeletal muscle diseases and aging. To investigate the mechanism behind skeletal muscle growth and regen...

Damages of Fatty liver Are Not Limited to the Liver!

Aug 21, 2017 7:00 pm

Scientists have discovered that a fatty liver can cause damage to other organs. They demonstrate the effects of fatty liver disease on the function of the hormone-producing islet cells in the pancreas...

Immunology (323)

Genes That Dictate Our Susceptibility To Develop Allergies

Apr 21, 2018 9:00 am

Scientists Test Potential New Way To Treat Anemia

Apr 17, 2018 3:00 pm

Treatment of anemia caused by chronic kidney disease or other diseases often requires repeated—and costly—injections or infusions of an artificial form of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO),...

Which Kind Of Immune Cells Are Blamed For Atherosclerosis?

Apr 9, 2018 12:00 pm

The immune cells that are partly responsible for clogging arteries in a disease called atherosclerosis are under investigation. From the University of Wurzburg, scientists have described a completely ...

Infectious Diseases (95)

Identifying Unusual kind Of Cells That Are Critical To Norovirus Infections

Apr 19, 2018 12:00 pm

Norovirus is famous for turning cruises into nightmares for vacationers. The virus is highly contagious and is also commonly found in schools, nursing homes, and other places with dense groups of peop...

Bacterial strategy To Survive Antibiotics Attacks

Apr 19, 2018 10:00 am

Beta-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, are one of the most widely used classes of antibiotics in the world. Though they've been in use since the 1940s, scientists still don't fully und...

Increasing Rate Of Whooping Cough New Cases

Apr 19, 2018 9:00 am

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is back, and it’s at least partly because individuals who were vaccinated in the early days of the whooping cough vaccine - the 1930s, 40s, and 50s - are losing the...

Infertility (23)

Male Birth Control Pill

Apr 12, 2018 10:00 am

The birth control pill was a boon to women when it was introduced because it meant that family planning could be handled by those it impacts most, women. For decades there have been some studies and r...

Pain Reliever That Could Have an Impact On Testosterone Levels & Male Fertility

Feb 19, 2018 12:00 pm

Ibuprofen, sold under trade names like Advil and Motrin, is a common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that many people use to soothe aching muscles, reduce swelling from injuries and treat...

Primitive Human Eggs Matured in The Lab For The First Time

Feb 12, 2018 11:00 am

D. Phillips/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY By Jessica Hamzelou Human eggs have been matured from their most primitive state to full development in the lab for the first time. The resulting eggs are ready t...

Microbiology (152)

Bacterial strategy To Survive Antibiotics Attacks

Apr 19, 2018 10:00 am

Beta-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, are one of the most widely used classes of antibiotics in the world. Though they've been in use since the 1940s, scientists still don't fully und...

A Faster Diagnostic Test for Lyme Disease

Apr 15, 2018 9:00 am

Diagnostic tests for Lyme disease, or Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) can take up to a week, but patients affected need antibiotics as soon as possible to prevent the risk of life-long symptoms. A new tes...

A New Antibacterial Agent From Unexpected Source To Fight Drug Resistance

Apr 9, 2018 10:00 am

Molecular Biochemistry (354)

Toward Better Anti-psychotic Drugs

Mar 25, 2018 10:00 am

Around 1.6 percent of adults take antipsychotic medication, according to one study, but their mode of efficacy is not well understood. Individuals with conditions like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia,...

Conservation Of Matter Low Say It All

Mar 24, 2018 11:00 am

It’s well known that exercise is good for the body and that when people are overweight, physical activity can help take off the pounds. But when that weight disappears, where does it go? Researc...

How Seasonal Changes Affect Skin Barrier?

Mar 22, 2018 10:00 am

Molecular Pharmacology (151)

Male Birth Control Pill

Apr 12, 2018 10:00 am

New Immunotherapy For Cancer That Can Eliminates tumors in mice

Mar 19, 2018 4:00 pm

Activating T cells in tumors eliminated even distant metastases in mice, Stanford researchers found. Lymphoma patients are being recruited to test the technique in a clinical trial. Injecting minut...

Cannabis To Stop Seizures Of Epilepsy

Mar 19, 2018 1:00 pm

For the first time, a form of medicinal cannabis has been shown to reduce—and even stop—seizures in some children with a severe form of epilepsy. The children suffer from Dravet syndrom...

Mycology (5)

CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Could Correct 3,000 Mutations Causing Muscular Dystrophy

Mar 8, 2018 11:00 am

Scientists have developed a CRISPR gene-editing technique that can potentially correct a majority of the 3,000 mutations that cause Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) by making a single cut at strategi...

New Genes in The Big human Microbiome Family

Nov 25, 2017 5:00 pm

A new study of the human microbiome -- the trillions of microbial organisms that live on and within our bodies -- has uncovered millions of previously unknown genes from microbial communities in the h...

Planned Clinical Trials for a New Gene Therapy That Can Save Children's Lives

May 31, 2017 11:00 am

Approximately 250 babies are born in the U.S. each year with Type 1 SMA. Another 5,000 children have a Type 2 SMA, a milder form of the disease that Avexis would also like to target with its gene ther...

Nanotechnology (46)

Ultrasound‐Powered Nanomotors Facilitate Intracellular Delivery Of a Functional Cas9/sgRNA Complex

Mar 29, 2018 2:00 pm

In cancer research, the "Cas-9-sgRNA" complex is an effective genomic editing tool, but its delivery across the cell membrane to the target (tumor) genome has not yet been satisfactorily sol...

Trojan Horse Designed to Fight Cancer by Targeting Tumor Vessels

Feb 18, 2018 9:00 am

In a major advancement in nanomedicine, Arizona State University (ASU) scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), of the Chinese Aca...

New Approach Involving Gold Nanoparticles To Improve Gene Editing

Feb 3, 2018 5:00 pm

Gene editing is one of the hottest topics in cancer research. A Chinese research team has now developed a gold-nanoparticle-based multifunctional vehicle to transport the "gene scissors" to ...

Neurology (555)

New Technology That Can Record Brain Activity and Read Thoughts With 98% Accuracy

Apr 21, 2018 10:00 am

Picture a scene in which a cap with electrode sensors is fitted on to a person's scalp, connected to an electroencephalogram (EEG) scanner and activity from the person's brain can be recorded,...

The Reason Behind Epileptic seizures in autism Patients

Apr 18, 2018 11:00 am

One third of children who have autism spectrum disorder also have epilepsy. It's related to a major autism risk gene, which is mutated in patients with autism. But scientists didn't now why th...

Improving The Work Of PET Scan

Apr 16, 2018 12:00 pm

Scientists are improving the way PET scans work to detect diseases as early as possible with a new imaging agent. Focusing on PET scans used to detect neurological diseases, researchers from a new stu...

Nutrition (106)

Protein From Plant Origin Is Heart Smart

Apr 15, 2018 12:00 pm

Calories Restriction Lowers Human Metabolic Rate

Apr 3, 2018 11:00 am

High Levels Of Omega-6 Fatty Acids Are Associated With Lower Risk Of Heart Disease

Mar 21, 2018 4:00 pm

Omega-6 fatty acids have traditionally been associated with promoting inflammation, but a new study shows that they also might have anti-inflammatory effects. From the University of Eastern Finland, r...

Obesity (81)

The Personal Life After Bariatric Surgery

Apr 18, 2018 12:00 pm

The decision to undergo bariatric surgery is not one that patients take lightly. It’s important to look at all the health factors when deciding on this procedure, but new research shows that s...

Bowel Microbes Directly Regulate Both Digestion & Absorption Of Lipids

Apr 15, 2018 11:00 am

what Happens To Taste Buds After Prolonged Diet Of High-Fat Chow?

Apr 2, 2018 9:00 am

We have to eat to sustain our bodies, and a healthy diet is best, but when it comes down to food choices, we all want something that tastes good. A steak well marbled with fat, slices of bacon to go w...

Ophthalmology (33)

Gene Modification Of Corneal Transplant To Prevent The Immune Reaction And Rejection

Apr 17, 2018 1:00 pm

Super Rare Autoimmune Disease

Mar 5, 2018 1:00 pm

It looks like a costume contact lens for Halloween — an eerie white ring in a woman's eye. But this unusual eye problem was the result of a rare autoimmune condition, according to a new repo...

Thin Cornea Could Be a Potential Risk of Developing Glaucoma

Feb 8, 2018 2:00 pm

Genetic studies in mice point to a protein called POU6F2, which can modulate corneal thickness, as a possible risk factor for glaucoma in humans, report Eldon Geisert of Emory University, and colleagu...

Organizations / Institutions (77)

Jordanian Society For Genetic Engineers

Apr 21, 2018 1:00 pm

A meeting was held yesterday at the Parliamentary Health Council headed by Dr. Ibrahim Al-Badour in the presence of representatives of the Jordanian Society for Genetic Engineers and Ministry...

FDA Approves a No Prescription DNA Testing for Breast Cancer Risk

Apr 1, 2018 10:00 am

Most people must have heard or used the 23andMe company for its ancestry genetic testing, but now it is going into off the shelf clinical diagnostic service. Recently, FDA approved company's kit f...

The National Bone Tumor Program in The Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon

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